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US companies hit by ‘colossal’ cyber-attack

July 2, 2021 World Justice News 0
About 200 US businesses have been hit by a “colossal” ransomware attack, according to a cyber-security firm. Huntress Labs said the hack targeted Florida-based IT company Kaseya before spreading through corporate networks that use its software. […]
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Colonial Pipeline: US recovers most of ransom, Justice Department says

June 8, 2021 World Justice News 0
The US has recovered most of the $4.4m (£3.1m) ransom paid to a cyber-criminal gang responsible for taking the Colonial Pipeline offline last month. DarkSide – which US authorities said operates from eastern Europe and […]
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JBS: Cyber-attack hits world’s largest meat supplier

June 2, 2021 World Justice News 0
The world’s largest meat processing company has been targeted by a sophisticated cyber-attack. Computer networks at JBS were hacked, temporarily shutting down some operations in Australia, Canada and the US, with thousands of workers affected. […]
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HSE cyber-attack: Hackers bail out Irish health service for free

May 21, 2021 World Justice News 0
Hackers responsible for causing widespread disruption to the Irish health system have unexpectedly gifted it with the tool to help it recover. The Conti ransomware group was reportedly asking the health service for $20m (£14m) […]
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Cyber-crime: Irish health system targeted twice by hackers

May 17, 2021 World Justice News 0
Ireland’s healthcare system has twice been targeted in cyber-crime attacks, it has been confirmed. The Department of Health said it shut down its IT systems after a ransomware attack on Thursday. A similar attack on the […]
Colonial Pipeline
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US fuel pipeline ‘paid hackers $5m in ransom’

May 14, 2021 World Justice News 0
A major US fuel pipeline has reportedly paid cyber-criminal gang DarkSide nearly $5m (£3.6m) in ransom, following a cyber-attack. Colonial Pipeline suffered a ransomware cyber-attack over the weekend and took its service down for five days, […]
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US passes emergency waiver over fuel pipeline cyber-attack

May 10, 2021 World Justice News 0
The US government issued emergency legislation on Sunday after the largest fuel pipeline in the US was hit by a ransomware cyber-attack. The Colonial Pipeline carries 2.5 million barrels a day – 45% of the […]
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Cyber-attack hackers threaten to share US police informant data

April 27, 2021 World Justice News 0
Washington DC’s Metropolitan Police Department has said its computer network has been breached in a targeted cyber-attack, US media report. A ransomware group called Babuk is reportedly threatening to release sensitive data on police informants […]
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Russian pleads guilty to Tesla ransomware plot

March 20, 2021 World Justice News 0
A Russian man in the US has pleaded guilty to plotting to extort money from the electric car company Tesla. Egor Igorevich Kriuchkov is accused of offering an employee $1m (£721,000) to place ransomware in […]
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US charges three North Koreans over $1.3bn theft

February 17, 2021 World Justice News 0
Three North Koreans have been charged in the US over a scheme to steal and extort more than $1.3bn (£940m) from banks and businesses around the world. The three, who are not in custody, are […]

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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

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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 […]
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