One of the largest police forces in Britain is working to contain the effects of a cyberattack that has exposed the personal information of thousands of officers.
The Clop ransomware group's zero-day attack on MOVEit software was its fourth data theft campaign targeting secure file transfer users. Organizations can combat
and the information commissioner. there are many unanswered questions about this latest attack. who was behind it? how many officers are affected? and what might the loss of this highly sensitive data mean for their security? joe inwood, bbc news. live now to jake moore, a global cybersecurity adviser at the software firm eset. jake, welcome to the programme. what s your take on what happened here? ~ ~ , , , here? well, i think this is yet another worrying here? well, i think this is yet another worrying and - here? well, i think this is yet l another worrying and damaging blunder by the organisation that s designed to protect us. and i think, like we ve been discussing, it s a supply chain attack and criminals have simply located that weakest link in the chain, which they are very good and getting better at doing. but police suppliers when their contracts and often choose the cheapest, which can potentially come with security risks and failures if
how many officers are affected? and what might the loss of this highly sensitive data mean for their security? joe inwood, bbc news. jake moore is a global cybersecurity adviser at the software firm eset and he gave his reaction to the suspected data breach. well, i think this is yet another worrying and damaging blunder by the organisation that s designed to protect us. and i think, like we ve been discussing, it s a supply chain attack, and criminals have simply located that weakest link in that chain, which they re very good and getting better at doing. but police suppliers, they win their contracts and often choose the cheapest, which can potentially come with security risks and failures if that s not in the programme to start off with. right, but would it not be the responsibility of the metropolitan police to check the security standards of any third parties? it would be, but sometimes it s a race to the finish on these