Cybercrime

The GCHQ director has outlined the agency’s cyber security mission in the third decade of the internet age at CyberUK, promising to scale up the sharing of declassified cyber intelligence with industry

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252462141/NCSC-to-scale-up-intelligence-sharing-says-GCHQ-director

Lidington says National Cyber Security Strategy has “revolutionised the UK’s fight against cyber threats”

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252462252/UK-up-for-cyber-challenge-but-work-to-be-done-says-minister

Briton hailed as WannaCry hero finally pleads guilty to charges of writing and distributing malware, but urges security researchers to stay away from the “dark side”

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252462058/WannaCry-hero-pleads-guilty-urges-others-to-stay-on-good-side

British football fans should be wary of rooting for their team by making them a password.

A DNS hijacking campaign targeting national security organizations and critical infrastructure may be part of a new trend, according to the researchers behind recent attacks.

https://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/news/252461987/DNS-hijacking-campaign-targets-national-security-organizations

A hacker who blackmailed users of pornography websites in what investigators say is the UK’s most serious cybercrime case has been jailed for six years and five months.

A recently published government report has revealed that while cyber security is increasingly recognised as high risk to businesses, significant cyber security gaps remain.

https://www.legalfutures.co.uk/associate-news/significant-number-of-businesses-still-not-investing-enough-in-cyber-security

Brrr ransomware, a Dharma variant, was found adding malicious extensions to encrypted files. Discover how this is possible and how this attack can be mitigated with Judith Myerson.

A top level cyber criminal who targeted hundreds of millions of computers with locking ransomware has been jailed for six years and five months after a National Crime Agency investigation.

https://nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/hacker-from-russian-crime-group-jailed-for-multi-million-pound-global-blackmail-conspiracy

An unemployed university drop-out has been jailed for five years four months years after running a dark web business selling illegal drugs and for hoarding a catalogue of horrific child sex abuse images he wanted to sell for profit.

https://nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/student-behind-100m-dark-web-site-jailed-for-5-years-4-months