Royal Mail recovers more International Tracked services

Royal Mail has spun its International Tracked services back up as it makes steady progress in recovering IT systems that were hit by a ransomware attack, tentatively attributed to the Russian-speaking LockBit... Read more »

Data of 10 million JD Sports customers accessed in cyber attack

Personal data on up to 10 million people who shopped online at sporting goods and fashion retailer JD Sports has been accessed and potentially stolen by cyber criminals in a cyber incident... Read more »

Hive ransomware gang taken down after FBI hacks back

In one of the largest international cyber law enforcement actions seen to date, the Hive ransomware cartel’s infrastructure was hacked, its decryption key “stolen” and distributed to victims, and its servers seized,... Read more »

Royal Mail resumes some international parcel services from UK

Royal Mail continues to make steady progress on recovering its international letter and parcel export services following a suspected LockBit ransomware attack earlier in January. Having started to despatch standard export letters,... Read more »

NCSC exposes Iranian, Russian spear-phishing campaign targeting UK

Hostile advanced persistent threat (APT) groups aligned with the national interests of Iran and Russia are targeting UK nationals including academics, activists, charity and NGO workers, defence and government officials, journalists, and... Read more »

10 best cybersecurity podcasts to check out

In today’s world, cybercrime is evolving daily. According to a special report by Cybersecurity Ventures, cybercrime is expected to cause a staggering $10.5 trillion in annual losses by 2025. Therefore, it’s more... Read more »

Arnold Clark cyber attack claimed by Play ransomware gang

Glasgow-based Arnold Clark – one of the UK’s largest car dealer networks, which made a billionaire out of its founder – is facing a multimillion-pound ransom demand from the Play double extortion... Read more »

Top 10 types of information security threats for IT teams

Although the terms security threat, security event and security incident are related, in the world of cybersecurity these information security threats have different meanings. A security threat is a malicious act that... Read more »

Boards struggle to resolve cyber risk in digital supply chains

The accelerated digitisation of supply chains poses a greater degree of risk than ever before, and while three-quarters of organisations say this is a source of concern for them, boards are still... Read more »

Chinese IoT suppliers expose UK businesses to espionage and data theft

Chinese technology companies are supplying components used in a wide range of industrial and domestic smart devices that could expose businesses and governments to electronic spying by the Chinese state. China’s development... Read more »