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A major ransomware hosting provider just got hit US with sanctions
News Aeza Group's services were being used for ransomware, infostealers, and disinformation
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Hackers are using PDFs to impersonate big brands like Microsoft and PayPal in a new threat campaign
News Hackers are increasingly using PDF attachments to impersonate major brands in phishing campaigns, according to new research from Cisco Talos.
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Trustwave acquisition positions LevelBlue as 'largest pure-play MSSP'
News LevelBlue's acquisition of Trustwave will create the world's largest managed security services provider.
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Everything we know about the Qantas cyber attack so far
News While details remain murky, cyber experts told ITPro the Qantas incident bears all the hallmarks of the Scattered Spider ransomware group.
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Engineering firms see little productivity benefit from use of AI
News While engineering firms are keen on ramping up the use of AI, many aren't fully unlocking value due to botched adoption strategies and legacy technology.
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Swiss government data published following supply chain attack – here’s what we know about the culprits
News Radix, a non-profit organization in the health promotion sector, supplies a number of federal offices, whose data has apparently been accessed.
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British IT worker jailed for revenge attack on employer that caused a “ripple effect of disruption” for colleagues and customers
News West Yorkshire man Mohammed Umar Taj was suspended from his job in Huddersfield in July 2022, and began taking revenge within hours.
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The Scattered Spider hacker group has a new industry in its crosshairs
News The notorious Scattered Spider threat group is now turning its attention to the airline industry, with attacks on operators intensifying.
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The FBI thinks it's nailed the notorious 'IntelBroker' threat actor
News A British man believed to be the notorious ‘IntelBroker’ hacker has been charged in the US following their arrest in France earlier this year.
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Forget about AI unless you’ve got the right hardware
News Research from Microsoft shows enterprises ramping up AI adoption are neglecting hardware upgrades - and it's holding them back.
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Hackers are using this Microsoft 365 feature to bombard enterprises with phishing emails
News A new phishing campaign uncovered by researchers at Varonis shows threat actors are abusing Microsoft 365's Direct Send feature to launch phishing attacks.
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The NCSC wants you to start using password managers and passkeys
News New guidance from the NCSC recommends using passkeys and password managers – but how can you choose the best option? ITPro has you covered.
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MCP servers used by developers and 'vibe coders' are riddled with vulnerabilities
News Security researchers have issued a warning over rampant vulnerabilities found in MCP servers used by developers and 'vibe coders'.
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Ransomware victims are getting better at haggling with hackers
News While nearly half of companies paid a ransom to get their data back last year, victims are taking an increasingly hard line with hackers to strike fair deals.
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US issues cyber threat warning amid Middle East tensions
News The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is warning of an increased cyber risk following the US' intervention in the conflict between Israel and Iran.
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Cyber professionals call for a 'strategic pause' on AI adoption as teams left scrambling to secure tools
News Security professionals are scrambling to secure generative AI tools
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743,000 patients had their data compromised in the McLaren Health Care breach
News The breach at McLaren Health Care marks the second incident at the nonprofit in recent years.
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Sneaky cyber espionage network exploits IoT devices and home office routers
News Researchers at SecurityScorecard have issued a warning about a new China-linked threat campaign, dubbed 'LapDogs', targeting IoT devices and home routers.
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Data (Use and Access) Act comes into force
news Organizations will be required to have an effective data protection complaints procedure and fulfil new requirements for online services that children are likely to use
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Personal data taken in Oxford City Council cyber attack
news The personal data of election workers has been accessed, but the council says it moved quickly to limit the effects of the breach
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Intel makes high-level hires while factory workers are warned of layoffs
News The company is appointing four senior executives as part of efforts to refocus on engineering and customer relationships
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Tenable report shows that organizations are failing to configure storage effectively – and may have a false sense of security
News Nearly one-in-ten publicly accessible cloud-storage buckets contain sensitive data, almost all of it highly private
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UK's AI sector booms – but can the country hang on to its startups?
News A third of AI startup leaders said they were actively considering relocating their HQ outside the UK, thanks to a lack of capital and talent
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Government cybersecurity action plan includes £16 million in funding
News Cash will go to help startups, scale-ups, and university spinouts, while a new advisory group will aim to improve public sector cybersecurity
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