Latest cybersecurity reporting from selected sources.

NCSC boss says China's whole-of-state cyber machine has become Britain's peer competitor in cyberspace State-sponsored cyberattacks from Chinese intelligence and military agencies display "an eye-watering level of sophistication," UK National Cyber Security Centre CEO Richard Horne is expected to say in a less-than-cheery opening speech to kick off its annual conference.…

Synnovis, a leading UK pathology services provider, is notifying healthcare providers that a data breach occurred following a ransomware attack in June 2024, which resulted in the theft of some patients' data. [...]

Ransomware Attack on British Pathology Lab Disrupted Patient Care for MonthsBritish pathology laboratory services firm Synnovis has completed a forensics review of data stolen in a June 2024 ransomware attack and is notifying affected healthcare organizations. Those providers will be responsible for notifying their own affected patients, if deemed necessary, the firm said.

Ransomware Group Lynx Reportedly Stole 4TB of DataThe U.K. Ministry of Defense is investigating an apparent data breach by Russian-speaking ransomware hackers of a building facilities contractor with ties to the military. The Lynx ransomware group posted on its darkweb site samples of what it says is 4 terabytes of data stolen from the Dodd Group.

The UK National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has formally attributed 'Authentic Antics' espionage malware attacks to APT28 (Fancy Bear), threat actor already linked to Russia's military intelligence service (GRU). [...]

Incident responders suggested sweeping improvements following Active Directory database heist Exclusive Cybercriminals broke into systems belonging to the UK's NHS Professionals body in May 2024, stealing its Active Directory database, but the healthcare organization never publicly disclosed it, The Register can reveal.…

Nearly 83,000 people had their data stolen amid chaos that struck NHS healthcare The UK's data protection watchdog says it plans to fine a managed software provider to the NHS £6.09 million ($7.7 million) for failings that led to a 2022 ransomware attack.…

Plus: Alleged front sanctioned, UK blames PRC for Electoral Commission theft, and does America need a Cyber Force? The United States on Monday accused seven Chinese men of breaking into computer networks, email accounts, and cloud storage belonging to numerous critical infrastructure organizations, companies, and individuals, including politicians and their political parties.…