Tag: Cybersecurity

Just ten brands accounted for more than half of all spoof and impersonation-based phishing, a new report from Area 1 Security finds.

Blumira, a provider of automated threat detection and response technology, has raised $10.3m in its Series A round, which will help it bolster its technology innovation.

Interpol has warned that organised crime groups are attempting to defraud governments by offering fake Covid-19 vaccine deals.

T-Mobile has confirmed it has suffered a data breach after hackers obtained records of up to 100 million of its customers and is offering to put them up for sale.

Serbia-based cybersecurity platform Trickest has reportedly raised €1.4m in its seed round, which will accelerate its recruitment efforts.

IT consultancy giant Accenture has suffered a ransomware hack at the hands of ransomware group LockBit 2.0.

A report by the US Cyberspace Solarium Commission has found the US has made significant progress in shoring its cyber defences but that its work is not over yet.

A survey by cybersecurity company Sophos has found that retail organisations have become a popular target for ransomware and data stealing during the pandemic.

The cyberspace race is heating up. Over the past year, the number of ransomware and general cyberattacks have increased dramatically, with more companies, individuals and even governments falling into digital bear traps. How will this growing problem impact financial institutions?

Consumer antivirus company NortonLifeLock has entered an agreement to purchase competitor Avast in a deal valued between $8.1bn and $8.6bn.