The Scottish Parliament has been targeted by a “brute force” cyber attack, officials have said. Chief executive Sir Paul Grice said the attack, from “external sources”, was similar to that…
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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…
WannaCry ransomware bitcoins move from online wallets
More than $140,000 (£105,000) worth of bitcoins paid by victims of the WannaCry ransomware outbreak have been removed from their online wallets. It has been nearly three months since infections…
NHS cyber-attack was 'launched from North Korea'
By Gordon Corera, Security correspondent, BBC News British security officials believe that hackers in North Korea were behind the cyber-attack that crippled parts of the NHS and other organisations around…
UK Healthcare Accounts for 43% of all Breaches
By Dan Raywood The British healthcare system experienced 2447 incidents and accounted for 43% of all reported incidents between January 2014 and December 2016. According to data received from the Information…
'Cash for hacks' crowd-funding campaign abandoned
By Chris Foxx, Technology reporter Security researchers have cancelled plans to buy potentially undetected software security vulnerabilities from a notorious group of hackers. The plan involved buying hacking tools offered…