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Who was really behind the massive X cyberattack? Here’s what experts say about Elon Musk’s claims

A large-scale cyberattack caused multiple X outages on Monday 10 March. But is it really possible to identify where the attack originated?

TechRadar

Elon Musk claims that Twitter/X outage had Ukrainian ties branded ‘garbage’

ELON Musk has claimed that Monday’s Twitter/X outage, which left the site unavailable to thousands of users for hours, had Ukrainian links.

The National (Scotland)

Is TikTok a national security threat – or is the ban a smokescreen for superpower rivalry?

Washington looks happy for the video app to harvest users’ data – as long as China does not reap the rewards

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UK ambulance services targeted by Russian hackers

Group targets a key supplier to the crucial Ambulance Radio Programme

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CrowdStrike says global IT outage could take 'some time to recover from' but not 'cyber attack'

CrowdStrike CEO 'deeply sorry' as summer holidays scuppered and GP appointments affected

Evening Standard

Massive outage causes worldwide chaos as software firm warns full fix could take ‘some time’

Britain hit as bug in cybersecurity update on Microsoft systems causes worldwide meltdown

The Independent UK

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NHS at risk of being hit again as NCSC exec says IT systems "out of date"

Thousands of appointments were recently postponed after hackers targeted the NHS.

TechRadar

Cyber-attack on London hospitals to take ‘many months’ to resolve

Exclusive: NHS source says clarity needed on how Russian hackers gained access and whether records are retrievable

The Guardian - UK

Deepfakes are here and can be dangerous, but ignore the alarmists – they won’t harm our elections

Although we can’t be complacent about digital interference in our democracy, this new wave of hysteria is not the answer, says Ciaran Martin, the former chief executive of the National Cyber Security Centre

The Guardian - UK

Qilin: who are the Russian criminals thought to be behind cyberattack on NHS?

What do we know abut the cybercriminals?

Evening Standard

London NHS hospitals revert to paper records after cyber-attack

Disruption has affected wider range of health providers than first thought, including GPs and community and mental health services

The Guardian - UK

Russian Cyber Gang Behind London Hospital Ransomware Attack

Russian cyber gang Qilin disrupts London hospitals with ransomware attack, highlighting the persistent threat of cybercrime in healthcare.

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Qilin: What we know about the Russian gang behind London hospital cyber attack

Qilin has previously targeted publishing and social enterprise group the Big Issue Group

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Russian crime group behind London hospitals cyber-attack, says expert

Ex-head of National Cyber Security Centre says group has ‘two-year history of attacking organisations across the world’

Evening Standard

Russian cyber criminal gang behind ransomware attack on London hospitals, says expert

Group of criminals named Qilin believed to be behind attack that devastated planned NHS services

The Independent UK

Russian cyber criminals behind hospital ransomware attack, says former security chief

Two major NHS trusts were targeted as cyber criminals attacked blood test systems

The Guardian - UK

UK not heeding warning over China threat, says ex-cybersecurity chief

Ciaran Martin says US warning that China is targeting key infrastructure should be taken more seriously

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AI will make scam emails look genuine, UK cybersecurity agency warns

NCSC says generative AI tools will soon allow amateur cybercriminals to launch sophisticated phishing attacks

Axios

Russia's yearlong cyber focus on Ukraine

Experts say Russia lacked the resources and time to plan destructive cyberattacks against the West.

The National (Scotland)

Indyref architect Ciaran Martin says Supreme Court loss will help Yes cause

A SUPREME Court ruling that Holyrood does not have the power to hold a referendum could boost support for independence by showing the UK Government…

The National (Scotland)

Boris Johnson's stance on independence 'Kafkaesque', ex-UK Government official says

THE UK Government’s approach to Scottish independence is “Kafkaesque”, according to a former constitutional adviser who helped draw up the…

The National (Scotland)

Supreme Court's 'conservative' bent poses key indyref2 hurdle, expert warns

AN increasingly “conservative” Supreme Court could scupper the Scottish Government’s plans to hold a second referendum, an expert has warned…

Daily Record

Scottish Government 'unlikely' to win legal challenge over second independence referendum

Professor Ciaran Martin, who was constitution director at the Cabinet Office between 2011 and 2014, says the current stalemate is “completely different” to the previous discussions had surrounding the independence referendum a decade ago.

The Independent UK

Scottish government ‘unlikely’ to win legal challenge over second referendum

Professor Ciaran Martin said the debate to secure a second independence referendum was a ‘battleground’.

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