British businesses were forced to pay out more than £200 million in ransoms to cybercriminal gangs last year, it has been revealed. High profile companies including smartwatch maker Garmin, foreign exchange giant Travelex and the National Trust have been targeted with malicious software by hackers, many from Russia or Eastern European countries. They have then … Read more
Only one in ten GP appointments is face to face – three months after ministers vowed to get the NHS back to normal. A major survey found 61 per cent of consultations are via phone call, 6 per cent through text or email and 4 per cent by online video. Telephone triage assessments and home … Read more
Police need ‘radical reform’ to tackle cyber crime and Extinction Rebellion-style protests, report warns Think tank report says forces need ‘radical reform’ to cope with modern crimes Police Foundation found huge rise in online crime, protests and sexual offences More traditional crimes like burglary and theft have fallen by 70% on average By David Barrett Home Affairs Correspondent … Read more
No going back: Roger Jewitt is now banking online For years, Roger Jewitt had absolutely no interest in banking online. The 70-year-old had heard horror stories of people losing thousands of pounds after their personal details were stolen by fraudsters and feared the same could happen to him. But he is now among a growing … Read more
Australian TV ratings are hit by a cyber attack one day before the Big Brother finale By Mary Mrad For Daily Mail Australia Published: 00:06 BST, 22 July 2020 | Updated: 00:14 BST, 22 July 2020 Australian TV ratings were reportedly hit by a cyber attack on Tuesday night. According to TV Tonight, ratings provider … Read more
University of Oxford Clinical teams at the Oxford University’s Jenner Institute and Oxford Vaccine Group began developing the ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccine in January, now named AZD1222 since a manufacturing partnership with pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca was secured. Human trials started on April 23 and they are now in the final phase. Lead of the project Professor … Read more
Cyber criminals with ties to North Korea are stealing US shoppers’ information by hacking into the checkout carts of dozens of large retailers including Claire’s Security experts have uncovered a skimming attack on large US retailers The team is pointing to the group Hidden Cobra, which has ties to North Korea The hackers have been … Read more
Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison urges UK to stay alert after his country was ‘hit by huge China cyber hack’ on businesses, schools and hospitals The cyber attack, believed to be by China, targeted everything from government to schools Scott Morrison, Australian PM, did not name the superpower responsible Morrison flagged his concerns over the … Read more
Amazon says it spent three days fighting off the largest denial of service cyber attack ever recorded AWS Shield says it safeguarded against the biggest DDoS attack ever recorded The attack funneled 2.3 terabits of data per second at its target A previous record was set in 2018 with a max of 1.7 terabits per … Read more
Australia is hit by a ‘sophisticated’ state-sponsored cyber attack: Scott Morrison confirms the nation’s parliament and businesses have targeted by an enemy government Cyber attack has been aimed at the Australian government and companies The Prime Minister said a ‘sophisticated state-based’ actor was behind attack Last year China was responsible for a cyber-attack on the … Read more