A record number of cyber incidents impacted Britain’s critical drinking water supplies this year without being publicly disclosed, according to information obtained by Recorded Future News.

The exact nature of these incidents is unclear, and they may include operational failures as well as attacks. Under British cybersecurity laws — known as the NIS Regulations — critical infrastructure companies are required to report “significant incidents” to the government within three days or face a fine of up to £17 million ($21 million).

A major company made a staggering $75 million ransomware payment to hackers earlier this year, according to cybersecurity vendor Zscaler.

Zscaler made the claim in a Tuesday report examining the latest trends in ransomware attacks, which continue to ensnare companies, hospitals, and schools across the country.

A notorious cybercriminal involved in breaches has released a database containing 70 million US criminal records.

With 70 zero-days uncovered so far this year, 2023 is on track to set a new record.

• U.S. banks and financial institutions processed more than $1 billion in potential ransomware-related payments in 2021.
• It’s a new record and almost triple the amount that was reported the previous year.
• Over half the ransomware attacks are attributed to suspected Russian cyber hackers, according to a new report.

The risk of distributed denial-of-service attacks (DDoS) has never been greater. Over the past several years, organizations have encountered a deluge of DDoS extortion, novel threats, state-sponsored hacktivism, and unprecedented innovation in the threat landscape.