Capita has acknowledged that a cyberattack occurred last Friday. Many clients across the UK, including government organizations, experienced disruption due to the incident, which disrupted access to internal Microsoft Office 365 apps at the IT services and consultancy firm. In a statement sent to shareholders this morning, Capita stated that the hack did not compromise data. The company is among the biggest providers to the UK government, with public sector contracts worth £6.5 billion in outsourced IT services and other areas. It employs 50,000 people and operates in the UK, South Africa, India, and Europe. Several consumers experienced disruption due…
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Western Digital reported today that a compromise in its network allowed an unauthorized person access to several corporate systems. The network security vulnerability was discovered last Sunday, March 26, according to a press release from the California-based manufacturer of computer drives and provider of data storage services. The company is working with law enforcement officials to coordinate an investigation in its early stages. Western Digital states in the disclosure that after learning of the event, the company “executed incident response efforts and launched an investigation with the assistance of leading outside security and forensic experts.” The business assumes that the…
The significance of keeping data integrity has never been more important in a world where data breaches appear to occur every day. It is because cybersecurity threats are expanding at an alarming rate. Businesses must take proactive steps to ensure the security and integrity of their data. A data breach can have disastrous repercussions, including the loss of private information, harm to one’s reputation, and significant economic consequences. Consequently, it’s crucial to comprehend the significance of data security, and the methods companies can use to protect themselves from online threats. In this article, we’ll look at the importance, the typical…
The Ukraine cyberpolice has detained members of a fraud ring that defrauded over a thousand people in the EU out of over $4,300,000. The criminal organization set up over 100 fictitious “phishing” websites to lure customers with discounted goods from France, Spain, Poland, the Czech Republic, Portugal, and other European nations. The threat actors stole the credit card information the victims supplied on the fake websites, while the orders placed by the victims did not correlate to actual sales. Although the victims’ route to these sites is unknown, it may have involved phishing emails, direct messaging on social media platforms,…
The US provides $25 million to Costa Rica for the eradication of Conti ransomware. To aid the nation in recovering from a devastating ransomware attack that rendered numerous crucial agencies inoperable last year, the US government is handing the government of Costa Rica $25 million. In May 2022, the now-defunct Conti ransomware gang seriously damaged the Costa Rican Social Security Fund. As a result, Costa Rica’s newly elected president Rodrigo Chaves announced a state of emergency. The group publicly called for the government’s downfall in messages before requesting a $20 million ransom. After a direct request from Chaves, a senior…
Russians and people in Eastern Europe are the targets of an increase in fake Tor Browser installations that hijack clipboards to steal cryptocurrency transactions. Although this assault is not particularly innovative or novel, Kaspersky scientists caution that it is nevertheless widespread and effective, infecting numerous users across the globe. While these malicious Tor installers target various nations, Kaspersky claims that most mostly target Russia and Eastern Europe. According to the Tor Project itself, we may tie this to the website being blocked in Russia towards the end of 2021, says Kaspersky. With more than 300,000 daily users or 15% of…
On Monday, President Joe Biden of the United States issued an executive order restricting federal agencies’ use of commercial spyware. According to the order, the spyware ecosystem “poses serious security or counterintelligence threats to the United States Government or significant risks of inappropriate use by a foreign government or foreign person.” In the document, the utilization of these tools by the government must also be compatible with paying cognizance of the rule of law and democratic norms and principles. To that purpose, the directive outlines the numerous standards that can prevent commercial spyware from being used by U.S. government agencies.…
