Hackers hit British retailer WH Smith
The cyberattack resulted in the theft of some company data.
On Thursday, UK retail group WH Smith announced that it had been the victim of a cyberattack. The company did not disclose the exact nature of the attack, but the official "notice of cybersecurity incident" it issued to the London Stock... Read more
Investigations launched into spying by Chinese ex-employee ASML
Investigations have been launched in the Netherlands, as well as in the US, into a Chinese ex-employee of ASML. The former employee is alleged to have been guilty of stealing intellectual property from the chip manufacturing giant. It is being investigated whether this person has ties to the Chines... Read more
Former Chinese employee steals sensitive data from ASML
A former Chinese employee stole sensitive company information in 2022, chip machine manufacturer ASML reported the theft in its annual report over the past year. Specifically, this includes intellectual property involving ASML's most advanced EUV technology.
In its recently published 2022 annual... Read more
90% of pre-owned storage devices contain business and personal data
About 90% of resold storage media devices (mainly hard drives & USB sticks) contain private or business data, put there by former users. The conclusion comes from a new study conducted by the security firm Kaspersky.
The data could be anything from finance-related documents and work emails t... Read more
Zoom again under scrutiny due to new vulnerabilities
Videocall app Zoom was already under a magnifying glass in the United States at the end of March, after questioning Zoom's ability to guarantee user privacy. On top of that, a number of vulnerabilities have now been discovered that could be exploited by hackers.
Two vulnerabilities were denounce... Read more
New ransomware strain encrypts data after stealing it
A ransomware strain from the Zeppelin group can steal data and then encrypt it. Many forms of ransomware, only encrypt data, but do not steal it first.
Examples include REvil, Maze, and Snatch, which steal the encrypted data first. Zeppelin can also do this now. Cybersecurity firm Morphisec made... Read more
“Governments increasingly target of cyber-attacks.
A new investigation by security company Positive Technologies shows that targeted cyber attacks are increasingly taking place with the aim of targeting governments. The research report investigated cyber attacks in the second quarter of 2019.
Targeted cyber attacks are carefully prepared in advan... Read more