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Darknet Drug Markets Switches To Android Apps To Evade Scrutiny
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Jake Moore

How Does Android Stack Up vs iOS?

Our recent Threat Report showed that while, on the whole, overall threat detections fell by 13.2%, there was one category

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Jake Moore

What’s Russia Planning?

Back in March, Microsoft released data suggesting that Russian hacker groups were appearing to be preparing for a renewed wave

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A Deep Dive into the Verizon 2023 DBIR Report: Human Error, Ransomware, and Log4j Exploits

The Verizon 2023 Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) presents a comprehensive analysis of global data breaches, offering valuable insights into the contemporary state of cybersecurity …

British Airways and Boots Battling Data Breaches, Millions of Customers Affected

Summary: Both British Airways and Boots have recently fallen victim to data breaches, resulting in millions of customers’ personal information being compromised. Hackers accessed the …

Recap Of The Week: Exploring Key News And Events

Recap Of The Week: Exploring Key News And Events

Meta Faces Hefty €1.2bn Fine For GDPR Breach In EU-US Data Transfers Meta was fined €1.2bn for transmitting consumer data to the US. Ireland’s Data …

Augusta Cyberattack Claimed By BlackByte Ransomware Group

Augusta Cyberattack Claimed By BlackByte Ransomware Group

After days of doubt, and despite official claims of a “cyber incident,” the BlackByte ransomware gang has claimed credit for the computer attack on the …

CosmicEnergy, Russian New Strain Of Malware, Attacking Electric Grids

CosmicEnergy, Russian New Strain Of Malware Attacking Electric Grids

Security specialists have detected a new type of malware, named “CosmicEnergy,” that possesses the potential to wreak havoc on key infrastructure systems and electricity networks. …

Data Breach At Apria Healthcare Affects 2 Million People Now Notified

Data Breach At Apria Healthcare Affects 2 Million People Now Notified

Apria Healthcare, a manufacturer of medical equipment for the home, is sending out breach notifications to roughly two million people whose information may have been …

Research & Study

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Barracuda Ransomware Report

38% of organisations hit with ransomware in 2022 were repeat victims Highlights: Barracuda Networks, Inc., a trusted partner and leading provider of cloud-first security solutions, today published its 2023 Ransomware Insights report, which shows that 73% of the organisations surveyed report being hit with at least one successful ransomware attack in 2022 — and

Developing a Security Strategy

Global State Of Cyberwarfare Study

Only one-third of UK organisations have a validated plan in place to handle cyberwarfare; and 57% have stalled or stopped digital transformation projects due to

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