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Police wary Medusa hackers may strike again

Authorities are concerned over an eerie silence from the notorious Medusa ransomware gang who, after a cyberattack on the Open University, demanded $100,000 not to publish stolen data. The ransomware group leaked

25th April 2023

Cyprus

Hackers release stolen Uni data online

The notorious Medusa ransomware gang has fulfilled its threat and leaked stolen information from the Open University of Cyprus to the dark web, making it available to data brokers and identity thieves.

21st April 2023

Cyprus/Life & Society

Land Registry portal offline until mid-April

The Land Registry’s online platform is still knocked out, following the cyber attack some ten days ago, with officials saying it may take several weeks before technicians can get the vital service

21st March 2023

Cyprus/Property

COVID19: Cyprus firms targeted by state-backed hackers

Leaders in Cyprus financial services, healthcare and consulting have been targeted by government-backed ‘hack-for-hire firms’ exploiting the coronavirus pandemic, according to Google data. Security experts at Alphabet Inc’s Google sent 1,755 warnings

28th May 2020

Cyprus/World