BIZARRE: 6 - What They Never Told You

Hackers who livestreamed £29 million Transport for London cyber attack jailed

TfL claims that, along with £29m worth of damage from disruption to services and operational work, the incident cost £10m in lost income

The Independent UK · Jul 16

‘Keys to the kingdom’: hackers who gained access to heart of London transport network jailed

Thalha Jubair, 20, and Owen Flowers, 19, sentenced to five and a half years each for cyber-attack that cost Transport for London £39m

The Guardian - UK · Jul 16

Australian patients’ medical records could be sold on dark web after clinics’ data breach

‘Malicious actor’ obtains sensitive data including Medicare numbers, treatment details and pathology results in cyber-attack on Partnered Health

The Guardian - AU · Jul 16

Young cybercriminals behind Transport for London hack chaos face jail

Thalha Jubair, 20, and Owen Flowers, 18, hacked TfL’s online network, resulting in a £39 million loss, prosecutors say

Evening Standard · Jul 15

IBM Says AI Spending Isn't Crowding Out Cybersecurity. These ETFs Are Gaining Momentum

The artificial intelligence trade may be broadening beyond chips and servers, with cybersecurity emerging as one of the biggest secondary beneficiaries. A sharp rally in cybersecurity stocks on Tuesday suggested investors increasingly view security spending as a necessary companion to AI adoption rather than a competing budget item. Cybersecurity ETFs…

Benzinga · Jul 14

Britons urged to take ‘small steps’ to prepare for potential national crises

Government to launch campaign to help people cope with events such as weather emergencies or cyber-attacks

The Guardian - UK · Jul 14

EU, UK slap sanctions on Russian spies and hackers over cyberattacks

The EU and Britain on Monday imposed coordinated sanctions on Russian military intelligence officials and private companies over a major cyberespionage campaign targeting European infrastructure in a bid to destabilise the EU and its partners.

France 24 · Jul 13

France to summon Russian ambassador over cyber attacks

France will summon the Russian ambassador to Paris over an alleged Russian cyberhacking campaign against European countries including France, as the EU and Britain targeted Russia with coordinated sanctions.

Radio France Internationale · Jul 13

Young men report more ‘sextortion’ than any other age group, Australia’s online safety watchdog says

In six months last year, more than 2,000 such complaints were made to eSafety

The Guardian - AU · Jul 13

Russia's cyberwar on Europe: UK, EU strike back with joint sanctions, summon Kremlin's envoys

The UK and European Union have imposed their first joint cyber sanctions package, targeting 24 individuals and entities behind what they described as Russia's "persistent and increasingly reckless attempts to sow chaos and division across Europe."

The Times of India · Jul 13