By Phil Muncaster The bad news continued for Ethereum this week after it emerged yesterday that a further $30m worth of the crypto-currency had been stolen thanks to a critical…
Month: July 2017
Targeted, custom ransomware menace rears its ugly head
No spraying and praying here, just precise, exorbitant attacks By John Leyden Attackers are manually deploying ransomware directly into target networks to maximise the damage and potential payout. Unlike “spray-and-pray”…
Petya cyber-attack still disrupting firms weeks later
By Chris Baraniuk, Technology reporter Some businesses hit by malware in a cyber-attack that began on 27 June are still struggling to return operations to normal, the BBC has learned.…
Hacks 'probably compromised' UK industry
Some industrial software companies in the UK are “likely to have been compromised” by hackers, according to a document reportedly produced by British spy agency GCHQ. A copy of the…
Newcastle City Council admits adoption data leak
The details of thousands of children and their adoptive parents were leaked in a party invitation sent out by Newcastle City Council. Information about 2,743 individuals was sent to 77…
'It was always going to happen': Inside the cyber-attack on parliament
By Gordon Corera, Security correspondent On 23 June the British parliament came under a sustained cyber attack. In a matter of hours hackers made around 200,000 attempts to get into…