What should we do about 'systemic' cyber risks? Wait, what even are those
Analysis Complexity and scale of the internet hold back our ability to tackle disaster
Security08 Mar 2022 | 4
Wannacry
The perils of non-disclosure? China 'cloned and used' NSA zero-day exploit for years before it was made public
Check Point says Beijing 'reconstructed' Equation Group's hacking tool long before leak
Security23 Feb 2021 | 39
Uncle Sam accuses three suspected North Korean govt hackers of stealing $1.3bn+ from banks, crypto orgs
Oh yes, and hacking Hollywood, allegedly
Security17 Feb 2021 | 7
EU tries to get serious on cybercrime with first sanctions against Wannacry, NotPetya, CloudHopper crews
Russian, Chinese, Nork groups named in bank asset freeze
Security31 Jul 2020 | 14
WannaCry ransomware attack on NHS could have triggered NATO reaction, says German cybergeneral
FIC 2020 Top military officers talk about response thresholds at French shindig
Security03 Feb 2020 | 67
Try as they might, ransomware crooks can't hide their tells when playing hands
Sophos sees common behavior across various infections
Security15 Nov 2019 | 14
BROADER TOPICS
WannaCry is still the smallpox of infosec. But the latest strain (sort of) immunises its victims
Analysis Whatever you do, don't pay the ransom
Security19 Sep 2019 | 5
When you think how infamous NHS-pwning malware's still hitting the unwary, it'll make you WannaCry – Kaspersky
Ransomware strain was top customer call-out title in 2018
Security30 Aug 2019 | 5
He's coming home, he's coming... Hutchins' coming home: British Wannacry killer held in US on malware dev rap set free by judge
Joy as infosec researcher spared jail time in America
Security26 Jul 2019 | 73
Well Holby damned! We've caught a virus: Brit medical soap operas team up for 'cyber' episode
WannaCry? You will do
Security15 Feb 2019 | 50
Bad news for WannaCry slayer Marcus Hutchins: Judge rules being young, hungover, and in a strange land doesn't obviate evidence
When in America, STFU and get a lawyer. Even if you're innocent
Security14 Feb 2019 | 104
It is 2018 and the NHS is still counting the cost of WannaCry. Carry the 2, + aftermath... um... £92m
Bigwigs report lots of progress in the cash-flinging department
Security12 Oct 2018 | 42
US Treasury goes after IT shops for funneling cash to North Korea
Meanwhile, Norks deny Sony hacker ever existed
Legal14 Sep 2018 | 9
FBI fingers the Norks it wants to pinch for Sony hack, WannaCry attacks
Cruel Kim's alleged cyber-crew outed in rap sheet
Security06 Sep 2018 | 13
If it doesn't need to be connected, don't: Nurse prescribes meds for sickly hospital infosec
BSides Manchester Pro shares healthcare horror stories
Security23 Aug 2018 | 19
Chip flinger TSMC warns 'WannaCry' outbreak will sting biz for $250m
But it could've been worse, shrugs Apple supplier
Security06 Aug 2018 | 12
Symantec culling 8% of workforce to soak up slow enterprise sales
Hundreds of jobs to go
On-Prem03 Aug 2018 | 9
It's mid-year report time, let's see how secure corporate networks are. Spoiler alert: Not at all
Pen test bods probe about two dozen orgs – all fail
Security10 Jul 2018 | 16
Microsoft might not support Windows XP any more, but GandCrab v4.1 ransomware does
Charming. First worm able to infect legacy systems has a module called 'network f*cker'
Security09 Jul 2018 | 36
NHS systems fell offline for 1,300+ hours over 36 months, cyber-nasties fingered – FoI study
Extent of attacks on UK healthcare revealed in numbers
Security28 Jun 2018 | 9
WannaCry is back! (Psych. It's just phisher folk doing what they do)
Spamming scum fire out phishing frighteners
Security21 Jun 2018 | 20
Um, excuse me. Do you have clearance to patch that MRI scanner?
