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Nintendo hacker forced to pay company 25-30% of earnings for life
By Rory Bathgate published
News Gary Bowser pled guilty to hacking charges in 2021
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UK criminal records office suffers two-month "cyber security incident"
By Connor Jones published
News ACRO was forced to shut its systems offline and security experts are suggesting ransomware may be involved
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New Rorschach ransomware almost twice as fast as LockBit
By Rory Bathgate published
News The sophisticated strain is made of cherry-picked code from other leading lockers and operated by an unknown group
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UK’s offensive hacking force plans to scale operations to meet government's demands
By Ross Kelly published
News The NCF conducts cyber operations "on a daily basis" to protect UK national security and counter growing cyber threats
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UK snares "several thousand" potential hackers in DDoS-for-hire honeypot
By Ross Kelly published
News The sting follows a recent crackdown on DDoS-for-hire services globally
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Hacker who ran BreachForums could face 20 years in prison
By Ross Kelly published
News The hacker behind BreachForums is thought to have been involved in a string of cyber attacks
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Podcast transcript: The changing face of cyber warfare
By IT Pro published
IT Pro Podcast Read the full transcript for this episode of ITPro Podcast
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ITPro Podcast: The changing face of cyber warfare
By IT Pro published
ITPro Podcast Russian-sponsored cyber attacks may not have had the feared impact, but for Europe they’re here to stay
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