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  1. Russian Hackers Exploit Rival Attackers' Infrastructure for Espionage

    Microsoft has found that Russian APT Secret Blizzard piggybacks on other cybercriminals' infr4asytructure to conduct cyber espionage

  2. G20 Leaders Fear Economic Over Cyber Risks

    World Economic Forum data shows G20 executives are more concerned about economic risks that cyber-threats

  3. UK’s NCA Disrupts Multibillion-Dollar Russian Money Launderers

    The National Crime Agency has made scores of arrests in a bid to bring down two major Russian money laundering networks

  4. Pro-Russian Hacktivist Group Claims 6600 Attacks Targeting Europe

    Orange Cyberdefense found that hacktivist gang Noname has almost exclusively targeted European countries since March 2022, with no attacks impacting the US

  5. Ransomware Costs Manufacturing Sector $17bn in Downtime

    Ransomware attacks cost manufacturing $17bn in downtime since 2018, with $1.9m daily losses, according to Comparitech

  6. FTC Safeguards US Consumers from Location Data Misuse

    In a settlement announced on Tuesday, the FTC banned Gravy Analytics and Mobilewalla from selling sensitive location data

  7. Wirral Hospital Recovery Continues One Week After Cyber Incident

    Wirral University Teaching Hospital is recovering from a cybersecurity incident that occurred on November 25, with some patient services still disrupted as systems are being restored

  8. Liverpool Children's Hospital Confirms Cyber-Attack

    Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust said a single attack compromised the systems of three NHS entities

  9. Security Risks Persist in Open Source Ecosystem

    An analysis by the Linux Foundation, OpenSSF and Harvard University found that there continues to be significant cybersecurity risks in open source software practices

  10. ENISA Launches First State of EU Cybersecurity Report

    The NIS2 directive requires the EU cybersecurity agency to produce a biennial report on the state of cybersecurity in the Union

  11. Vodka Giant Stoli Files for Bankruptcy After Ransomware Attack

    Russian vodka-maker Stoli Group has filed for bankruptcy in the US after ransomware attack and alleged persecution by the Putin regime

  12. German Police Shutter Country’s Largest Dark Web Market

    Law enforcers in Germany have taken down dark web marketplace Crimenetwork and arrested a suspected administrator

  13. French Mobile Operators Join Forces to Tackle Rising Fraud

    France’s four leading mobile operators, Bouygues, Free, Orange and SFR, have taken steps to combat mobile fraud as part of the GSMA Open Gateway initiative

  14. Ransomware Attack Disrupts Operations at US Contractor ENGlobal

    ENGlobal has been hit by a ransomware attack, taking its IT systems offline since November 25

  15. Kimsuky Group Adopts New Phishing Tactics to Target Victims

    North Korean Kimsuky group has escalated their phishing campaigns, using Russian domains to steal credentials

  16. Police Shut Down Matrix Encrypted Criminal Hub

    A law enforcement operation executed by Dutch and French authorities resulted in the main servers used by Matrix being taken down

  17. Security Pros Positive About GenAI in Cyber, Despite Raising Attack Severity

    Ivanti research found that security professionals are eight-times more likely to say GenAI is a net positive versus a net negative for cybersecurity

  18. Hydra Market Leader Sentenced to Life by Moscow Court

    The “organizer” of notorious dark web drugs marketplace Hydra Market has been handed a life sentence in Russia

  19. Chinese LIDAR Dominance a Cybersecurity Threat, Warns Think Tank

    The Foundation for Defense of Democracies has warned that Chinese-made LIDAR sensors could be weaponized for espionage

  20. UK Cyber-Attacks Surge as Threats Hit Harder, Warns NCSC

    In 2024, the UK National Cyber Security Centre issued over 500 notifications to UK organizations about cyber incidents – double the number recorded in 2023

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