The UK's Leicester City Council was thrown into chaos last month when a crippling cyber attack forced it to shut down its IT systems and phone lines. But the ransomware attack also had a more unusual impact... Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog ..read more

February's crippling ransomware attack against Change Healthcare, which saw prescription orders delayed across the United States, continues to have serious consequences. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog ..read more

The international hotel chain Omni Hotels & Resorts has confirmed that a cyber attack last month saw it shut down its systems, with hackers stealing personal information about its customers. Read more in my article on the Exponential-E blog ..read more

Police have successfully infiltrated and disrupted the fraud platform "LabHost", used by more than 2,000 criminals to defraud victims worldwide. Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog ..read more

Take That's Gary Barlow chats up a pizza-slinging granny from Essex via Facebook, or does he? And a scam takes a sinister turn - for both the person being scammed and an innocent participant - in Ohio. All this and more is discussed in the latest edition of the "Smashing Security" podcast by cybersecurity veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault ..read more

Law enforcement officers in Zambia have arrested 77 people at a call centre company they allege had employed local school-leavers to engage in scam internet users around the world. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog ..read more

Learn more about the DragonForce ransomware - how it came to prominence, and some of the unusual tactics used by the hackers who extort money from companies with it. Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog ..read more

If 25 documents stolen is "very serious," I'm not sure the words exist to describe the 1.3 terabytes of data that Leicester City Council now says it has had stolen by hackers ..read more

MPs aren't just getting excited about an upcoming election, but also the fruity WhatsApp messages they're receiving, can we trust AI with our health, and who on earth is pretending to be a producer for the Drew Barrymore TV show? All this and much much more is discussed in the latest edition of the "Smashing Security" podcast by cybersecurity veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault, joined this week by John Hawes ..read more

Targus, the well-known laptop bag and case manufacturer, has been hit by a cyber attack that has interrupted its normal business operations. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog ..read more