Security Technology

The US Department of Justice (D.O.J) has revealed it has recovered the majority of the $4.4m ransom payment paid by Colonial Pipeline to the DarkSide ransomware variant.

As the number of people using services online has ballooned over the last year due to the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, the threat posed by cybercriminals around the world has grown even stronger. How can companies and governments alike deal with this coming storm?

San Francisco-based cybersecurity startup [redacted] emerged from stealth with $35m in Series B funding.

Estonian identity verification firm Veriff has launched its new Anti Money Laundering (AML) compliance to aid companies in complying with AML regulations.

HSBC UK has launched a fraud awareness app to provide companies with news on emerging scams in real-time as well as tips and advice.

A Russian-speaking cybercriminal forum has hosted a contest for cybercriminals to provide methods for targeting cryptocurrency-related technology.

Brazilian identity verification and background check company idwall, which offers onboarding with selfie biometrics, has raised $38m in Series C funding.

Security analytics and automation company Exabeam banks a $200m Series F growth round at a valuation of $2.4bn.

The Swedish Public Health Agency temporarily closed down the country’s infectious diseases database SmiNet following several hacking attempts.

The US has confirmed that the cyberattack on food processing company JBS Foods was a ransomware attack likely coordinated by a Russian group.