By Mark Ward, Technology correspondent, BBC News Teenagers caught carrying out hacking and cyber-attacks could soon be attending a rehab camp that aims to divert them away from a life…
Month: July 2017
North Korea hackers 'want cash not secrets'
North Korean hackers are increasingly trying to steal cash rather than secrets, a South Korean government-backed report suggests. Cyber-criminals are targeting financial institutions as Pyongyang faces tough nuclear sanctions, the…
Teenage cyber hacker Adam Mudd gets jail term reduced
A computer hacker who masterminded global online attacks from his bedroom has had his prison sentence reduced. Adam Mudd admitted creating malware in 2013 which was used to carry out…
Cyber criminals steal £235k from Bury Hospice
Cyber criminals have stolen £235,000 from a hospice – and a similar attempted theft was thwarted at another hospice the following day. Bury Hospice chairman, Prof Eileen Fairhurst, said staff…
TNT cyber-attack crippling small firms, says FSB
By Bill Wilson, Business reporter, BBC News Small firms are being “crippled” by the continuing impact of last month’s NotPetya cyber attack on Dutch delivery firm TNT, a business group…
Facebook calls for a more people-centric security industry
The security industry needs to worry less about technology and more about people, said Facebook’s security boss. Alex Stamos scolded the security industry in the opening keynote of the 2017…