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Telegram emerges as new dark web for cyber criminals

reader comments 46 with 37 posters participating Share this story Telegram has exploded as a hub for cybercriminals looking to buy, sell, and share stolen data and hacking tools, new research shows, as the messaging app emerges as an alternative to the dark web. An investigation by cyber intelligence group Cyberint, together with the Financial… Read More: Telegram emerges as new dark web for cyber criminals »

Saudi Aramco confirms data leak after $50 million cyber ransom demand

Enlarge / The Hawiyah Natural Gas Liquids Recovery Plant, operated by Saudi Aramco, in Hawiyah, Saudi Arabia, on Monday, June 28, 2021. Bloomberg | Getty Images reader comments 27 with 23 posters participating Share this story Saudi Aramco, the world’s largest oil producer, confirmed on Wednesday that some of its company files had been leaked… Read More: Saudi Aramco confirms data leak after $50 million cyber ransom… »

Ukraine arrests ransomware gang in global cybercriminal crackdown

Enlarge / A Colonial Pipeline facility in Woodbridge, New Jersey. Hackers last month disrupted the pipeline supplying petroleum to much of the East Coast. reader comments 1 with 1 posters participating Share this story Ukrainian police have arrested members of a notorious ransomware gang that recently targeted American universities, as pressure mounts on global law… Read More: Ukraine arrests ransomware gang in global cybercriminal crackdown »

Ireland’s health care system taken down after ransomware attack

Enlarge / St. Vincent’s University Hospital in Dublin, Ireland. Bloomberg | Getty Images reader comments 92 with 53 posters participating Share this story Ireland has shut down most of the major IT systems running its national health care service, leaving doctors unable to access patient records and people unsure of whether they should show up… Read More: Ireland’s health care system taken down after ransomware attack »