Cyber Attacks
Discover expert analysis on cyber attacks with news, features and insights from the team at IT Pro.
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Jaguar Land Rover “did the right thing” shutting down systems to thwart cyber attackNews The attack on Jaguar Land Rover highlights the growing attractiveness of the automotive sector
By Emma Woollacott Published
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Google hits back at 'entirely false' reports of major Gmail security breachNews Reports of a massive Gmail hack affecting billions of users have been denied by Google
By Emma Woollacott Published
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Ransomware attack on IT supplier disrupts hundreds of Swedish municipalitiesNews The attack on IT systems supplier Miljödata has impacted public sector services across the country
By Emma Woollacott Published
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Warning issued to Salesforce customers after hackers stole Salesloft Drift dataNews Customers were targeted through compromised OAuth access tokens from Salesloft Drift integrations
By Emma Woollacott Published
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Hackers are abusing ConnectWise ScreenConnect, againNews A new spear phishing campaign has targeted more than 900 organizations with fake invitations from platforms like Zoom and Microsoft Teams.
By Emma Woollacott Published
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US authorities take down prolific 'Rapper Bot' botnetNews The Rapper Bot botnet was responsible for a series of large-scale DDoS attacks on government agencies and tech companies. Now it's gone.
By Emma Woollacott Published
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UK telecoms firm takes systems offline after cyber attackNews The Warlock ransomware group said it was selling a million stolen documents
By Emma Woollacott Published
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Malicious URLs overtake email attachments as the biggest malware threatNews With malware threats surging, research from Proofpoint highlights the increasing use of off-the-shelf 'phish kits' like CoGUI and Darcula
By Emma Woollacott Published
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Can cyber group takedowns last?ITPro Podcast Threat groups can recover from website takeovers or rebrand for new activity – but each successful sting provides researchers with valuable data
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Everything we know so far about the Canadian House of Commons data breachNews Speculation is mounting over the source of the breach
By Emma Woollacott Published
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Credential theft has surged 160% in 2025News AI-powered phishing and the growth of Malware as a Service means hackers are compromising more accounts than ever
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M&S finally gets click-and-collect up and running againNews Four months after suffering a disastrous cyber attack, the service is back to normal
By Emma Woollacott Published
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