Ireland shuts down health IT system after ransomware attack by malicious hackers

Ireland’s health authority has had to shut down its computer systems today after being targeted by malicious hackers.  The attack comes just one week after a fuel network in the US had to shut down its systems until a $5million ransom was reportedly paid. The Irish attack was blamed on international criminals and was said … Read more

Colonial Pipeline attack: Russian DarkSide hackers style themselves as Robin Hood

DarkSide is believed to be based out of Russia and made up of veteran cybercriminals. In a statement (above) following the Colonial attack, the group denied being political and said their only goal was to ‘make money’ The cyberextortion attack that forced the shutdown of America’s largest fuel pipeline was carried out by a criminal gang … Read more

Colonial Pipeline attack: Russian DarkSide hackers style themselves as Robin Hood

DarkSide is believed to be based out of Russia and made up of veteran cybercriminals. In a statement (above) following the Colonial attack, the group denied being political and said their only goal was to ‘make money’ The cyberextortion attack that forced the shutdown of America’s largest fuel pipeline was carried out by a criminal gang … Read more

Some 1.5 BILLION Apple users may be at risk of AirDrop flaw that lets hackers steal information

Some 1.5 BILLION Apple users may be at risk of AirDrop flaw that lets hackers steal phone numbers and emails, experts warn A vulnerability in Apple’s AirDrop feature  lets hackers steal information All they require is a Wi-Fi-capable device and physical proximity to a target The hacker can then obtain phone numbers and email address … Read more

FatFace paid £1.45m ransom to cyber hackers behind January attack

FatFace paid £1.45m ransom to cyber hackers who put customer and employee details at risk in attack triggered by a dodgy email FatFace told shoppers and staff last week their details had been hacked  At-risk information included names, addresses, bank details and NI numbers The attack took place on 17 January and used ransomware to … Read more

Channel Nine forced to shut down all live programming due to ‘cyber attack’ by ‘Russian hackers’  

Channel Nine was forced to cancel much of its live programming on Sunday due to an ‘unprecedented cyber attack’.  TV Blackbox reports that the technical glitches are believed by security experts to have been orchestrated by ‘Russian hackers’ who sought to stop Monday’s episode of Under Investigation, which focuses on Russian president Vladimir Putin, from going to air.   … Read more

Channel Nine forced to shut down all live programming due to ‘cyber attack’ by ‘Russian hackers’  

Channel Nine was forced to cancel much of its live programming on Sunday due to an ‘unprecedented cyber attack’.  TV Blackbox reports that the technical glitches are believed by security experts to have been orchestrated by ‘Russian hackers’ who sought to stop Monday’s episode of Under Investigation, which focuses on Russian president Vladimir Putin, from going to air.   … Read more

Hackers breach security camera company Verkada and gain access to 150,000 surveillance cameras

Hackers have broken into a security camera company in Silicon Valley, spying on real-time surveillance camera footage from inside Sandy Hook school, Equinox gyms, hospitals, police stations, prisons and a Tesla factory in Shanghai. The hackers were part of an international group, and begun their attack on Verkada – which also offers facial recognition capabilities … Read more

Google says North Korea-backed hackers sought cyber research

A team of North Korean computer hackers used a fake website to hack other hackers, Google has revealed.  Google said the Pyongyang-backed hackers lured computer security researchers to a blog site about hacking using fake social media profiles and then used clandestine methods to infect their computers in order to extract information.   The search engine … Read more