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British-based engineering firm IMI plc has disclosed a security breach after unknown attackers hacked into the company's systems. [...]
Former freelancer cuffed a week after being dismissed by UK's top visitor attraction The British Museum was forced to temporarily close some galleries and exhibitions this weekend after a...
High-energy weapon proves its mettle in testing The British Army has successfully destroyed flying drones for the first time using a high-energy laser mounted on an armored vehicle. If perfected,...
Children's hospital and cardiac unit say criminals broke in via shared 'digital gateway service' Both National Health Service trusts that oversee the various hospitals hit by separate cyberattacks...
Fraudsters targeted local government, colleges, and construction firms in Texas and North Carolina Two British-Nigerian men were sentenced for serious business email compromise schemes in the US...
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That's not to say Russia is in the background - far from it - but more of a focus is being placed on China and the "Epoch-defining challenge" it presents. It's a major U-turn on the agency's attitudes toward cybersecurity from as recently as 2021, when former NCSC CEO Lindy Cameron said ransomware was the foremost threat to the UK. The people of China have contributed so much to the UK, AKB acknowledged, alongside its signing of the declaration on AI at Bletchley Park in November, but make no mistake: "China poses a genuine and increasing cyber risk to the UK.".
The Government of British Columbia is investigating multiple "Cybersecurity incidents" that have impacted the Canadian province's government networks. "Recently, the Government of B.C. has identified sophisticated cybersecurity incidents involving government networks," Eby said.
You might think that libraries are kind of boring, but this self-analysis of a 2023 ransomware and extortion attack against the British Library is anything but. Carl Engelbrecht March 29, 2024 7:53 AM. Why do technologists who know better continue to propagate the erroneous statement "Ransomware attacks".
Opinion Quiz time: name one thing you know about the Library of Alexandria. The Rhysida ransomware attack on the British Library last October didn't have the visceral physical aspect that creates a folk memory, but it should for anyone who makes enterprise IT. Five months on, not only are significant systems not restored, they've gone forever.