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Ransomware gang INC claims recent cyber attack on the City of McKinney, Texas
Ransomware gang INC added the City of McKinney, Texas, to its data leak site this weekend. This comes after the city issued a data breach notification following a cyber attack that started in October 2024. In its notification, the city states that it was: “the victim of an unknown third party gaining unauthorized access to the City network environment on…
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London council claims it faces 20,000 cyber attacks per day
Hammersmith and Fulham Council has reportedly revealed it faces around 20,000 attempted cyber attacks every day. According to reports from The Standard, most of the attacks consist of phishing attempts, and the council said it has applied anti-phishing measures and tightened up firewalls to deal with the threat. Local authorities have become a popular target for cyber criminals in recent…
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Australians Hit With One Cyber Attack Every Second in 2024
A cyber attack hit an Australian user every second in 2024, marking a staggering twelvefold increase from the previous year. This surge contributed to a global cybersecurity crisis, where 5.6 billion accounts were compromised worldwide, equating to 176 breaches per second, according to Surfshark. The global total represents a nearly eightfold surge from 2023 when only 23 accounts were compromised…
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Cyber Attack Severity Rating System Established in U.K.
A new rating system in the U.K. will classify the severity of cyberattacks on a scale from one to five, aiming to provide businesses and policymakers with more precise insights into the impact of cyber threats. The Cyber Monitoring Centre, an independent nonprofit organisation of industry experts, will assess incidents in real time and publish results for free. The system…
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Engineering firm IMI hit with cyber attack just days after Smiths Group incident
Birmingham-based engineering firm IMI has revealed that it has been hit by a cyber attack. The FTSE-100 firm said the incident involved unauthorised access to its systems, but gave no further details. “As soon as IMI became aware of the unauthorised access, the company engaged external cybersecurity experts to investigate and contain the incident. In parallel, the company is taking…
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UK’s new Cyber Monitoring Centre wants to create a digital Richter scale for cyber attacks
A new Cyber Monitoring Centre (CMC) has been launched in the UK to help measure the severity of cyber threats and their potential impact on organizations in the region. The CMC is an independent nonprofit organization set up by the UK insurance industry to boost trust in the cyber insurance market and improve the nation’s understanding and response to cyber…
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Ransomware gang claims recent cyber attack on Harrison County Board of Education
West Virginia’s Harrison County Board of Education has been added to the data leak site of ransomware gang SafePay. It alleges to have stolen 26 GB of data. This comes after the Board of Education said it suffered a “cybersecurity incident” on January 18, 2025, which led to school closures. Its statement, issued on January 23, says: “On Saturday, January…
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LinkedIn has become a prime hunting ground for cyber criminals – here’s what you need to look out for
LinkedIn has emerged as a lucrative hunting ground for cyber criminals in recent years, with threat actors conducting a range of social engineering campaigns centered around fake job offers. Last year, security company Clear Sky revealed a social engineering campaign using fraudulent LinkedIn identities to trick users into downloading malware with these job offers, for example. Led by an Iranian…
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Cyber attack delayed cancer treatment at NHS hospital
An NHS hospital has admitted its cancer treatment wait times increased in the wake of a cyber attack that took down its systems at the end of last year — and it will take many months to recover. Last November, NHS hospitals and health centers that make up Wirral University Teaching Hospital Trust in Merseyside were hit by a major…
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Five Eyes cyber agencies issue guidance on edge device vulnerabilities
A host of cybersecurity agencies have teamed up to offer guidance on how to secure edge devices from ever-increasing threats. The advice covers network edge devices and appliances, such as firewalls, routers, virtual private networks (VPN) gateways, Internet of Things (IoT) devices, internet-facing servers and internet-facing operational technology (OT) systems. Issued by the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), CISA,…
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