Ransomware payments dropped 35% in 2024
Chainalysis says a combination of law enforcement actions and better defenses led to less money going out to ransomware actors.
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UK election admin agency breach exposed personal information of tens of millions voters
The voter registries were accessed over a period of more than a year, the agency said.
Britain’s data watchdog fines TikTok $15.9 million for alleged misuse of children’s data
The Information Commissioner’s Office estimated that the app allowed up to 1.4 million UK children under 13 use the platform in 2020.
UK formally unveils GCHQ’s offensive cyber-operation shop
It's a rare public acknowledgement.
UK man arrives to face charges in US after alleged $2 million email scam
It's the fourth time a defendant in this case has been charged.
NATO cyber-operations center will be leaning on its members for offensive hacks
NATO will be drawing on its member nations for offensive cyber-operations, an alliance deputy told CyberScoop in an interview.
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White House executive order sets path for ban on Huawei
President Donald Trump issued an executive order Wednesday intended to prevent U.S. companies from conducting business with the Chinese-based tech giant.
Equifax fined maximum penalty under 1998 UK data protection law
The fine amounts to $664,000.
London police seize over $667,000 in bitcoin from convicted hacker
The sentencing judge described Grant West as “a one-man cybercrime wave.”