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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
