Luke Alsford reports: A prestigious IVF clinic has confirmed Russian hackers broke into their systems used by thousands of couples across the UK after Metro revealed the huge data breach. The London Women’s Clinic, which offers IVF, egg freezing and other fertility treatments at 17 centres across the country, was compromised by the ransomware gang Qilin. A…
The cyber world’s been buzzing this week, and it’s all about staying ahead of the bad guys. From sneaky software bugs to advanced hacking tricks, the risks are real, but so are the ways to protect yourself. In this recap, we’ll break down what’s happening, why it matters, and what you can do to stay…
John Beauge reports: Personal information including Social Security numbers may be at risk as the result of unauthorized access and acquisition of data stored on a Pennsylvania county’s computer network. “We determined that the cyber criminals took certain data from our network, which included personally identifiable information,” the Union County commissioners revealed Friday. “The affected…
IT Security News reports: Telstra, one of Australia’s leading telecommunications companies, has denied claims made by the hacker group Scattered Spider that it suffered a massive data breach compromising nearly 19 million personal records. The company issued a statement clarifying that its internal systems remain secure and that the data in question was scraped from……
Daryna Antoniuk reports: A 21-year-old tech entrepreneur and cybersecurity specialist was arrested in Moscow on treason charges late last week — the latest case targeting Russia’s own tech community. Details of the case are classified, but Russian media say Timur Kilin may have drawn official ire after publicly criticizing the state-owned messaging app Max and the government’s anti-cybercrime legislation…….
The strange case of “DR32” just got a bit stranger. It looks like the Australian national will get a plane ticket back to Australia courtesy of Homeland Security. David Kee Crees, an Australian national who had also been known online as “Abdilo,” “Notavirus,” “Surivaton”, and “Grey Hat Mafia’s Bitch,” was extradited to the U.S. from…
The fraudulent investment scheme known as Nomani has witnessed an increase by 62%, according to data from ESET, as campaigns distributing the threat have also expanded beyond Facebook to include other social media platforms, such as YouTube. The Slovak cybersecurity company said it blocked over 64,000 unique URLs associated with the threat this year. A…
