Hacker makes off with $600m in world’s largest crypto-heist

Hackers have stolen $600m worth of cryptocurrency from decentralised finance platform (defi) Poly Network, but the blockchain records show they have already started to return the funds. About $267m... Read more »

Extreme Networks aims to enhance SD-WAN offer with Ipanema acquisition

Extreme Networks has revealed that it intends to acquire Ipanematech SAS, with the aim of expanding its advanced networking portfolio and offering new cloud-managed software-defined wide are area networking... Read more »

Microsoft fixes seven critical bugs on light Patch Tuesday

Microsoft has resolved a total of 44 common vulnerabilities and exposures (CVEs), seven of which were rated as critical and only one of which was being actively exploited in... Read more »

The Netherlands still lacks digital resilience, says report

Despite positive developments in cyber security, various incidents in the past year have shown there is still plenty of work to be done in the Netherlands, according to a report by the... Read more »

Ransomware demands and payments hit new records

The average ransom paid by victim organisations has increased by 82% since 2020 to a record  $570,000, as cyber criminals intensify their ransomware efforts with increasingly aggressive tactics, according... Read more »

Third of finance firms accelerate use of artificial intelligence to detect money laundering

Finance firms are stepping up their investments in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) as part of their anti-money laundering (AML) investments. Covid-19 and the disruption it brought... Read more »

Dutch lead the way in protecting themselves against internet risks

The Dutch are the safest internet users in Europe across all age groups, according to a study of citizens across the continent. The study by data protection company heyData... Read more »

Ransomware attacks increase dramatically during 2021

The frequency of ransomware attacks has increased dramatically over the past year, with 93% more carried out in the first half of 2021 than the same period last year,... Read more »

Five tips to ensure your crisis comms plan is ready for a cyber attack

On 12 May 2021, the Biden administration unveiled an executive order to improve the US’s cyber security defences. The approach is meant to “improve its efforts to identify, deter,... Read more »

Technical hiccups force Babuk ransomware gang to change tactics

Technical difficulties associated with the creation of new ransomware variants to target Linux and Unix, and VMware ESXi systems, may have forced the Babuk ransomware gang to change up... Read more »
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