Russian charged for trying to recruit company employee to install malware

The US Department of Justice has charged a Russian citizen who travelled to the US to recruit a big company employee to install malware on the business' computers.

SEC proposes new data security rules to protect securities traders

The Securities and Exchange Commission has announced plans to amend the data security rules surrounding US securities trading.

Law firm calls for Wirecard investors to sign up for class action lawsuit

Faruqi & Faruqi, a leading national securities law firm, reminds American Wirecard investors that they have until September 8 to sign up to be part of a class action lawsuit against the collapsed FinTech.

PayU calls for the UK government to adopt a global perspective when supporting FinTechs...

After a damning survey revealed that only one in four FinTech founders believe the UK government has been sufficiently supportive during the pandemic, PayU is now asking it to adopt a global perspective.

29 FinTech funding rounds from the last week that you can’t afford to miss

While Robinhood's massive Series G round may have secured the most headlines last week, InsurTech and PropTech ventures bagged the most capital injections.

Experian exposed the consumer data of 24 million South Africans in a hack

Credit scoring and comparison company Experian may have exposed the private data of 24 million South African customers and 800,000 companies in a cybersecurity breach.

Barclays warns that scams have increased 66% during the Covid-19 pandemic

Scammers increased their activities by 66% in the first six months of 2020, according to new research from Barclays.

Remote workers using personal devices causes rise in cybersecurity risks

Almost a quarter of professionals working from home have used unauthorised devices, which has increased the risk of breaches, according to new research from CybSafe, the London-based cybersecurity software platform.

Covid-19 could make Middle Eastern cybersecurity market skyrocket to $29.9bn by 2025

The coronavirus pandemic could see the cybersecurity market in the Middle East grow from $15.6bn in 2020 to $29.bn by 2025, according to new research.

Netskope builds new data centre in Tel Aviv

Cloud security company Netskope is expanding its Netskope NewEdge network with a new data centre in Tel Aviv.

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