Carnival Cruises hit by fourth cyber incident in a year

Following a March 2020 data breach in which a malicious actor stole personal data after accessing company email accounts, and two separate ransomware attacks, one in August and one... Read more »

Cyber crooks target Amazon Prime users ahead of retail bonanza

Almost 80% of domains containing the word Amazon are potentially dangerous, and with over 2,300 new domains linked to the retail giant registered in the past 30 days ahead... Read more »

Biden tackles Putin on ransomware at Geneva summit

A crucial meeting between US president Joe Biden and Russia’s Vladimir Putin has resulted in an agreement in principle that something must be done to bring the current surge... Read more »

Cl0p ransomware gang clapped in irons, assets seized

The Ukrainian authorities have made several arrests and seized multiple assets in a major takedown of the Cl0p (or Clop) ransomware operation that has also seen the disruption of... Read more »

Organisations cannot rely on cyber insurance to cover losses

Ransomware attacks spurred close to half of all the cyber insurance claims filed in North America in the first six months of 2020, but even if a victim’s policy... Read more »

NHS Test and Trace picks Risk Ledger to secure supply chain

The NHS Test and Trace programme has signed UK risk management specialist Risk Ledger to proactively get to grips with cyber security risks in its supply chain, and mitigate... Read more »

Privacy pro salaries rise throughout pandemic, but at a cost

The mean salary of a privacy professional has increased by approximately $6,000 (£4,260 or €4,950) in the past two years to $140,529 (£99,850 or €116,000), according to the latest... Read more »

Ransomware most insidious cyber threat facing UK

While cyber warfare, espionage and other malicious activity backed by foreign states are pressing concerns from the perspective of an international relations specialist or foreign policy wonk, the past... Read more »

The Security Interviews: How to build a government model to ‘hack for good’

In April 2021, as organisations around the world reeled from the impact of a series of cyber attacks conducted through compromised on-premise Microsoft Exchange servers, the US Department of... Read more »

G7 commits to action on ransomware, digital privacy

The G7 group of global economies has urged Russia and other countries that may harbour criminal ransomware groups within their borders to take accountability for tracking them down and... Read more »
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