“Empty shelves, cancelled online orders, the data of millions of customers stolen.” BBC News The BBC is reporting that the Scattered Spider cyber-gang is probably behind the attacks and they have been using an “off the shelf” threat actor package called DragonForce to carry out the attacks. M&S and Co-op …
Cyber-attacks
Here are two informative articles from the BBC looking at two different cyber-attacks. The first is a look at an attack on Redcar and Cleveland Council in February 2020, which for the rest of us got overtaken by world events but for those living and working in the region it …
If your plan to defeat ransomware is to pay up then read on…
With the cyber-attacks on UK retail stores making the headlines over the last couple of weeks, I thought I would rerun this article (from CyberAwake, August 2022) on the pros and cons of paying the ransomware gangs. NCSC and the ICO say – Don’t pay the malware ransom. A couple …
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Co-op – Data Leak
I do not often post on Saturdays but this could not wait until after the Bank Holiday. All last week my articles were about the cyber attacks impacting UK retail stores. It started with M&S, then the Co-op and finished with Harrods. You can read those articles below. I was …
Apple Encryption and the UK Government the next move.
The UK Governement wanted privacy for their courhearing with Apple – ironic as they want to reduce our privacy as part of this case: Privacy hearing in Private | Smart Thinking Solutions However a judge disagreed with the Home Office that national security would be damaged by facts revealed in …
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