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  • Wednesday, 1 June, 2022
    Special ReportNavigating Cyber Risk
    Cyber attackers: if you can’t stop them, disrupt them

    Best defence can be identifying vulnerabilities and blocking digital assault pathways

  • Wednesday, 1 June, 2022
    Special ReportNavigating Cyber Risk
    Transport systems give hackers a moving target

    Cyber attacks can be aimed at critical national infrastructure and customer data

  • Tuesday, 8 March, 2022
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    Hacktivism can help Ukraine, within limits

    Kyiv’s mobilisation of an IT army to help with cyber defence has risks

  • Saturday, 26 February, 2022
    News in-depthCyber warfare
    Companies rush to build cyber defences in wake of Ukraine-Russia conflict

    Shares in cyber security groups surge as concerns rise over debilitating attacks

  • Monday, 14 February, 2022
    Insurance
    Companies face soaring prices for cyber insurance

    Cost of cover in the US more than doubled in the fourth quarter and is set to carry on rising

  • Sunday, 13 February, 2022
    War in Ukraine
    Ukraine shores up cyber defences in readiness for Russian attack

    Kyiv expects Kremlin-backed hackers to increase activity in the event of a military incursion by Moscow

  • Monday, 8 November, 2021
    US charges Ukrainian and Russian nationals over ransomware attacks

    Authorities also say they have recovered $6m in proceeds as they crack down on digital extortion groups

  • Monday, 25 October, 2021
    Cyber Security
    GCHQ to use new cyber force to hunt ransomware gangs

    UK intelligence agency chief plans to use offensive cyber campaigns when police cannot act

  • Friday, 15 October, 2021
    White House calls for more action from Russia to tackle ransomware

    US seeks ‘near-term progress’ after sharing information on Russian hackers with Kremlin

  • Saturday, 11 September, 2021
    Leo Lewis
    Japan is belatedly recognising the risks of cyber war

    Tokyo’s new Digital Agency may be too late but it is badly needed

  • Wednesday, 25 August, 2021
    Cyber Security
    Big Tech makes cyber security pledges at White House summit

    Google and Microsoft unveil plans to spend billions of dollars to shore up US digital defences

  • Tuesday, 10 August, 2021
    Cryptocurrencies
    Hackers siphon $600m in digital tokens, crypto network says

    Poly Network breach would be among biggest heists to target cryptocurrency industry

  • Friday, 30 July, 2021
    FT CollectionsData rich: the numbers behind corporate news
    Ransomware attacks rise despite US call for clampdown on cybercriminals

    Known attacks have quadrupled in the pandemic but lax disclosure rules mean true figure may be far worse

  • Tuesday, 27 July, 2021
    Cyber warfare
    Biden warns cyber attacks could lead to a ‘real shooting war’

    US president’s remarks follow breaches that paralysed critical services

  • Monday, 19 July, 2021
    UK business & economy
    Northern Trains ticket systems hit by suspected ransomware attack

    UK state-owned rail operator says customer and payment data not compromised

  • Monday, 19 July, 2021
    Cyber warfare
    US accuses China of masterminding cyber attacks worldwide

    Washington alleges Beijing was behind Microsoft breach that hit thousands of organisations

  • Friday, 9 July, 2021
    US foreign policy
    Biden urges Putin to ‘take action’ against ransomware hackers

    US president’s call to Russian leader comes after high-profile attacks hobbled businesses

  • Thursday, 8 July, 2021
    John Thornhill
    Ransomware demands are digital extortion: don’t pay

    Security in cyber space should be approached in the same way as any other sector

  • Tuesday, 6 July, 2021
    FT News Briefing podcast9 min listen
    KKR pursues UK companies, Beijing targets US-listed tech groups

    Private equity takeovers reignite UK debate over the role of the buyout industry in the economy

  • Sunday, 4 July, 2021
    Russia-linked hackers target IT supply chain with ransomware

    Sweden’s Coop shuts grocery stores as more than 1,000 businesses hit by hacking spree

  • Wednesday, 16 June, 2021
    Cyber Security
    Ukraine arrests ransomware gang in global cyber criminal crackdown

    Arrests of Cl0p hacker group members adds to pressure on other countries to follow suit

  • Sunday, 13 June, 2021
    Cyber warfare
    Biden says he is open to exchange of cybercriminals with Putin

    US and Russian presidents to meet amid heightened tensions and surge in ransomware attacks

  • Friday, 11 June, 2021
    Cyber Security
    Billionaire Invenergy founder hit by hacker extortion attempt

    Group threatens to leak private material from renewable energy tycoon as ‘extortionware’ scourge spreads

  • Friday, 11 June, 2021
    Alex Younger
    Ransomware attacks must be stopped — here’s how

    From geopolitical action to preventing payment, states must come together to halt these criminal actors

  • Friday, 11 June, 2021
    McDonald's Corp
    McDonald’s says breach exposed customer data in South Korea and Taiwan

    Burger chain is latest global company to be targeted in cyber attack

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