Popular US food chain Wendy’s has been hit by a massive cyber attack, the company has confirmed. Dave Lee North America technology reporter The company reported suspicious activity earlier this…
Month: July 2016
Boy, 16, guilty of Delta and American airlines cyber attacks
A 16-year-old boy has been found guilty of sending bomb hoax threats to two US airlines through Twitter. Plymouth’s youth court heard the teenager, who cannot be named, sent messages…
Criminals winning 'cyber arms race' - National Crime Agency
Businesses and law enforcement agencies are losing the “cyber arms race” with online criminals, the UK’s National Crime Agency has warned. The technical capabilities of criminal gangs are outpacing the…
Bitcoins used in child sex abuse deals targeted
Bitcoins used to buy images of child sex abuse could soon be tracked and blocked as two companies share data on how the virtual currency is spent. The Internet Watch…
Fraudsters hacking into emails to divert house purchase payments
Action Fraud is continuing to receive reports where parties’ involved in house purchases are targeted to transfer money to bank accounts under the control of fraudsters, resulting in large losses…
New Satana ransomware encrypts user files and master boot record
It’s the second ransomware threat after Petya that leaves computers unable to boot into the OS. By Lucian Constantin Attackers are developing an aggressive new ransomware program for Windows machines…