Israel Cyber Week Healthcare regulations working against cybersecurity, claims expert
Security19 Jun 2018 | 75
'Tesco probably knows more about me than GCHQ': Infosec boffins on surveillance capitalism
Cambridge Uni powwow broods on Facebook, Wannacry
Security04 Jun 2018 | 98
Congratulations, we all survived Star Wars day! Now for some security headaches
Roundup Schools hacked, voters DDoSed, Apple's Linux fix, IBM Java patch, and more
Science05 May 2018 | 9
NHS given a lashing for lack of action plan one year since WannaCry
Cyber resiliency of the UK's health service still in disarray
Security18 Apr 2018 | 51
UK health service boss in the guts of WannaCry outbreak warns of more nasty code infections
Assume we're going to get hacked next time and plan for it
Security13 Apr 2018 | 25
Imagine you're having a CT scan and malware alters the radiation levels – it's doable
WannaCry was a wake-up call for healthcare, but the sector is still terribly vulnerable to attack
Security11 Apr 2018 | 63
It's baaack – WannaCry nasty soars through Boeing's computers
NSA-augmented ransomware hits snoops' home air industry
Security28 Mar 2018 | 59
Vast majority of NHS trusts have failed cyber security assessment, Brit MPs told
Don't panic, Captain Mainwaring!
Legal06 Feb 2018 | 28
On the NHS tech team? Weep at ugly WannaCry post-mortem, smile as Health dept outlines plan
Apparently, senior NHS Trust managers will be held accountable... stop giggling
Security02 Feb 2018 | 55
DevOps: Bloody hell, we've got to think about security too! Sigh. Who wants coffee?
How to bake in security to DevSecOps, er SecDevOps ...
Devops02 Feb 2018 | 16
Johnny Hacker hauls out NSA-crafted Server Message Block exploits, revamps 'em
Yep, vulns of WannaCry infamy. Why haven't you patched yet?
Security31 Jan 2018 | 7
Acronis: Ransomware protection! Get yer free ransomware protection!
Windows-only but sure, thanks
Security26 Jan 2018 | 35
NHS deploys Microsoft threat detection service on just 30,000 devices
Updated That's only 2% of Blighty's health service PCs
Security24 Jan 2018 | 25
UK, US govt and pals on WannaCry culprit: It woz the Norks wot done it
Notorious Lazarus Group said to be behind mass infection
Security19 Dec 2017 | 54
UK.gov joins Microsoft in fingering North Korea for WannaCry
I can’t go into the details of our intelligence, but...
Security27 Oct 2017 | 50
NHS could have 'fended off' WannaCry by taking 'simple steps' – report
Service was warned of the risks a year before ransomware hit
Security27 Oct 2017 | 92
Docs ran a simulation of what would happen if really nasty malware hit a city's hospitals. RIP :(
DerbyCon Equipment still taking too long to patch, leaving systems exposed
Security26 Sep 2017 | 67
British snoops at GCHQ knew FBI was going to arrest Marcus Hutchins
WannaCry killer had been working with the spy agency
Security21 Aug 2017 | 149
WannaCry vanquisher Marcus Hutchins pleads not guilty to flogging banking trojan Kronos
Trial scheduled for October
Security14 Aug 2017 | 49
WannaCry kill-switch hero Marcus Hutchins collared by FBI on way home from DEF CON
Updated Chap who stopped malware spread cuffed in Vegas
Security03 Aug 2017 | 138
WannaCrypt victims paid out over $140k in Bitcoin to get files unscrambled
Cash thought to have 'gone through a mixer'
Security03 Aug 2017 | 30
NHS trusts splashed £260m on PCs in last four years
Obviously not enough to stop Wannacry...
Legal20 Jul 2017 | 19
WannaCry prompts promise of extra cash towards NHS security
UK.gov pledges transparency in long-awaited response to data and consent reviews
Legal12 Jul 2017 | 14
NHS WannaCrypt postmortem: Outbreak blamed on lack of accountability
Plus systemic underspending in IT. Imagine that
Security29 Jun 2017 | 74
WannaCrypt blamed for speed camera reboot frenzy in Australia
No ransom demands recorded and it's hit Linux, but Police say it's ransomware
Security25 Jun 2017 | 48
Crapness of WannaCrypt coding offers hope for ransomware victims
Still struggling? Your files might be recoverable after all
Security01 Jun 2017 | 48
Windows XP crashed too much to spread WannaCrypt
What a time to be alive: the BSOD has become a useful feature
Security31 May 2017 | 41
Ransomware hits Australian hospitals after botched patch
WannaCry? Minister says data is safe, so save your tears for now
Security25 May 2017 | 13
Wannacry: Everything you still need to know because there were so many unanswered Qs
Vid How it first spread, Win XP wasn't actually hit, and more
Security20 May 2017 | 111
Backup crack-up: Fasthosts locks people out of data storage for days amid WCry panic
Windows Server 2k3 kit yanked, replacement slow to arrive
Security17 May 2017 | 19
Biting the hand that feeds IT
