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  1. LockBit Ransomware Developer Extradited to US

    US authorities have extradited Rostislav Panev on charges of being a developer of the notorious LockBit ransomware

  2. Fraudsters Impersonate Clop Ransomware to Extort Businesses

    Barracuda observed threat actors impersonating the Clop ransomware group via email to extort payments, claiming to have exfiltrated sensitive data

  3. Cybersecurity Industry Falls Short on Collaboration, Says Former GCHQ Director

    Sir Jeremy Fleming spoke during Palo Alto Networks’ Ignite event in London on March 13

  4. Volt Typhoon Accessed US OT Network for Nearly a Year

    Volt Typhoon's ten-month intrusion of Littleton Electric Light and Water Departments exposes vulnerabilities in the US electric grid

  5. CISA, FBI Warn of Medusa Ransomware Impacting Critical Infrastructure

    CISA and FBI warn of Medusa ransomware impacting over 300 victims across critical infrastructure sectors with double extortion tactics

  6. ‘ClickFix’ Phishing Scam Impersonates Booking.com to Target Hospitality

    Microsoft said the ongoing phishing campaign is designed to infect hospitality firms with multiple credential-stealing malware

  7. Tech Complexity Puts UK Cybersecurity at Risk

    Palo Alto Networks found that nearly two-thirds of UK organizations cited technology complexity as the most significant challenge towards building a sophisticated security posture

  8. VC Investment in Cyber Startups Surges 35%

    VC firms invested 35% more in cybersecurity startups in North America and Europe in Q4 2024 than a year previously

  9. UK ICO Fires GDPR “Warning Shot” Over Use of Children’s Data

    The UK’s information commissioner has warned that all digital firms using children’s data must follow the GDPR

  10. ISACA London Chapter's E-Voting System Comes Under Scrutiny

    ISACA London Chapter members demand e-voting system investigation over security and privacy concerns

  11. iOS 18.3.2 Patches Actively Exploited WebKit Vulnerability

    iOS 18.3.2 patches actively exploited WebKit flaw, addressing critical security risks for users

  12. Trump Administration Shakes Up CISA with Staff and Funding Cuts

    In a new round of cuts since Donald Trump became president, 100 people working with the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency saw their contracts terminated

  13. Machine Identities Outnumber Humans Increasing Risk Seven-Fold

    Surging machine identities, faster threat detection and fewer vulnerabilities are shaping cloud security according to a new report

  14. Chinese Hackers Implant Backdoor Malware on Juniper Routers

    Mandiant revealed that Chinese espionage actor UNC3886 has deployed modified versions of the TinyShell backdoor across multiple Juniper OS routers

  15. Microsoft Patches a Whopping Seven Zero-Days in March

    Microsoft has fixed seven zero-days this Patch Tuesday, including one not currently being actively exploited

  16. UK Cybersecurity Sector Revenue Grows 12% to Top £13bn

    The UK’s cybersecurity sector added thousands of workers and over £1bn in revenue in 2024

  17. Blind Eagle Targets Colombian Government with Malicious .url Files

    Blind Eagle has been running campaigns targeting the Colombian government with malicious .url files and phishing attacks

  18. New York Sues Allstate Over Data Breach and Security Failures

    New York sues Allstate over data breach, alleging security failures that exposed the driver’s license numbers of nearly 200,000 individuals

  19. 95% of Data Breaches Tied to Human Error in 2024

    Mimecast found that insider threats, credential misuse and user-driven errors were involved in most security incidents last year

  20. CISA Urges All Organizations to Patch Exploited Critical Ivanti Vulnerabilities

    The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added five new flaws in Ivanti and VeraCore products to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

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