The BBC, the national broadcaster of the United Kingdom, has reported over £150,000 worth of electronic devices stolen over the past three years, including microphones, laptops and other devices, according to official figures. The data, which was retrieved by the Freedom of Information Act (FOI) and analysed by the Parliament Street think tank, observed the […]

Dark data represents the biggest potential cybersecurity exposure for businesses, according to a cybersecurity edition of the DealMaker Meter report, Understanding Risk: The Dark Side of Data. Dark data is defined as data that a company has collected but no longer needs – ranging from outdated customer information to old employee records – dark data […]

Following a cyberattack, Optus, one of the largest telecommunications companies in Australia, is investigating the possible unauthorised access of current and former customers’ information. Upon discovering this, Optus immediately shut down the attack. Optus is working with the Australian Cyber Security Centre to mitigate any risks to customers. Optus has also notified the Australian Federal […]

Uber, one of the world’s leading automotive companies, has announced it has suffered a data breach. In a statement released by the company, it said: ‘An Uber EXT contractor had their account compromised by an attacker. It is likely that the attacker purchased the contractor’s Uber corporate password on the Dark Web, after the contractor’s […]

A global report from The Global Cybersecurity Forum (GCF), has found that 72% of children around the world have experienced at least one type of cyberthreat online. The Why Children Are Unsafe in Cyberspace report, developed in collaboration with Boston Consulting Group, focuses on raising awareness on the critical issues facing the protection of children […]

NowSecure, a leading standards-based mobile app security and privacy software company, has announced that Google has selected NowSecure as an authorised lab to perform independent security reviews as part of the Google Play Data safety section. Google announced that Play developers must publish disclosures in their Play store listings about how their apps collect, share […]

Cybereason has issued a global Threat Analysis Report investigating the Ragnar Locker ransomware gang and its attacks on networks of global critical infrastructure operators. Ragnar Locker first emerged in 2019 and since its debut hundreds of companies have been victimised. Cybereason assesses the threat level of Ragnar Locker ransomware attacks against critical infrastructure operators as […]

Tough new security rules broadband and mobile companies will have to follow to better protect UK networks from potential cyberattacks are due to be brought into force by the government. The new telecoms security regulations will be among the strongest in the world and will provide much tougher protections for the UK from cyberthreats which […]

Cisco has confirmed that it suffered a cyberattack by the Yanluowang ransomware gang in late May. The tech giant said in a statement that it took immediate action to contain and eradicate the bad actors after discovering the breach. The statement can be found here. Sam Linford, AVP EMEA Channel at Deep Instinct, commented: “Cisco’s […]

The UK’s NHS 111 emergency services has been affected by a significant and ongoing outage triggered by a cyberattack. On August 7, the healthcare organisation made a statement on its Twitter account, @NHS111Wales, which said: ‘There is a major outage of a computer system that is used to refer patients from NHS 111 Wales to […]