Cybercrime

Lidington says National Cyber Security Strategy has “revolutionised the UK’s fight against cyber threats”

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252462252/UK-up-for-cyber-challenge-but-work-to-be-done-says-minister

Briton hailed as WannaCry hero finally pleads guilty to charges of writing and distributing malware, but urges security researchers to stay away from the “dark side”

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252462058/WannaCry-hero-pleads-guilty-urges-others-to-stay-on-good-side

British football fans should be wary of rooting for their team by making them a password.

A DNS hijacking campaign targeting national security organizations and critical infrastructure may be part of a new trend, according to the researchers behind recent attacks.

https://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/news/252461987/DNS-hijacking-campaign-targets-national-security-organizations

A hacker who blackmailed users of pornography websites in what investigators say is the UK’s most serious cybercrime case has been jailed for six years and five months.

A recently published government report has revealed that while cyber security is increasingly recognised as high risk to businesses, significant cyber security gaps remain.

https://www.legalfutures.co.uk/associate-news/significant-number-of-businesses-still-not-investing-enough-in-cyber-security

Brrr ransomware, a Dharma variant, was found adding malicious extensions to encrypted files. Discover how this is possible and how this attack can be mitigated with Judith Myerson.

A top level cyber criminal who targeted hundreds of millions of computers with locking ransomware has been jailed for six years and five months after a National Crime Agency investigation.

https://nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/hacker-from-russian-crime-group-jailed-for-multi-million-pound-global-blackmail-conspiracy

An unemployed university drop-out has been jailed for five years four months years after running a dark web business selling illegal drugs and for hoarding a catalogue of horrific child sex abuse images he wanted to sell for profit.

https://nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/student-behind-100m-dark-web-site-jailed-for-5-years-4-months

Three UK councils and data analysis firm Splunk have teamed up to improve cyber defence capabilities and maintain their security systems

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252461333/UK-councils-team-up-to-boost-cyber-security