Cyber Attacks
Discover expert analysis on cyber attacks with news, features and insights from the team at IT Pro.
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The threat Iran-backed cyber attacks pose to businesses
In-depth What’s the real risk to business in the US and UK during this critical situation?
By Kate O'Flaherty Published
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Zephyr Energy hackers swiped £700,000 after redirecting a contractor payment
News Payment to a Zephyr Energy contractor was siphoned off, but the incident has been contained and new security measures implemented
By Emma Woollacott Published
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Everything we know about the Hasbro hack so far
News The toy-maker keeps running thanks to business continuity plans, but nature of attack remains unclear
By Ross Kelly Published
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Axios npm compromise highlights growing software supply chain risks, experts warn
News Cyber criminals exploited a hijacked maintainer account to compromise one of the world's most widely used JavaScript libraries
By Emma Woollacott Published
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Russian sentenced to jail for his part in ransomware attacks
News Aleksei Volkov operated as an initial access broker, helping cybercrime groups, including the Yanluowang ransomware group
By Emma Woollacott Published
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Stryker hackers struck by FBI in domain seizure campaign
News The domain seizures come hot on the heels of Handala's devastating attack on the medical tech firm
By Emma Woollacott Published
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Why cyber attacks on critical national infrastructure are such a huge threat
In-depth Cyber attacks targeting national infrastructure are becoming increasingly prevalent – what are the underlying goals behind these attacks and how damaging are they?
By Peter Ray Allison Published
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What is a DDoS attack?
In-depth Criminals are building armies of digital zombies that can be trained on your business – how worried should you be?
By Siobhan Conners Last updated
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Security experts weigh in on motivation behind Stryker cyber attack
News The attack on medical tech company Stryker has severely impacted operations globally
By Ross Kelly Published
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The rise of PhaaS: what businesses should know
In-depth With phishing as a service (PhaaS) on the rise, which new kits should firms know about and how can leaders avoid being caught out?
By Kate O'Flaherty Published
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Salesforce issues customer alert as ShinyHunters group claims Experience Cloud breach
News Threat actors are using a modified version of the AuraInspector tool, according to Salesforce
By Ross Kelly Published
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Cloudflare warns state-backed hackers are ‘weaponizing legitimate enterprise ecosystems’ as ‘living off the land’ attacks surge
News Chinese, North Korean, and Russian-backed threat groups now favor longer-term compromises over brute force attacks
By Nicole Kobie Published
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