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Fujitsu hit by cyberattack

Fujitsu has confirmed it has been hit by a cyberattack. A statement from the company confirmed the presence of malware on several of its computers. “As a result of an internal investigation, it was discovered that files containing personal information and customer information could be illegally taken out,” the statement read. “After confirming the presence […]


Scottish Ambulance Service investigates data leak

The Scottish Ambulance Service (SAS) is investigating a leak of staff data relating to community first responders. An email was sent earlier this year and included an attachment of an Excel file containing personal details. SAS took immediate effect once notified of the issue and have said that no patient data was at risk. A […]


Cybersecurity experts respond to LockBit takedown

LockBit, a notorious cybercrime gang that holds its victims’ data to ransom, has been disrupted in a rare international law enforcement operation. The news has been confirmed by the gang itself, and US and UK authorities. The operation was run by Britain’s National Crime Agency, the US Federal Bureau of Investigation, Europol and a coalition […]


Romanian healthcare facilities hit by cyberattack

A ransomware attack has hit over a hundred Romanian healthcare facilities, including dozens of hospitals. The attackers have demanded 3.5 bitcoin, worth over £130,000 to unlock the files. But cyber-officials have claimed the data had been recently backed up, reducing the impact – and possibly meaning that the facilities should be able to bounce back […]


Global Affairs Canada suffers data breach

Global Affairs Canada (GAC) has suffered a data breach with unauthorised access to personal information. A statement from GAC, a government department which manages diplomatic relations, promotes international trade and provides consular assistance, said: “An unplanned IT outage is currently affecting remote access to GAC’s network in the country. The department’s critical services and external […]


Schneider Electric division responds to cybersecurity incident

Schneider Electric has been targeted by cybercriminals as part of a ransomware attack. The attack impacted a division of Schneider Electric and affected customers have been notified. A statement from the company said: “On January 17, 2024, a ransomware incident affected Schneider Electric Sustainability Business division. The attack has impacted Resource Advisor and other division […]


Southern Water launches investigation after suffering cyberattack

Southern Water, a water company serving counties in Southern England, has issued a statement declaring that the organisation has become aware of a claim by cybercriminals that data has been stolen from some of its IT systems. The statement says: “We had previously detected suspicious activity, and had launched an investigation, led by independent cybersecurity […]


loanDepot hit by third-party cyberattack

loanDepot, a leading provider of home lending solutions, has become the victim of a cyberattack. The company has been working diligently with outside forensics and security experts to investigate the incident and restore normal operations as quickly as possible. Although its investigation is ongoing, the company has determined that an unauthorised third-party gained access to […]


Experts respond to ‘Mother of all Breaches’

Reports are circulating about a massive data leak dubbed the ‘Mother of all Breaches’ (MOAB) containing data from previous breaches and comprising 12 terabytes of information. This spans 26 billion records and the leak is believed to be the largest ever discovered and includes records from thousands of meticulously compiled and reindexed leaks, breaches and […]


Industry responds to Britain’s Sellafield cyberattack denial

British Government denies media reports of cybersecurity attacks on nuclear site Sellafield but Office for Nuclear Regulation admits improvements are required. Meanwhile, industry figures react. The British Government has denied media reports over claims regarding serious cybersecurity breaches at nuclear site Sellafield. The Guardian published a series of claims about cybersecurity at the UK nuclear […]


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