‘CTB Locker’ targets WordPress, offers live chat to help victims pay up. Darren Pauli A new ransomware variant appears to be ripping through WordPress sites encrypting data and demanding a…
Day: February 29, 2016
Ukraine cyber-attacks 'could happen to UK'
A recent cyber-attack on Ukraine’s electricity network could be replicated in the UK, according to a member of a US investigation into the resulting blackout. By Chris Vallance, World at…
IS hackers target small Battle firm in cyber attack
Hackers supporting the Islamic State group launched an attack on a small solar energy company in Sussex with just 11 members of staff. The so-called Caliphate Cyber Army (CCA) said…
Hacker breached accounts of 700,000 US taxpayer
The US tax authorities (IRS) said on Friday that the personal information of a further 390,000 individuals may have been accessed by cyber criminals. In May, the IRS said it…