Ten brands account for 56% of impersonation-based phishing attempts
Just ten brands accounted for more than half of all spoof and impersonation-based phishing, a new report from Area 1 Security finds.
Cybersecurity startup Blumira raises $10.3m in its Series A round
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 warns of cybercriminals using vaccine scams to defraud governments
Interpol has warned that organised crime groups are attempting to defraud governments by offering fake Covid-19 vaccine deals.
T-Mobile confirms data breach after 100 million customers compromised
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.
Baffle closes Series B to capitalise on year of strong growth
Baffle, which claims to offer universal data protection, has scored $20m in its Series B round, which will support it bolster its product development.
Serbia-based Trickest closes seed round to spur hiring drive
Serbia-based cybersecurity platform Trickest has reportedly raised €1.4m in its seed round, which will accelerate its recruitment efforts.
Chinese spies posed as Iranians to breach Israeli networks, cyber firm FireEye claims
Security company FireEye has claimed that Chinese spies pretended to be Iranian hackers for two years to break into Israeli government and telecommunication networks.
German firms suffer more than twice as much damage from cyberattacks since pandemic began
German companies facing a shortage of cybersecurity professionals as the pandemic creates new avenues of attack, new report found.
Accenture hit by ransomware attack by LockBit 2.0 group
IT consultancy giant Accenture has suffered a ransomware hack at the hands of ransomware group LockBit 2.0.
US making cybersecurity progress but work still needed, congressional report details
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.
