Cyber Attacks
Discover expert analysis on cyber attacks with news, features and insights from the team at IT Pro.
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 Australian pension funds slammed for ‘absolute incompetence’ in wake of cyber attacksNews While firms are working to minimize the damage, Super Consumers Australia said the attack showed 'absolute incompetence' By Emma Woollacott Published News
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 What are business logic vulnerabilities?Explainer Business logic vulnerabilities let attackers exploit design flaws in software, bypassing security controls to manipulate pricing, authentication, and more By David Howell Published Explainer
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 What is an APT and how are they tracked?Explainer The advanced persistent threat (APT) has come to define the frontlines of cybersecurity, as state-backed groups and sophisticated attacks become ever more common By Solomon Klappholz Published Explainer
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 Businesses must get better at sharing cyber information, urges former GCHQ chiefJeremy Fleming, the former head of GCHQ, has warned businesses face increasingly sophisticated cyber attacks on critical national infrastructure (CNI). By Rory Bathgate Published 
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 How Volt Typhoon eluded detection in the US electric grid for nearly a yearAnalysis Lengthy OT lifespans give attackers time to penetrate networks underpinning critical infrastructure and plan future disruption By Solomon Klappholz Published Analysis
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 More than 300,000 US healthcare patients impacted in suspected Rhysida cyber attacksNews Two US healthcare organizations have warned threat actors were able to breach their internal systems, exposing more than 300,000 individuals. By Solomon Klappholz Published News
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 Nearly a million devices were infected in a huge GitHub malvertising campaignNews Microsoft has alerted users to a malvertising campaign leveraging GitHub to infect nearly 1 million devices around the world. By Solomon Klappholz Published News
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 Why government email servers are top targets for state-backed hackersNews Government email systems provide attackers with a perfect entry point for state-sponsored espionage attacks By Solomon Klappholz Published News
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 Manufacturing firms are struggling to handle rising OT security threatsNews Cyber attacks on manufacturing firms are skyrocketing, according to new research, but fewer than half are prepared for a rising tide of threats. By Emma Woollacott Published News
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 The new era of cyber threatsITPro Podcast With AI-powered attacks and state-backed groups, security teams face face a new wave of sophisticated threats By Rory Bathgate Published ITPro Podcast
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 London council claims it faces 20,000 cyber attacks per dayNews Hammersmith and Fulham Council reportedly faces up to 20,000 attempted cyber attacks each day. By Emma Woollacott Published News
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 Cyber attack delayed cancer treatment at NHS hospitalNews A cyber attack at Wirral University Teaching Hospital in 2024 delayed critical cancer treatment for patients, documents show. By Nicole Kobie Published News