It appears that a UK hospital has been impacted by a ransomware attack that is disrupting services to patients, although a spokesperson claims this attack is not as severe or widespread as an earlier attack. X News Press reports that NHS Lanarkshire was impacted: “Unfortunately a small number of procedures and appointments have been cancelled as…
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Day after doctor’s murder, accused still on the run
Another reminder of the need to revoke access – physical and digital – if you are terminating an employee or student’s position with your organization: Summary: The main accused, suspected to be another postgraduate student working in the radiology department, is still on the run. Sushant Pandey was found with his throat slit inside the…
Turkey Arrests Five Suspects in Qatar News Agency Hacking
Albawaba reports: Qatar has said that five suspected computer hackers have been arrested in Turkey in connection with a cyber attack on Qatar’s state news agency last May. Qatar’s general prosecutor Ali bin Fetais al-Marri said on Friday during a press conference in Ankara that the suspects have been accused of involvement in the attack…
Aadhaar data leak: Govt deny claims by WikiLeaks
ZeeBiz Web Team reports: Days after a foreign media report which quoted WikiLeaks saying that the company which provides devices to record biometric data for Aadhaar may have compromised the sensitive data, now, the Indian government has “declined” the claims. The government officials said that claims which said that the data has been “leaked” is…
HIDS4U customers warned of free gift email attack after customer database leaks
Graham Cluley reports: UK firm HIDS4U, which sells Xenon HID headlight conversion kits, reversing cameras, parking sensors and other high-tech gear for motorists, has warned customers to be wary of phishing emails after it came to light that past customers were being targeted by scammers, and a database of customers was found on a hacked…
Sports Direct computer hacker escapes jail term
ITV reports: A computer hacker who gained access to the Sports Direct website, causing it to shut down for half an hour, has escaped a jail term. Jason Polyik from Shirebrook in Derbyshire also hacked the website of a second firm between July and September last year. In both cases, Polyik left his contact details…