UNCOVERED: 2 - The Untold Story

Freezer meltdowns and airline hoaxes are a taste of things to come. Hoping for the best is no longer an option

Acts of greyzone aggression aim to spread panic. Europe has to show the saboteurs that we are resilient, says Swedish security expert Elisabeth Braw

The Guardian - UK · Nov 7

Meet Marcin Kleczynski, who was 14 when a computer virus led him to start a side hustle; how did he turn it into a multi-hundred-million-dollar company?

Marcin Kleczynski was not initially an experienced professional programmer. He taught himself coding using online communities and programming resources. He started developing malware-removal utilities to tackle infections that many antivirus products were missing. His early work included a tool that helped remove rogue security software. One of the people he…

The Economic Times · Nov 6

Russia Rejects Blame as Hacked Supermarket Freezers Spoil Food Across Europe

Remote attacks on internet-connected refrigeration controllers disrupted nearly 100 supermarkets across Europe, spoiling millions of euros in food and prompting investigations, warnings and calls for urgent security measures.

Latin Times · Nov 6

Met chief warns policing faces ‘inevitable decline’ without radical overhaul

Sir Mark Rowley is set to call for the biggest police shake-up in decades, warning forces are struggling to keep pace with modern criminals

Evening Standard · Nov 6

British Airways owner hit by fuel costs and up to £25m air traffic chaos bill

IAG estimated the Nats incident on September 8 cost it between 25 million euros (£20.5 million) and 30 million euros (£24.6 million).

Evening Standard · Nov 6

Bomb threats ground flights across Europe for second day in a week – causing travel chaos

More than a dozen flights have been affected across Europe in a week marred by online hoaxes and cyberattacks

The Independent UK · Nov 5

Hackers turn up blood bank fridges to boiling temperatures

Health services targeted in latest cyber attack on European refrigeration systems

The Independent UK · Nov 5

Someone Using White House Network May Have a Compromised Device Allowing Strangers to Route Traffic, Researchers Warn

Layer3 Intel found residential proxy activity on the White House network, warning a compromised device could pose risks, but no breach has been confirmed.

International Business Times UK · Nov 5

European Freezers Keep Being Attacked By Hackers. Experts Believe Russia Is Behind.

Cyberattacks affecting supermarket refrigeration systems across Europe have raised concerns about Russian state-sponsored hackers exploiting outdated remote-control technology in connected appliances.

International Business Times · Nov 4

M&S boss bemoans last week’s budget as ‘whole lot of nothing’

Stuart Machin hits out at Labour but welcomes expected UK-EU food deal as retailer reveals half-year results

The Guardian - UK · Nov 4