Cybercrime cases soared 125% in the first half of 2021, Accenture report finds
A half-year report by Accenture’s cyber investigations, forensics, and response team has discovered cases of cybercrime climbed by triple digits in H1 2021.
Hunters aims to lead XDR market following $30m Series B raise
Israeli cybersecurity firm Hunters has secured $30m from a Bessemer Venture Partners-led Series B funding round.
FBI finds cybercrime group has targeted US firms since November last year
The FBI has discovered that the OnePercent ransomware gang has been actively targeting US organisations since November 2020 as a ransomware affiliate.
US teams with Singapore to tackle cybersecurity, sustainable finance challenges
The US and Singaporean governments have entered into a new cooperation agreement to partner in the key areas of cybersecurity, the economy and the climate.
MAS, US Treasury pledge deeper collaboration in cybersecurity in new MoU
Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the US Treasury have inked a series of memorandums of understanding (MOUs) to widen their collaboration in cybersecurity...
SecurityScorecard teams up with Tenable to improve risk management
SecurityScorecard, a provider of cybersecurity ratings, has teamed up with cyber exposure company Tenable to help businesses better see their risk posture.
Private equity firm sells Utimaco Verwaltungs
Private equity firm EQT has sold Utimaco Verwaltungs, a developer of cybersecurity solution, to alternative asset manager SGT Capital.
Hackers stole personal data from over 40 million T-Mobile customers in ‘sophisticated cyberattack’
Data from 40 million T-Mobile customers was compromised by hackers as part of a recent breach of the telecom giant.
CISA offers government and private sector guidance on ransomware prevention
The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has shared guidance on how the government and private sector can prevent ransomware data breaches.
Web application attacks on financial services see sharp incline in H1 2021
A study by cybersecurity firm Imperva Research Labs has found web applications attacks on the financial services industry hiked 38% between January and May 2021.
