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NHS Dumfries and Galloway faced a cyber attack that led to the theft and publication of a considerable volume of data on the dark web. The breach initially exposed a small portion of patient data in March, and as the attackers warned, further releases followed. Subsequent leaks included identifiable details of patients and staff.

Chief Executive Julie White labeled the act as an “utterly abhorrent” operation, typical of criminal cyber activities. The health board is currently working with agencies like Police Scotland, the National Cyber Security Centre, and the Scottish Government to examine the extent of the breach, which is actively under criminal investigation.

What Is The Effect On Patients And Staff?

The data breach has caused noticeable stress among patients…

A PSYCHIATRIST who helped run a dark web site dedicated to the sexual abuse of children has been jailed for six years.

National Crime Agency officers identified Dr Kabir Garg, 33, as one of the moderators of a site called The Annex, which had around 90,000 members worldwide and saw hundreds of links to child abuse material shared every day.

Officers arrested Garg at his flat in Lewisham, London in November 2022 as part of a coordinated operation with international partners, at a time when the site was open on his laptop with Garg logged into his moderator account.

Members accessed The Annex using Tor, a dark web browser which is estimated to have 1.4 million global users.

A NHS junior doctor has been jailed for his role in running a dark web chat site that hosted indecent images of children.

Kabir Garg, 33, of Station Road, Lewisham, held an account on a dark website which allows users to share links to indecent images of children and provides message boards to discuss them.

“Moderators” of the site actively encourage users to interact, rewarding them with additional access and benefits.

Today, at Woolwich Crown Court, Garg was jailed for six years.

Between May 2021 and November 2022, Garg, who worked as a psychiatrist for the South London and Maudsley NHS Trust, facilitated the sexual exploitation of children by acting as a moderator of the site.

He oversaw the smooth running of the site – enforcing rules, providing users with access to…

While the latest cyber exploits grab headlines, a less-dramatic side of threat activity also deserves attention: bulletproof hosting services (BPHS). These web hosting sites specialize in providing resilient internet hosting services which are valuable to cyber criminals wanting to avoid regulatory and legal scrutiny. They enable their customers to host data and services that would be disallowed by other providers or could be easily removed by law enforcement.

Gaining real-time insights into BPHS can help your security team better understand – and counter – potential threats.

Threat actors need hosting services, too 

Just as legitimate organizations depend on web hosting to store web content and provide internet connectivity, many cybercriminals need third-party infrastructure…

A dual national of the United States and Ireland was sentenced yesterday to 324 months, or 27 years, in federal prison followed by a lifetime of supervised release for conspiracy to advertise child pornography.

Eric Eoin Marques, 36, of Dublin, Ireland, pleaded guilty on Feb. 6, 2020 to conspiracy to advertise child pornography. According to court documents, between July 24, 2008 and July 29, 2013, Marques operated a free anonymous hosting service located on the dark web, an area of the internet that is only accessible by means of special software, allowing users and website operators to remain anonymous or untraceable. The hosting service hosted websites that allowed users to view and share images documenting the sexual abuse of children, including the abuse of prepubescent minors…