The British Library hack is a clear warning for all libraries
Recently, the British Library's computer systems were the victims of an assault orchestrated by the infamous ransomware group Rhysida. This attack resulted in numerous essential systems of the Library being inaccessible for several months, coupled with the auctioning off of 600GB
SEC account hack renews spotlight on X’s security concerns
By Zeba Siddiqui and Raphael Satter SAN FRANCISCO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The hack of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's official account on X on Tuesday renewed concerns about the social media platform's security since its takeover by billionaire Elon Musk in
ICBC puts capital into US unit, seeks cyber review after hack
By Paritosh Bansal, Lananh Nguyen and Davide Barbuscia NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) - Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) injected capital into its U.S. unit to help pay BNY Mellon $9 billion for unsettled trades and hired a cybersecurity firm to
US man pleads guilty to laundering crypto stolen from Bitfinex hack
By Luc Cohen WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A New York technology entrepreneur pleaded guilty on Thursday to laundering funds stolen from Bitfinex, one of the world's largest cryptocurrency exchanges, with his wife, an online rapper, expected to follow. Ilya Lichtenstein entered his plea
UK says it’s working with Microsoft to understand impact of Chinese email hack
Βy James Pearson LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) said on Thursday it was working with Microsoft to understand the impact of a wide-reaching Chinese hack which accessed email accounts used by senior U.S. government officials and agencies. On
US health department, law firms latest hit in wide-ranging hack
By Raphael Satter WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) was among those affected by a wide-ranging hack centered on a piece of software called MOVEit Transfer, a source at HHS said on Wednesday. "While no HHS