ICO reprimands the Electoral Commission after cyber attack compromises servers
We have issued a reprimand to the Electoral Commission after hackers gained access to servers that contained the personal information of approximately 40 million people.
Read More »London Borough of Hackney reprimanded following cyber-attack
We have issued the London Borough of Hackey with a reprimand following a cyber-attack in 2020 that led to hackers gaining access to and encrypting 440,000 files, affecting at least…
Read More »Organisations must do more to combat the growing threat of cyber attacks
We are calling for all organisations to boost their cyber security and protect the personal information they hold, amid the growing threat of cyber attacks. Our own trend data reveals…
Read More »Statement in response to reports of a cyber breach at the Ministry of Defence
Our spokesperson said: “The Ministry of Defence has made us aware of this incident and we are assessing the information provided”. Q&A from the Information Commissioner’s Office What is the…
Read More »Transaction spam attack: Next Steps
Today the network was attacked by a transaction spam attack that repeatedly called the EXTCODESIZE opcode (see trace sample here), thereby creating blocks that take up to 20-60 seconds to…
Read More »The History of Casper – Chapter 2
This chapter describes the game theory and economic security modelling we were doing in the Fall of 2014. It recounts how the “bribing attacker model” led our research directly to…
Read More »‘Biggest cyber risk is complacency, not hackers’ – UK Information Commissioner issues warning as construction company fined £4.4 million
The UK Information Commissioner has warned that companies are leaving themselves open to cyber attack by ignoring crucial measures like updating software and training staff.
Read More »Blockchain could Help Fight Cyber Abuse and Trolling
For a couple of decades, people have misused the anonymity features of most cyber platforms to attack, abuse or harm others and this has been a big problem to society….
Read More »Crypto.com Launches Anti-Phishing Code for App Users
Protect your account with an added level of security Today, we are rolling out the Anti-Phishing Code feature in the Crypto.com App to help users protect themselves from phishing attempts….
Read More »Microsoft Advises Miners and Organizations to Build Their Resilience against Cyberattacks
There are some kinds of cyberattacks that blend in the ordinary network activity, so they are very easy to miss. How should an organization protect oneself against them?
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