Hackers who have leaked Game of Thrones scripts and other data from entertainment company HBO have released a note demanding a ransom payment. In a new dump, they also published…
Month: August 2017
NHS cyber-defender Marcus Hutchins to appear in US court
British cyber-security researcher Marcus Hutchins will appear in court in Las Vegas later charged in a US cyber-crime case. The 23-year-old has been accused of involvement with Kronos – a…
Malicious SSL Traffic Doubles in Six Months
By Phil Muncaster The volume of malicious content encrypted using SSL/TLS has more than doubled over the past six months as cybercriminals look to circumvent security filters, according to Zscaler.…
Insider Threats: Just 18% Have Incident Response Plans
By Phil Muncaster Global organizations finally understand that insider cyber threats are potentially the most damaging of all, but are doing little to quantify or respond to the threat, according…
Message encryption a problem - Rudd
Dave Lee,North America technology reporter The major technology companies must step up their fight against extremism or face new laws, the home secretary has told the BBC. Amber Rudd said…
Shades of Sony: Scope of HBO Hack Widens
Tara Seals The hackers that broke into HBO’s systems have apparently gained access to much more than a few pieces of content, according to reports. A security contractor from IP…