More money has been stolen through authorised push payment (APP) scams than through card fraud as criminals have sought to avoid the automated checks within banking IT systems. According... Read more »
News about tech wars and data protectionism highlights the geopolitical nature of technology and data in today’s global economy. Given the different national interests and socio-economic norms involved, it... Read more »
The Government Digital Service (GDS) is using technology from a startup created by web inventor Tim Berners-Lee to offer citizens greater control over their personal data when accessing online... Read more »
Today’s supply chains could be compared to the ancient silk road on the basis of the length of the chain, the multiple touchpoints and the variety of products. But... Read more »
The Czechia-based Suex cryptocurrency exchange has been sanctioned by the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (Ofac) for its alleged role in handling financial transactions... Read more »
An investigation is to take place into a serious data breach arising from an email error at the UK’s Ministry of Defence (MoD), which mistakenly exposed the personal data... Read more »
The national police services of Italy and Spain, with support from European agencies Europol and Eurojust, have successfully dismantled an organised cyber crime operation linked to the Italian Mafia... Read more »
A wave of new BlackMatter ransomware attacks has hit multiple organisations around the world in the past few days, with notable new victims including media marketing services firm Marketron,... Read more »
Dutch educational institutions are increasingly becoming victims of cyber crime. A recent incident involved ROC Mondriaan, a secondary vocational education institute in The Hague region, which had to start... Read more »
Cyber security software supplier BitDefender has released a universal decryptor for the REvil ransomware, enabling victims of attacks made before 13 July 2021 to restore their files without paying... Read more »