Following the sabotage on the French rail network on the eve of the Olympic Games in Paris, The Grand Palais Réunion des musées nationaux (Rmn) – the organisation that manages a number of the museums and cultural sites involved in the Olympics – reported that it suffered a ransomware cyber-attack. …
Apple facing fines for privacy violations
The French data protection regulator wants to fine Apple €6 million for inconsistencies between the consent required between it own apps and third party apps. Explicit user consent was required for third party apps to track users but not for Apple apps and services. Apple deserves €6 million fine for …
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Qatari World Cup apps
There is no denying the fact that the compulsory Qatari World Cup apps, Ehteraz, a Covid-19 tracker from the Qatari Ministry of Public Health, and Hayya from the Qatari Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy for the World Cup, will be collecting a lot of information on everyone attending. This …
Car hacking “vendors” closed down and other car cyber-security stories
I have covered the hacking of cars several times – having read articles and research about the problem, I keep my wireless key fob in an RFID pouch – now a gang that was selling car hacking tools has been arrested and closed down: European gang that sold car hacking …
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So, what has ransomware done this week?
There are always ransomware stories in the technical press – and even one of two that get into the mainstream press, but of course for all of these headliners, smaller companies and micro-businesses get hit by ransomware but do not make the news. That could be you! BlackCat ransomware claims …
