Thirty four people, including teenagers, have been arrested after an international police operation involving EU and US authorities. The action targeted users of Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) cyber-attack tools.…
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Webcam blackmail cases have doubled, police say
The suicides of four British men in the last year have been linked to so-called “sextortion”, police say. The number of people reporting webcam blackmails has more than doubled from…
Are you affected by the Three UK data loss? Here’s what to do
The mobile and Internet provider Three UK, which has millions of customers nationally, has confirmed that the personal information of customers have been accessed by hackers in a recent cyber attack. The National…
What went wrong at Tesco Bank?
Internal systems blamed for monster cyber-attack. By John Leyden Tesco Bank has enlisted the help of recently established National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) following the most serious cyber-attack ever launched…
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…
NCA's bid to get Lauri Love US hack case passwords thrown out
A bid by the National Crime Agency to force an alleged cyber hacker to hand over encrypted computer passwords has been thrown out by a judge. The US is attempting…