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CyberUK 23: Irresponsible use of commercial hacking tools a rising threat

By Alex Scroxton 19 Apr 2023

Commercial cyber tools and hackers-for-hire pose a growing threat to organisations and individuals worldwide, according to an NCSC report Read More

LastPass attack saw employee’s home computer hacked

By Alex Scroxton 28 Feb 2023

The ongoing investigation into a series of linked security incidents at LastPass has found that the attacker was successfully able to compromise a developer’s home PC using a vulnerability in a media software ... Read More

Three years on, EncroChat cryptophone hack nets 6,500 arrests and seizures of €900m

By Bill Goodwin 27 Jun 2023

French and Dutch prosecutors say three years after they infiltrated the EncroChat cryptophone network in a novel hacking operation, Europe’s courts are opening the way for more collaboration and data sharing ... Read More

Account hijacking, cryptocurrency scams spread on X

By Alexander Culafi 09 Jan 2024

One company that had its account stolen and used for cryptocurrency scams, CertiK, said it was hacked through a phishing attack from a journalist's compromised account. Read More

Risk & Repeat: Uber and Rockstar Games hacked

By Alexander Culafi 23 Sep 2022

This podcast episode discusses recent hacks against Uber and Rockstar Games, the techniques of the attackers and the possible connection to the Lapsus$ cybercrime group. Read More

Britain’s democracy under threat from Chinese cyber attackers, government warns

By Bill Goodwin 25 Mar 2024

The deputy prime minister, Oliver Dowden, is due to tell Parliament that Beijing is behind a hacking attack that obtained details of 40 million UK voters and has targeted parliamentarians who have criticised the ... Read More

Spanish lawyers claim police hacking of EncroChat cryptophones breaches human rights law

By Bill Goodwin, Ter García 19 May 2023

Lawyers speaking at the Madrid Bar Association question the legality of a cryptophone hacking which has led to arrests of organised criminals in multiple countries Read More

National Cyber Force carrying out daily hacking operations to disrupt hostile threats

By Bill Goodwin 04 Apr 2023

Government discloses details about the National Cyber Force’s disruption activities against terrorists, organised criminals and nation states – and names first NCF chief as James Babbage Read More

Russian hacking group Seaborgium targets SNP MP Stewart McDonald

By Bill Goodwin 08 Feb 2023

Scottish National Party MP Stewart McDonald says his personal emails have been hacked by a group linked to the Russian state in a targeted phishing attack Read More

Cops make arrests and seize drugs after hacking Exclu encrypted messaging app

By Bill Goodwin 06 Feb 2023

Police in the Netherlands, Belgium and Poland raided 80 addresses after covertly intercepting messages from the Exclu encrypted messaging app Read More