The Norwegian Government Security and Service Organisation (DSS) has detected a cyberattack on the ICT platform used by 12 ministries. The matter is currently being investigated by the police. “We are taking this incident very seriously. The Norwegian Government Security and Service Organisation (DSS) is cooperating closely with the National Security Authority (NSM) and the […]

IT Governance, the global provider of cyber-risk and privacy management solutions, discovered that more than 14.3 million records were compromised in 79 publicly disclosed security incidents in June 2023. These statistics indicate a 59% decrease from June 2022. However, June 2023 was noteworthy for the MOVEit breach. More than 13 million records were compromised as […]

NHS details of more than a million patients have been compromised in a cyberattack, senior health chiefs have been warned. A recent ransomware attack on the University of Manchester affected an NHS patient dataset that holds information on 1.1 million patients across 200 hospitals, according to a report in The Independent. Among the details potentially […]

The European Investment Bank tweeted recently, claiming it was facing a cyberattack and was working to fix the incident. Jamie Moles, Cybersecurity Expert and Senior Technical Manager at ExtraHop, commented on the news: “[Recently], pro-Russian hacking group, Killnet, threatened to destroy European Banks within 48 hours and through means not including DDoS. Yet, almost a week later […]

Progress Software has released a security advisory for a privilege escalation vulnerability (CVE-2023-35708) in MOVEit Transfer — a Managed File Transfer Software. CISA has urged users and organisations to review the MOVEit Transfer advisory, follow the mitigation steps and apply the necessary updates when available. Sergey Shykevich, Group Manager at Check Point Research, commented: “The MOVEit attack proves […]

The University of Manchester, one of the UK’s leading universities, has announced it has been the victim of a cyberattack. On June 9, Patrick Hackett, Registrar, Secretary and Chief Operating Officer, University of Manchester, released a statement on behalf of the institution: ‘Regrettably, I have to share with you the news that the university is […]

Zellis, a leading provider of payroll services for the UK and Ireland, has confirmed that it has suffered a software supply chain attack affecting well-known companies BA, the BBC and Boots. The company released a statement confirming the incident. ‘We can confirm that a small number of our customers have been impacted by this global […]

The Federal Trade Commission has issued a warning that the increasing use of consumers’ biometric information and related technologies, including those powered by Machine Learning, raises significant consumer privacy and data security concerns and the potential for bias and discrimination. Biometric information refers to data that depict or describe physical, biological, or behavioural traits, characteristics, […]

It has been reported that Thomas Hardye School in Dorchester, UK, has been the target of a cyberattack, having had its screens and systems locked. It said the attack was accompanied by a ransom demand, payable on the Dark Web. The school, which has more than 2,000 pupils, said it would not be paying the […]

The UK and agencies in the US, Australia, Canada and New Zealand have issued new advice to help organisations detect China state-sponsored activity being carried out against critical national infrastructure networks. In the new joint advisory the National Cyber Security Centre – a part of GCHQ – alongside international partners highlight how recent activity has targeted networks […]