FBI warns on Scattered Spider hackers, urges victims to come forward
The FBI warned organizations to guard against the Scattered Spider hacking group, which has breached dozens of American organizations over the past year, stealing their...
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Tech firms say there’s little doubt Russia behind major hack
Leading technology companies said Tuesday that a monthslong breach of corporate and government networks was so sophisticated, focused and labor-intensive that a nation had to...
Security: China confronts U.S. envoy over cyber-spying accusations
(Reuters) – China summoned the U.S. ambassador the United States accused five Chinese military officers of hacking into American companies to steal trade secrets, warning...
Neiman Marcus says hackers may have stolen payment card data
(Reuters) – Luxury department store chain Neiman Marcus said on Friday that hackers may have stolen customers’ credit and debit card information, the second cyber...
NatWest hit by cyber-attack leaving customers unable to access online accounts
The bank was targeted by a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack, although it insists there was “no risk” to customers NatWest has been targeted...
UK Lulzsec hacker Ryan Ackroyd pleads guilty
A 26-year-old man has pleaded guilty to one count of computer hacking as part of a group known as Lulzsec. Ryan Ackroyd, from South Yorkshire,...
Anti-cyber threat centre launched
A new initiative to share information on cyber threats between businesses and government is to be launched. It will include experts from government communications body...
Security firms see rise in smartphone cyber-attacks
Cyber-crooks are increasingly taking aim at smartphones, following their prey as lifestyles migrate to Internet-linked mobile devices, according to new reports by online security firms....