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Over a third of technology and media companies in the UK suffered a serious cyber-incident last year, according to new data from insurer Hiscox. The firm claimed that 34% of firms in the technology, media and telecoms (TMT) sector were caught out by a cyber-incident or breach in 2020, leading...

Social media companies have moved swiftly to block posts by Donald Trump in the wake of extraordinary scenes in the US capital that have left four people dead. Twitter and Facebook both blocked the outgoing President’s accounts following policy violations, removing posts which repeated baseless...

Thousands of Department of Justice (DoJ) email accounts were accessed by SolarWinds attackers last year, the department has confirmed. The DoJ issued a brief statement yesterday to shed more light on the impact of the attacks, which the government has so far acknowledged and blamed on Russia...

Global security giant Kaspersky and robot cybersecurity firm Alias Robotics have announced a partnership that will seek to enhance protection for robots used in operational technology (OT) infrastructure. Used in many industrial operations, robots – a key component of Industry 4.0 – represent...

Deepfake video and audio technologies could become a major threat to businesses over the next two years, leading to substantial financial losses, according to a report by CyberCube entitled Social Engineering: Blurring reality and fake. The cyber insurance analytics firm said that...

Enterprise security firm Panaseer has announced the appointment of Jonathan Gill as its new CEO. Gill succeeds Panaseer founder Nik Whitfield in the role, with Whitfield becoming chairman and chief seer of the organization. Gill brings a proven record of accomplishment in both leadership and...

Sensitive data stolen from Hackney Council in the UK has allegedly been published online, three months after the ransomware attack on the local authority that took place last year. A cyber-criminal group called Pysa/Mespinoza has claimed it has published a range of information resulting from...

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Software firm HelpSystems has announced the acquisition of FileCatalyst to boost the speed and security of its file transfer offerings. FileCatalyst specializes in helping transfer extremely large files in organizations at hundreds of times faster than what the file transfer protocol allows...

A well-known Chinese state-backed APT group is believed to have been responsible for multiple ransomware attacks against firms last year, according to new research. A report from Security Joes and Pro reveals how the vendors uncovered the links after investigating an incident in which...

Cyber-attacks on global healthcare organizations (HCOs) increased at more than double the rate of those targeting other sectors over the past two months, according to Check Point. The security vendor’s latest data covers the period from the beginning of November to the end of 2020, and compares...

Cybersecurity firm Ericom Software has announced the appointment of Dr Chase Cunningham as its first chief strategy officer. Joining from market research company Forrester, Cunningham will be responsible for shaping Ericom’s strategic vision, roadmap and key partnerships. Cunningham has over 19...

A spate of swatting attacks waged against users of smart-home devices in America has prompted the Federal Bureau of Investigation to issue a public warning. The term 'swatting' is used to describe a hoax call made to emergency services, typically reporting an immediate threat to human life, to...

American cloud security provider iboss today announced that it has raised $145m in new funding. The fresh financing will be spent on supporting the company's "rapid growth" in a market it says is worth $25bn. iboss is a privately held company founded in 2003 that is headquartered in Boston...

A former civil servant has been imprisoned in the United Kingdom for hacking into the computer accounts of nearly 600 women and girls to blackmail them into sharing sexually explicit images of themselves. Akash Sondhi, of Chafford Hundred, Essex, engaged in a cybercrime spree that lasted...

The US government has, for the first time, attributed the SolarWinds cyber-espionage attacks to Russia, and clarified that fewer agencies have been affected than some first thought. A lengthy joint statement from the FBI, NSA, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) and the...

The public sector is leading the way on ransomware resilience and refusing to pay its attackers, according to new research from Veritas. The data management firm polled 2690 IT execs at companies of over 1000 employees to compile its 2020 Ransomware Resiliency Report. It found that 86% of...

The volume of dark web forum members is on the rise, with visitor numbers surging 44% during the first COVID-19 lockdowns last year, according to new data from Sixgill. The cyber-intelligence firm analyzed five popular English and Russian language forums to better understand their popularity...

Cybersecurity company BlueVoyant has announced a strategic partnership with third-party risk management consultancy DVV Solutions. The collaboration will enable BlueVoyant’s Cyber Risk Management (CRx) services to be delivered to DVV Solutions’ global customer base. The firm said it can now...