Report: Ransomware attacks fall but new threats appear
In some rare good news, ransomware attacks fell 37% in January compared with December 2021, says a report from NCC Group, a computer security firm. It continues a downward trend that began in November. However, 2021 ransomware attacks were up 93% for…
Met gun cop who denies 29 sex attacks rushed to hospital after collapsing in his cell
A MET policeman who denies 29 sex attacks has been rushed to hospital after collapsing in his cell. Firearms officer PC David Carrick, 47, is thought to have been given first aid by prison officers after suffering injuries. 2 PC David Carrick collapsed…
Russia Was Behind DDoS Attacks Against Ukraine, US Officials Say
With the specter of a Russian invasion in Ukraine looming this week, United States government cybersecurity and intelligence officials were on high alert for a possible, or likely, uptick in Kremlin-backed cyberattacks. As tensions mount, Ukrainians have…
Mexican reporters work amid attacks, killings
José Ignacio Santiago Martínez was working during the early hours Wednesday. As an events reporter, he had just collected photographs and videos in a town near San Lucas Yosonicaje, in the Mexican state of Oaxaca. At 2 a.m., a red taxi began to follow…
UK battling hacking epidemic with Russian ransomware attacks on the rise, officials warn
THE UK is fighting an epidemic of hack attacks targeting consumers and businesses, according to officials. The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) says it has faced a record number of cyber incidents in the UK over the last year. 2 Hack attacks are on…
Shocking moment autistic boy, 10, curls up in fear as ‘bully’ police officer attacks him as family slam sentence
THIS is the horrifying moment a schoolboy curls up on the ground in terror as a “bully” cop attacks him. The sickening footage was captured after the PC launched an attack on the 10-year-old lad, who has autism, in a school hallway. 4 This is…
Shark tourism grows on Cape Cod, 3 years after attacks
CHATHAM, Mass. (AP) — There’s no ominous music, no telltale fin breaking the surface as the powerful silhouette of a great white shark glides alongside the small tour boat off Cape Cod in Massachusetts. Michael Simard crouches low and points a finger in…