Following a Freedom of Information (FoI) request from endpoint security firm SentinelOne, it is suggested that 56% of UK universities have been the target of a ransomware attack in the last year.
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Wildfire Ransomware Operators Made $80,000 in One Month
Wildfire, a recently observed piece of ransomware targeting mainly users in Belgium and the Netherlands, has generated roughly $80,000 in payments for its operators in just a month, Intel Security and Kaspersky Lab researchers reveal.
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Attack on Olympics Anti-Doping Agency Linked to Russia
Recent cyberattacks targeting the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) have been linked by researchers to the notorious Russian threat actor known as Fancy Bear.
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Thai ATMs Hacked by Gang Linked to Taiwan Theft
A gang of foreign criminals stole millions of baht by hacking a Thai bank's ATM network in a theft believed linked to a similar one in Taiwan, police said Wednesday.
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Stockpile Food in Case of Attack, Germany Tells Citizens
Germany on Wednesday urged its population to stockpile food and water in case of terrorist or cyber attacks, as it adopted its first civil defense strategy since the end of the Cold War.
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Leaked Cisco ASA Exploit Adapted for Newer Versions
Researchers have demonstrated that the Cisco ASA exploit leaked recently by a group called Shadow Brokers can be leveraged for remote code execution against newer versions of the software as well.
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FBI Probing Possible Russian Hack of US Newsrooms: CNN
Hackers with apparent ties to Russia have conducted a series of cyber attacks on US media outlets including the New York Times, CNN reported Tuesday.
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Euro Police Arrest 75 in Major Online Child Abuse Swoop
The Hague – Police swooped in 28 European countries and arrested 75 suspects for sharing child sex images on the internet while investigating 207 cases across the continent, Europe's policing agency said Tuesday.
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Epic Games Forums Hacked Again
Videogame developer Epic Games informed customers on Tuesday that several of its forums have been breached. The hackers reportedly gained access to information associated with more than 800,000 user accounts.
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Researchers Bypass Modern Face Authentication Systems
Researchers with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have demonstrated a new method of successfully bypassing modern face authentication systems.
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