British institutions to be banned from paying ransoms to Russian hackers

British institutions to be banned from paying ransoms to Russian hackers

Shorouk Express The Cabinet Office announced Tuesday that it is making changes to its National Security and Investment Act — legislation aimed at safeguarding critical areas of the economy from malign or foreign influence. These include removing requirements for key businesses to tell the government about internal restructuring changes or alert officials when appointing a…

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China’s Salt Typhoon hackers continue to breach telecom firms despite US sanctions | TechCrunch

China’s Salt Typhoon hackers continue to breach telecom firms despite US sanctions | TechCrunch

[ad_1] Security researchers say the Chinese government-linked hacking group, Salt Typhoon, is continuing to compromise telecommunications providers, despite the recent sanctions imposed by the U.S. government on the group.  In a report shared with TechCrunch, threat intelligence firm Recorded Future said it had observed Salt Typhoon — which the company tracks as “RedMike” — breaching…

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