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UK government’s ransomware failings leave country ‘exposed and unprepared’
The British government has been accused by a parliamentary committee of taking the “ostrich strategy” by burying its head in the sand over the “large and imminent” national cyber threat posed by ransomware.
British Library restores access to online collection following ransomware attack
The British Library — the national library of the United Kingdom and an archive of millions of books and manuscripts — began restoring access to its online catalog on Monday following a ransomware attack last October.
UK names FSB unit behind hack-and-leak campaigns, summons Russian ambassador
The British government accused a unit of Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) on Thursday of using cyberattacks in a “sustained but unsuccessful” campaign to undermine democratic institutions in the country.
British Afrobeat singer pleads guilty to stealing $6 million in hacks on financial accounts
Idris Dayo Mustapha faces up to 20 years in prison on charges of computer intrusion, securities fraud, wire fraud and access device fraud.
British Library says ransomware hackers stole data from HR files
The British Library — one of the largest libraries in the world and the national library of the United Kingdom — said the ransomware gang behind a recent attack on its systems appeared to leak data stolen from its human resources files.
‘Sex life data’ stolen from UK government among record number of ransomware attacks
Data on the sex lives of up to 10,000 people was stolen from a British government department in one of the record number of ransomware attacks to have hit Westminster in the first half of this year.
UK government accused of ‘vandalism’ over abolishing biometrics safeguards
The British government’s plans to remove safeguards around biometrics and public space surveillance were described on Thursday as “shocking” and “tantamount to vandalism” by an outgoing commissioner.
Arm, Qualcomm warn GPU drivers are likely being exploited by hackers
The British semiconductor designer Arm and U.S. chip manufacturer Qualcomm issued separate warnings Monday that hackers are likely exploiting multiple vulnerabilities in their graphics processing units (GPUs)
British Army general says UK now conducting ‘hunt forward’ operations
Strategic Command was now opening up about its 'hunt forward' operations