As revealed in the Daily Mail, high society jeweller Graff is the Conti ransomware gang’s latest victim. Following a successful breach that quite possibly involved a plausible-looking phishing email, they have threatened to release details of Graff customers, including David Beckham, Oprah Winfrey, Donald Trump, Tom Hanks, Samuel L Jackson and Sir Philip Green, unless […]
Twelve cyber criminals suspected of targeting at least 1,800 victims have been intercepted in raids in the Ukraine and Switzerland. The operation was the result of cooperation between authorities from Norway, France, the Netherlands, Ukraine, Germany, Britain, Switzerland and the United States, together with Europol and Eurojust, the European Union’s agency for judicial cooperation. No […]
Following on from yesterday’s chat with iFORCE’s Ben Harris, we speak to Guy Kariv about Infinidat’s role in helping companies to combat cyber crime and the importance of having a robust storage strategy. We also get his number one tip for anybody putting together or enhancing their cyber crime protection. Informed Sauce is hosting an […]
Speaking at the recent Cipher Brief Annual Threat Conference, head of GCHQ (Government Communications Headquarters) Sir Jeremy Fleming revealed that he wants to actively go after cyber criminals and, where relevant, their state sponsors or supporters, to make the practice less profitable and therefore less appealing. “We have to be clear on the red lines […]
Ahead of 2 December’s cyber crime and ransomware awareness session in London, iFORCE’s Ben Harris tells us a bit about his early career, which gave him a valuable education in effectively fighting modern cyber crime. We also learn about his ‘whole force’ approach and his number one tip for anybody who feels less than prepared […]
Insurer Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) recently described ransomware as a “pandemic” that is spreading rapidly around the world that is being driven by three factors the emergence of ready-made and very affordable (as little as US$40 a month) ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS), offered by groups such as REvil and Darkside – it even comes with support! […]