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    • Tuesday, 21 November, 2023
      Cyber Security
      Cyber attack on British Library raises concerns over lack of UK resilience

      Hackers open week-long auction of stolen data on dark web after breach in October

      A gateway entrance outside the British Library in London
    • Tuesday, 14 November, 2023
      Wall Street and Beijing fight fallout of ransomware attack on China’s biggest bank

      New York arm of ICBC proposed using a USB stick to transmit data after its systems were compromised

      A montage of the logo for ICBC and the front of the US Treasury building
    • Monday, 13 November, 2023
      FT News Briefing podcast10 min listen
      The hack that halted the US Treasury market

      UK Takeover Panel becomes an unexpected casualty of the dealmaking drought

    • Friday, 10 November, 2023
      Ransomware attack on ICBC disrupts trades in US Treasury market

      Chinese bank says it has contained a hack that affected some fixed income and equities transactions

      An Industrial and Commercial Bank of China branch in Shanghai
    • Thursday, 9 November, 2023
      Allen & Overy LLP
      Allen & Overy data hit by hackers in ransomware attack

      The London-headquartered law firm is the latest major corporate targeted by cyber criminals

      Allen & Overy offices in London
    • Thursday, 2 November, 2023
      Gillian Tett
      Boardroom woes on ransomware intensify

      ‘Big game hunting’ criminals are targeting corporations with deep pockets, but the White House wants them to stop paying

      Efi Chalikopoulou illustration of dollar signs appearing on laptop screens
    • Sunday, 1 October, 2023
      Energy sector
      Germany is failing to protect power groups from cyber attacks, warns Eon boss

      Operator of the country’s largest network urges authorities across Europe to do more to protect key assets

    • 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

      Young female in front of a laptop. She is upset and looking at a credit card and touching her forehead
    • 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

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    • 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

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    • 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

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    • 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

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    • 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

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    • 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

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    • 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

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    • 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

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    • 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

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