UK firms under threat from foreign hackers.
The country’s head of cyber security has warned that British companies are being put out of business and coasting the economy £27 billion because of hacking undertaken by foreign governments and...
View ArticleCyber Attacks Traced to China
The security company Symantec have revealed that at least 29 firms in the chemicals industry have been targeted by a series of cyber-attacks which have been traced back to China. Symantec has also...
View ArticleNorwegian Firms Lose Confidential Data to Hackers
Oil, gas and defence firms in Norway are the victim of a series of sophisticated attacks made by hackers. Norway’s National Security Agency (NSM) has stated that industrial secrets and information...
View ArticleSubway Restaurants; Other Retailers Targeted by Hackers
In December of 2011, four Romanian nationals were arrested for allegedly hacking into hundreds of U.S. retailers’ point-of-sale (POS) machines, including machines belonging to popular fast-food chain...
View ArticleIranian Government are Likely Culprit Behind BBC Hack
Simultaneous cyber attacks have been directed at the BBC with Iranian authorities thought to be the culprit. Satellite feeds into Iran have been jammed as well as automated calls jamming their London...
View ArticleMilitary Personnel Data Could Be Compromised After Dating Website Hacked
It is being reported that the website MilitarySingles.com has been successfully hacked by a group who call themselves LulzSec Reborn. It is thought that information such as email addresses and...
View ArticleAnonymous Attack China
During the past few days, the hacktivist group Anonymous have concentrated a series of attacks on Chinese websites. The group is claiming that they have successfully defaced 480 websites which include...
View ArticleData Published After AmeriCash Advance Refuse to Pay Blackmailers
Payday Loans company AmeriCash Advance have become the latest company to suffer from the actions of a hacking group after they refused to give in to their demands and pay $15,000 for the safe return of...
View ArticleThe Importance of utilising an offsite data backup solution
Most businesses utilise a data backup solution to help protect their data knowing that a data loss can potentially cost them thousands of pounds and significantly affect the running of the business....
View ArticleLatin America and Caribbean Becoming Haven For CyberCrime
A recent report by Trend Micro has highlighted the steep rise in cyber crime originating and targeting Latin America and the Caribbean. The report was prompted by what TrendMicro call “incomplete”...
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