UK's New Cyber Strategy Designed to Boost Position as 'Global Cyber Power' The UK government has published a new national cyber strategy to bolster the nation’s defensive and offensive capabilities…
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Microsoft seizes domains used to attack 29 governments across Latin America, Caribbean, Europe
Microsoft has announced the seizure of dozens of domains used in attacks by the China-based APT group Nickel on governments and NGOs across Europe, the Americas and the Caribbean. In…
Didi to leave Wall St listing for Hong Kong Stock Exchange
Image: Getty Images Ride hailing app Didi announced it was preparing to leave the New York Stock Exchange in a small note released on Friday. “[Didi Global] today announced that…
Stealthy ‘WIRTE’ Gang Targets Middle Eastern Governments
Kaspersky researchers suspect that the cyberattackers may be a subgroup of the politically motivated, Palestine-focused Gaza Cybergang. A threat actor tracked as WIRTE has been assaulting Middle East governments since…
UK and Israel Pledge Greater Cooperation in Cybersecurity
UK and Israel Pledge Greater Cooperation in Cybersecurity The UK and Israel have signed a new agreement promising increased cooperation in cybersecurity. The 10-year ‘memorandum of understanding’ was signed yesterday…
US, UK, and Australia pin Iran for exploiting Fortinet and Exchange holes
Image: Fortinet, ZDNet Cyber authorities across the US, UK, and Australia have called for administrators to immediately patch a quartet of vulnerabilities — CVE-2021-34473, 2020-12812, 2019-5591, and 2018-13379 — after…
Iranian government-backed hackers target critical infrastructure with ransomware, US says
Written by Tim Starks Nov 17, 2021 | CYBERSCOOP U.S., U.K. and Australian cyber agencies on Wednesday accused Iranian government-sponsored hacking groups of exploiting Microsoft and Fortinet vulnerabilities this year…
Ransomware fueled record year for UK cyber response
Written by Tim Starks Nov 17, 2021 | CYBERSCOOP The U.K. National Cyber Security Centre fought a record number of digital intrusions in the past year, the agency reported, driven…
China looks to classify online data in draft security laws
China has released draft regulations that seek to classify online data based on their importance to national security and public interest, amongst others. Data protection requirements then will be tied…