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    • Thursday, 21 September, 2023
      Special ReportNavigating Cyber Risk
      Five easy wins in cyber security

      Even smaller companies can deploy people and procedures to protect data and prevent breaches

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    • Thursday, 14 September, 2023
      MGM casinos’ cyber attack blamed on western hacking group

      Breach that caused chaos for hotel and resorts operator attributed to ransom-seeking ‘Scattered Spider’ gang

      The fountains of the Bellagio in Las Vegas
    • Monday, 11 September, 2023
      Cyber Security
      Ransomware thrives as cyber security remains lax, says UK report

      Multibillion-dollar cybercriminals have developed specialised areas while businesses have been slow to keep pace

      Computer code displayed on screens
    • Thursday, 27 July, 2023
      Special ReportBusiness Legal Leaders
      Lawyers take frontline role in business response to cyber attacks

      Chief legal officers have crucial responsibility in dealing with security breaches

      Executives in a meeting
    • Thursday, 15 June, 2023
      News in-depthCyber Security
      Hacker gang Clop deploys extortion tactics against global companies

      Russian-speaking group claims to have also compromised US investment groups after UK groups reported security breaches

      Hand hovering over a laptop computer
    • Thursday, 20 April, 2023
      Helen Thomas
      The UK will need more than words in this cyber war

      With business inaction threatening critical infrastructure, a mandated level of protection may be required

      Oliver Dowden
    • Wednesday, 5 April, 2023
      Japan braced for rise in ransomware attacks after data breach

      More than 10 companies say they have been affected by last year’s hack at Fujitsu

      Fujitsu smartphone
    • Tuesday, 28 February, 2023
      Ransomware attack on chip supplier causes delays for semiconductor groups

      US-based MKS Instruments says attack would cost at least $200mn in lost or delayed sales

      A mobile phone with the web page of MKS Instruments
    • Thursday, 23 February, 2023
      ‘Nevada Group’ hackers target thousands of computer networks

      Attacks exploit cloud server code to extort bitcoin from victims in US and Europe

      Montage showing hands typing on a keyboard
    • Tuesday, 14 February, 2023
      Royal Mail PLC
      Royal Mail hackers demanded £65mn ransom

      Cyber-attackers release version of stalled talks over pay-off, with UK postal group at risk of data release

      Royal Mail yard
    • Wednesday, 18 January, 2023
      Royal Mail PLC
      Royal Mail resumes ‘limited’ overseas deliveries after cyber attack

      Customers still being warned against sending parcels abroad owing to disruption

    • Wednesday, 18 January, 2023
      News in-depthCyber Security
      How Royal Mail’s hacker became the world’s most prolific ransomware group

      LockBit claims it has compromised 40 organisations around the world in just the past month

      A montage of someone wearing a hood using a laptop computer, the logo of Royal Mail and an exclamation point
    • Thursday, 12 January, 2023
      Royal Mail PLC
      Royal Mail hit by ransomware attack by prolific hacker gang

      Document claims LockBit has stolen data from UK postal service, halting parcel exports

      An employee pulls a trolley load of parcels through the Royal Mail sorting office in Chelmsford
    • Wednesday, 11 January, 2023
      Guardian News & Media Ltd
      Guardian says cyber attack exposed identity and financial details of staff

      Media group alerts employees to breach following ‘highly sophisticated attack’

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    • Wednesday, 21 December, 2022
      Guardian News & Media Ltd
      Guardian hit by suspected ransomware attack

      Media group urges staff to work from home and avoid accessing shared networks

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    • Wednesday, 9 November, 2022
      Ransomware attacks: is there a case for paying up?

      Victims choosing to pay out have incurred lower average breach costs than those who do not

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    • Wednesday, 9 November, 2022
      Cyber warfare
      What Ukraine’s cyber defence tactics can teach other nations

      Security experts are surprised that Russia’s attacks have not been more effective

      The Starlink photo is seen on a mobile device with Ukraine on a map in the background
    • Wednesday, 9 November, 2022
      Cyber Security
      Rising cost of cyber attacks sends insurance policy charges soaring

      Whether to buy cover is a tough decision for company chiefs

      Workers use the elevators at Lloyds of London
    • Wednesday, 9 November, 2022
      Joanne Vengadesan
      How to respond to a cyber security breach

      Attacks are inevitable so preparation is key to limiting damage

    • Tuesday, 1 November, 2022
      Cyber warfare
      UK spy chief warns of growing threat from ‘hackers for hire’

      Access to off-the-shelf software increasing risk of cyber attacks, says GCHQ director

      Sir Jeremy Fleming
    • Wednesday, 21 September, 2022
      BP PLC
      BP refinery fire in Ohio kills 2 workers

      Facility remains closed and analysts warn prolonged shutdown could push petrol prices higher

      The BP Husky refinery in Ohio on Tuesday
    • Wednesday, 21 September, 2022
      Cyber Security
      The ransomware game: can you protect your company from a cyber attack?

      Almost 60 per cent of organisations targeted in the past year paid a ransom to restore their data. Find out if you can avoid a crippling payout

    • Monday, 29 August, 2022
      Josephine Wolff
      Insurers must rethink handling of cyber attacks on states

      They could cost billions but new exclusions based on whether attacks are ‘warlike’ or not will prove bad for everyone

      Computer code and text displayed on computer screens.
    • Wednesday, 1 June, 2022
      Cyber warfare
      Cyber attackers: if you can’t stop them, disrupt them

      Best defence can be identifying vulnerabilities and blocking digital assault pathways

      An illustration of a key surrounded by mouse pointers
    • Wednesday, 1 June, 2022
      Cyber warfare
      Transport systems give hackers a moving target

      Cyber attacks can be aimed at critical national infrastructure and customer data

      People of different ages with their luggage waiting in line at a check-in counter in an airport
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