Security Technology

Interpol claims it has intercepted $83m belonging to victims of online financial crime from being transferred into the accounts of their hackers.

While Covid-19 continues to haunt us, the FinTech industry continues to rake in millions of dollars. Neobanks and cybersecurity companies were the top-scoring sectors to raise investment among the 42 rounds that FinTech Global reported on last week.

Food processing giant JBS Foods has closed down production at multiple sites globally following a cyberattack.

Dutch payment fraud detection firm Fraudio has bagged $3.3m in a seed funding round.

Uptycs, which leverages cloud-native security analytics to protect endpoints, has netted $50m in its Series C round, which was led by Norwest Venture Partners.

Wiz, an Israel-based cloud infrastructure protection company, has reportedly raised a fresh $120m, just months after bagging $130m in its Series B.

Japan has experienced two recent cyberattacks that were directed at the Fujitsu company and Greater Tokyo-based Narita Airport.

SAM Seamless Network, a cybersecurity platform aimed at SMBs, has bagged $20m in its Series B funding round.

A Biden administration directive will require US pipeline operators to conduct a cybersecurity assessment on their pipelines following the recent Colonial Pipeline hack.

Belgium’s Federal Public Service (FPS) Interior has claimed it has suffered a ‘complex, sophisticated and targeted cyberattack’ to its IT system.