Sergiu Gatlan reports: The UK’s Criminal Records Office (ACRO) has finally confirmed, after weeks of delaying issuing a statement, that online portal issues experienced since January 17 resulted from what it described as a “cyber security incident.” ACRO is the country’s national law enforcement organization responsible for managing criminal record information, providing criminal records on…
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Cyberwarfare is all in the mind, says Britain
The Economist reports: It is the deterrent rocket force of our age,” gushed one columnist. “Cyber divisions are worth more than aircraft carrier[s] or nuclear weapons.” He was referring to Britain’s National Cyber Force (ncf), created in 2020 with a mission to “disrupt, deny, degrade” in cyberspace. Now the ncf is opening up to dispel such fantasies. On…
Japan braced for rise in ransomware attacks after data breach
Leo Lewis and Kana Inagaki report: A hacking attack at Japan’s largest IT company is spilling across the country’s corporate sector, with cyber security experts warning that it could trigger a surge in attempts by organised criminal gangs to extort hefty ransoms from companies and their customers. More than 10 Japanese companies have said in…
Ukrainian Hackers Spend $25,000 of Russian Funds on Sex Toys
“The Filthy American” writes: The Ukrainian hacking collective, Cyber Resistance announced yesterday that it successfully hacked into the AliExpress account of pro-Russian mil blogger Mikhail Luchin. The blogger, who runs the “Misha From Donbas” Telegram channel, apparently had a significant amount of funds he had raised to purchase drones for Russian troops. Now, what exactly…
TAFE data breach uncovered by SA Police
Richard Chirgwin reports: TAFE South Australia has revealed a data breach that was discovered when SA Police seized “devices containing electronic scanned copies of TAFE SA student identification forms”. TAFE SA said the identification forms included credentials such as driver’s licences and passports for enrolments prior to 2021 across all campuses. Read more at itNews.
Are you a “Lucky Winner” from Equifax?
Earlier today, vx-underground reported that a hoax email was being sent from Equifax with the subject line “Free Pompompurin.” An unknown individual has compromised the email system for Equifax. They have sent out an email with the subject matter as “Free Pompompurin”. Image 1. email extended header information Image 2. email itself pic.twitter.com/mlrO99uVdl — vx-underground…