Cyber Attacks
Discover expert analysis on cyber attacks with news, features and insights from the team at IT Pro.
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Thousands of procedures canceled at London hospitals as Qilin releases blood test data
News The attack on blood testing company Synnovis continues to affect patients, while the ransomware group follows through with its threats
By Emma Woollacott Published
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NHS Dumfries and Galloway alerts “every household” in the region over potential exposure during February cyber attack
News The chief executive of NHS Dumfries and Galloway has warned residents to assume that personal data has been exposed in the breach
By Solomon Klappholz Published
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Microsoft whistleblower says firm ignored early warnings about flaw exploited in SolarWinds breach
News Microsoft dismissed warnings about security flaw that led to the SolarWinds cyber catastrophe, according to Whistleblower
By Solomon Klappholz Published
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With hundreds of Snowflake credentials published on the dark web, it’s time for enterprises to get MFA in order
News The recent Snowflake debacle highlights the need for more stringent enterprise MFA practices
By Solomon Klappholz Published
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Cyber attack forces London hospital trusts to suspend non-emergency operations
News The cyber attacks have caused widespread disruption for patients and staff
By George Fitzmaurice Published
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Hugging Face issues warning after detecting 'unauthorized access' to its Spaces platform
News Machine learning (ML) development platform Huggin Face has issued a warning to users after it detected unauthorized access to its Spaces platform last week.
By Solomon Klappholz Published
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Snowflake data breach claims spark war of words over culpability
News Snowflake CISO Brad Jones hit back at claims the Ticketmaster and Santander data breaches were caused by platform vulnerabilities
By Solomon Klappholz Published
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Mass exploitation of edge services could become the de facto attack vector for hackers in 2024
News The start of 2024 saw a relative decline in phishing attacks as security hygiene and endpoint defenses broadly improve
By Solomon Klappholz Published
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Christie's response to cyber attack underscores the fine art of resilience
Christie’s suffered a “technology security incident” that shut down its website ahead of what was projected to be a lucrative week of sales
By Solomon Klappholz Published
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State-sponsored cyber attacks: The new frontier
In-depth With a new breed of groups launching state-sponsored cyber attacks against businesses, security teams will have to look beyond the traditional “CRINK” attackers
By Kate O'Flaherty Published
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March rundown: The return of state-backed hacking campaigns
ITPro Podcast A major attack on the electoral commission raised concerns for the security capabilities of public and private organizations
By Rory Bathgate Published
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Security experts raise questions about UK cyber funding in wake of Electoral Commission hack
News Experts have described security funding as lackluster amid rising state-backed cyber attacks
By George Fitzmaurice Published
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