Significant cyberattack shuts down Covid-19 vaccine portal in Lazio
The operations of a Lazio-based Covid-19 vaccination registration system have been brought to a standstill after a cyberattack shut down its system.
Ransomware attacks climb dramatically in first half of 2021
A mid-year report by internet security company SonicWall has found the number of ransomware attacks in H1 2021 has already outperformed the entire year of 2020.
Abrigo capitalises on 30% revenue growth with fresh strategic investment
Abrigo, a provider of compliance, risk and lending services, has received a strategic investment from funds managed by Carlyle.
ComplyAdvantage, McKinsey execs bet on UK-based cybersecurity startup seedata.io in pre-seed round
Seedata.io, a London-based cybersecurity SaaS startup, raised £640,000 in a pre-seed funding round.
Celo teams up with FinClusive to implement KYC/AML tools to its digital wallet
Open source blockchain ecosystem Celo has teamed up with FinClusive, which provides accounts and payment solutions with embedded AML tools.
US cyber director Inglis calls for cyber statistics bureau creation
US national cyber director Chris Inglis has endorsed a plan for the creation of a bureau of cyber statistics which will collect and analyse threat data.
Finite State fetches $30m to secure connected devices in the global supply chain industry
Columbus OH-based connected device security company Finite State raised $30m in Series B funding led by Energize Ventures and with participation from Schneider Electric Ventures and Merlin Ventures.
Threat detection firm Venari Security pulls in £4.2m Series A
London-based Venari Security has raised £4.2m from a Series A funding round that included a number of high-profile cybersecurity backers.
Microsoft underlines heightened concern from call centre ransomware scheme
Microsoft has claimed a ransomware campaign employing bogus call centers to trick victims into downloading malware may be more dangerous than previously thought.
‘Shooting war’ with a major power could break out over cyberattacks, Biden reveals
President Joe Biden has claimed the US is more likely to end up in a ‘real shooting war with a major power’ due to cybercrime than any other form of conflict.