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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...

Secure Chorus, a not-for-profit membership organization for the development of strategies, standards and capabilities in the field of information security, has announced the transfer of ownership of its interoperability standards for enterprise grade encrypted messaging apps to the European...

Poor-quality software cost America over $2tn last year, according to a new report by the Consortium for Information & Software Quality (CISQ). The "Cost of Poor Software Quality in the US: A 2020 Report," which was co-sponsored by American software company Synopsys, found that the cost of poor...

The UK's flag-carrier airline is said to be planning to begin settlement discussions that could see customers who became the victims of a data breach receive a compensation payout of up to £3bn. British Airways customers were impacted by two data breaches in 2018. Between April and July 2018...

Thousands of cryptocurrency users have fallen victim to a sophisticated threat campaign that uses trojanized apps to drain funds from digital wallets. The recently discovered campaign is a wide-ranging operation that encompasses fake companies, a marketing campaign, custom-built cryptocurrency...

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...

The United States has imprisoned the leader and several members of a cyber-gang that stole $5m in a skimming attack on gas pumps in the Eastern District of Virginia. According to court documents, the six conspirators placed skimming devices on gas pumps located in Northampton County. The...

The United States Army has promoted the first Army Reserve cyber officer to the rank of brigadier general. Colonel Robert Powell Jr. was promoted in a December ceremony held at Signal Theater at Fort Gordon in Georgia. Having pinned the one-star rank to his Army Green Service Uniform, Powell...

Cyber-attackers are disguising malware as a video file depicting a fake sex scandal involving United States President Donald Trump. The email-based attack was discovered by cybersecurity researchers at Trustwave who were reviewing their spam traps. Targets are sent an email with the...

The Russian CEO of a software provider has hit back at reports that one of the firm’s products may have been exploited by Russian hackers in the recent SolarWinds campaign. Czech-headquartered JetBrains provides tools for software developers including TeamCity, a continuous integration and...

The infamous operators of the Ryuk ransomware have amassed a fortune of at least $150m, according to researchers who studied the flow of Bitcoin to the group. A new report from US threat prevention firm AdvIntel and UK-based threat intelligence vendor Hyas is based on analysis of 61...

Ping Identity has announced the appointment of Hall of Fame CIO Paul Martin to its board of directors. Martin will help the security firm enhance its leadership strategy and IT innovation. He joins with a strong track record as an IT leader, having received a number of accolades. This includes...