Uber is talking to law enforcement after a hacker reportedly breached its internal network, including its Slack server, technology systems, Amazon Web Services, Google clouds, and VMware systems. “We are currently responding to a cybersecurity incident. We are in touch with law enforcement and will...
Cyberattacks on healthcare payment processors are escalating, with multiple reports of victims’ payments being redirected by thieves using employees’ publicly-available Personally Identifiable Information (PII) and social engineering techniques to impersonate victims. The cybercriminals impersonated victims and obtained access to files, healthcare portals, payment information and...
Shares in Darktrace tumbled more than 30% on Thursday (Sept. 8) morning after private equity group Thoma Bravo announced it would not make an offer for the British cybersecurity firm. In a statement reported in the Financial Times, Darktrace said “early stage discussions took place...
Blockchain data platform Chainalysis has started a new subsidiary, Chainalysis Government Solutions, to advise U.S. defense, intelligence, law enforcement and civilian agencies, a company post said July 27. It will work with law enforcement and government agencies investigating cryptocurrencies, criminal operations, and recovery of funds...
Financial institutions (FIs) in several countries have begun to launch information-sharing platforms in an effort to better spot fraud and money laundering. Research overseen by the United Kingdom think tank the Royal United Services Institute has found at least 15 information-sharing projects around the world,...
The U.K. Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) published on Monday, July 11, a report about the government use of private correspondence channels like WhatsApp, private emails and messaging apps to conduct official business. As a result of the risks identified in the report, the ICO is...
Delio, the first virtual asset service provider (VASP) in Korea has launched the country’s first cryptocurrency bank, offering money market deposit accounts (MMDA) that enable crypto deposit and withdrawal at any time, according to a Thursday (July 7) blog post. As a crypto bank, Delio...
Apple has put out two initiatives to help users fend off digital threats such as state-sponsored mercenary spyware, the tech giant announced in a company blog post Wednesday (July 6). Lockdown Mode, as one of them is called, will be an optional offering that aims...
Nine people were arrested following the interception of a European Union payments phishing campaign that allegedly defrauded over 5,000 citizens of Ukraine of more than 100 million hryvnias (about $3.39 million), according to a press release. The Ukraine Cyber Police Department and the Pechersk Police...
