Multi-platform spyware provider Spytech gets hacked, revealing global scale of operations and swaths of unencrypted victim data A Spytech breach disclosed to TechCrunch prompts an exposé. Tom’s Hardware · Jul 29, 2024
UK ‘desperately exposed’ to cyber-threats and pandemics, says minister Science secretary Peter Kyle says national resilience suffered ‘catastrophically’ under Tories The Guardian - UK · Jul 29, 2024
UN Cybercrime Text Faces New Scrutiny From Tech Firms, Rights Groups UN member states meet Monday seeking to finalize an international treaty on the fight against cybercrime, a text strongly opposed by an unlikely alliance of human rights groups and big technology companies. International Business Times · Jul 29, 2024
Secretive network exploits GitHub to spread malware and phishing links — nefarious actors attack from 3,000 shadow accounts Cyber security researchers have identified a massive network of "ghost" accounts on GitHub proliferating malware and phishing links. Tom’s Hardware · Jul 28, 2024
Social Security Login Changes Taking Effect Soon my Social Security accounts created before 2021, are transitioning to the Login.gov platform. Kiplinger · Jul 26, 2024
Delhi police held two for defrauding woman of Rs 18 lakh through cyber fraud Delhi Police have arrested two individuals for allegedly committing cyber fraud. Read further on Dynamite News: Dynamite News · Jul 26, 2024
NHS issues urgent plea after ‘perfect storm’ leaves blood supplies set to run out within hours Health service has less than 48 hours’ stock of vital O Negative in ‘unprecedented’ shortage, doctors warn The Independent UK · Jul 26, 2024
North Korea-backed cyber espionage campaign targets UK military National Cyber Security Centre warns of global hacking effort to obtain nuclear and defence intelligence The Guardian - UK · Jul 25, 2024
Israel tried to frustrate US lawsuit over Pegasus spyware, leak suggests Officials seized documents from NSO Group in effort to stop handover of information about notorious hacking tool, files suggest The Guardian - UK · Jul 25, 2024
Urgent NHS appeal for O-type blood donors amid national shortage Alert comes as hospitals in England asked to restrict use of O-type blood as aftershocks of June cyber-attack continue The Guardian - UK · Jul 25, 2024
CrowdStrike faces backlash as ‘thank you’ gift cards are blocked $10 UberEats vouchers sent to people who helped after global IT outage are flagged as potential fraud The Guardian - UK · Jul 25, 2024
NHS issues London blood shortage alert as 'perfect storm' causes stocks to drop unprecedentedly low Urgent call for Londoners to donate blood amid dwindling stocks Evening Standard · Jul 25, 2024
CrowdStrike offers takeaway vouchers as apology after IT outage crisis... but they don't work After causing a global IT crisis, CrowdStrike’s apology gesture has also gone off the rails Evening Standard · Jul 25, 2024
Global IT Outage Hit 1 In 4 Fortune 500 Companies, Losses Pegged At $5.4 Billion The average loss per affected company was approximately $43.6 million, with the healthcare sector suffering the most. International Business Times · Jul 25, 2024
The Guardian - US · Jul 24, 2024 CrowdStrike global outage to cost US Fortune 500 companies $5.4bn Banking and healthcare firms, major airlines expected to suffer most losses, according to insurer Parametrix
Evening Standard · Jul 24, 2024 Prince Harry says phone hacking victory against tabloids was ‘monumental’ in first TV interview The Duke of Sussex said he was on a mission to expose illegal tactics of Britain’s press
The Independent UK · Jul 24, 2024 France foils a plot on the Paris Olympics days before the opening ceremony, authorities say France's interior minister says the country's security authorities have thwarted a plot against the Paris Olympics
The Independent UK · Jul 23, 2024 Delta Air Lines under investigation as flight cancellations continue days after CrowdStrike outage Experts said it could take airlines weeks to recover from the massive cybersecurity error
The Independent UK · Jul 23, 2024 US is investigating Delta's flight cancellations and faltering response to global tech outage U.S. airline regulators have opened an investigation into Delta Air Lines, which is still struggling to restore operations on Tuesday, more than four full days after a faulty software update caused technological havoc worldwide and disrupted global air travel
The Independent UK · Jul 23, 2024 School reprimanded after using facial recognition technology to take canteen payments from pupils The Essex secondary broke the law when it ‘failed’ to take appropriate data protection safeguards
International Business Times · Jul 23, 2024 Wiz Declines Google's $23 Billion Buyout, Eyes IPO And $1B Revenue Goal The IPO objectives has been on the company's radar well before any discussions with Google began.
International Business Times · Jul 23, 2024 GOP Lawmakers Demand Public Hearing With CrowdStrike CEO Kurtz On Global Outage The lawmakers said it is important to understand the outage's causes and the measures CrowdStrike is implementing to prevent future occurrences.
Tom’s Guide · Jul 23, 2024 CrowdStrike CEO called to testify over disastrous global outage as Microsoft points finger at EU CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz has been called to testify before the House Homeland Security Committee over the global IT outage.
Evening Standard · Jul 23, 2024 Google's $23 billion takeover talks with Wiz fizzle out What was set to be Google’s biggest-ever acquisition appears to have fizzled out after the tech giant’s $23 billion (£18 billion) takeover talks with Israeli cybersecurity firm Wiz were called off.
The Guardian - UK · Jul 23, 2024 Cybersecurity firm Wiz rejects $23bn bid from Google parent Alphabet Israeli company aims for stock market flotation after spurning biggest deal in tech group’s history