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Jailed hacking kingpin reveals all about the gang that left a trail of destruction

November 10, 2025 World Justice News 0

After years of reading about “Tank” and months of planning a visit to him in a Colorado prison, I hear the door click open before I see him walk into the room. I stand up […]

EU cyber agency says airport software held to ransom by criminals

September 22, 2025 World Justice News 0

The EU’s cyber security agency says criminals are using ransomware to cause chaos in airports around the world. Several of Europe’s busiest airports have spent the past few days trying to restore normal operations, after […]

NHS software provider fined £3m over data breach after ransomware attack

March 27, 2025 World Justice News 0

An NHS software provider has been fined £3m by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) over security failings that led to a ransomware attack on the NHS. The Advanced Computer Software Group was fined for a […]

NHS software provider faces £6m fine after hackers steal tens of thousands of medical records

August 7, 2024 World Justice News 0

A major NHS IT provider faces a penalty of just over £6m for failures which led to a cyber attack and the theft of nearly 83,000 medical records. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has been […]

$10 million bounty offered in hunt for members of North Korea-backed hacking group

July 26, 2024 World Justice News 0

The UK, US and South Korea have accused a North Korea-backed cyber group of carrying out an online espionage campaign to steal military and nuclear secrets. The “Andariel” group has been compromising organisations around the […]

Largest trial court in the US closes after ransomware attack

July 23, 2024 World Justice News 0

The largest trial court in the country was closed Monday after a ransomware attack shut down its computer system late last week, officials with the Superior Court of Los Angeles County said. The court disabled its computer […]

NHS cyber attack: Sensitive data stolen from blood test provider by criminal group ‘published online’

June 21, 2024 World Justice News 0

Sensitive data stolen from an NHS provider in a cyber attack has apparently been published online. NHS England says a criminal group claims it has released patient information hacked from Synnovis, which provides pathology services […]

‘Large volume’ of data stolen from NHS Dumfries and Galloway published on dark web

May 10, 2024 World Justice News 0

A ransomware group has carried out its threat against a Scottish health board and published a “large volume” of stolen data on the dark web. NHS Dumfries and Galloway was the subject of a cyber attack […]

Notorious cybercrime gang Lockbit disrupted by NCA, FBI and international coalition

February 20, 2024 World Justice News 0

An infamous cybercrime gang that holds victims’ data to ransom has been disrupted by the National Crime Agency (NCA) and a coalition of international police agencies. A post on Lockbit’s extortion website on Monday said: […]

US hacks back against Hive ransomware crew

January 27, 2023 World Justice News 0

The US has revealed it infiltrated a prolific cyber-crime gang to secretly sabotage their hacking attacks for more than six months. The Department of Justice (DOJ) revealed the FBI gained deep access to the Hive […]

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Senegal PM proposes tougher anti-LGBT law, doubling prison terms

February 26, 2026 0

Senegal’s Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko has introduced legislation that could double the maximum penalty for same-sex relations, making them punishable by up to 10 years in prison. The proposal was sent to parliament on Tuesday […]

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Rare prison sentences handed to Cameroon soldiers after killing of 21 civilians

February 22, 2026 0

Three Cameroonian soldiers have been sentenced to prison for their role in the killing of at least 21 civilians in the country’s troubled Anglophone region. The jail terms for the crimes, which took place six […]

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Nigerian court orders UK to pay £420m over 1949 killing of miners

February 8, 2026 0

A Nigerian court has ordered the British government to pay $27m (£20m) to each of the families of 21 coal miners killed in 1949 by the colonial administration in the south-east of the country. The […]