Europol has announced the arrest of several suspected REvil ransomware group suspects, while almost simultaneously the US Justice Department announced the indictment and seizure of millions of dollars from the individual suspected of launching the Kaseya ransomware attack earlier this year. Steve Forbes, Government Cybersecurity Expert at Nominet, said: “The tables are turning for ransomware […]

The Labour Party has confirmed it has been hit by a cyberattack, which it was informed of on October 29. The incident had resulted in a significant quantity of party data being rendered inaccessible on its systems. The party released a statement about the incident: ‘As soon as the party was notified of these matters, […]

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) warns that ransomware gangs are targeting companies involved in ‘time-sensitive financial events’ such as corporate mergers and acquisitions, to make it easier to extort their victims. In a private industry notification published recently, the FBI said ransomware operators would use the financial information collected before attacks as leverage to force […]

Cyber actors have represented a dangerous combination of aggressive disruption and high-stake targets in ransomware attacks against critical infrastructure. Governing bodies across the world were therefore required to come together and target these cybercriminals for their involvement in such harmful attacks. A total of 12 individuals wreaking havoc across the world with ransomware attacks against […]

archTIS, a global provider of innovative software solutions for the secure collaboration of sensitive information, has announced the US National Institute of Health (NIH), Center for Scientific Review (CSR) has upgraded its deployment of NC Protect.  The CSR is the portal for NIH grant applications and its review for scientific merit. The CSR organizes the […]

Cybereason, an operation-centric attack protection solution vendor, has announced a partnership with Taqnia Cyber, the cybersecurity arm of Saudi Arabia’s government-owned technology investment company, Taqnia, to bring best-of-breed technologies and cybersecurity capabilities to large enterprises and defence, and government organisations across the Kingdom. As part of the partnership, Taqnia Cyber, will act as both a […]

Lani Refiti, ANZ Regional Director at Claroty, tells us boards must include the expertise of CIOs and CISOs to advise on critical cybersecurity issues. He says: “CIOs and CISOs need to be elevated to board level. At present they are conspicuous by their absence.” Earlier this year, the ransomware attack on Colonial Pipeline which cost […]

China’s central bank has announced that all transactions of cryptocurrencies are illegal, effectively banning digital tokens such as Bitcoin. ‘Virtual currency-related business activities are illegal financial activities’, the People’s Bank of China said, warning it ‘seriously endangers the safety of people’s assets’. The price of Bitcoin fell by more than US$2,000 (£1,460) in the wake of the […]

Attivo Networks, the industry experts in preventing identity privilege escalation and detecting lateral movement attacks, has announced it is working to provide the US Department of Defense (DoD) with a new generation of sophisticated, active defense technologies. The Attivo ThreatDefend platform uses advanced deception and Machine Learning techniques to detect, degrade, disinform and divert adversaries. […]

Ransomware has quickly become one of the biggest threats to organisations, and business leaders must get a hold on their infrastructure and ensure they operate with the most stringent security procedures in place. Adam Enterkin, SVP, EMEA, BlackBerry, tells us what the UK should be learning from the recent Colonial Pipeline hack and how we […]