Reports of widespread cyberattacks on several U.S. government agency websites have sent shockwaves throughout the country and the world, raising concerns about the ability of any institution to protect its vital and confidential data. The thinking goes that if the U.S. Treasury and Commerce departments...
In today’s top news, cybersecurity firm FireEye announced that it had been hacked by a suspected nation-state, and PayPal’s iZettle added QR code payments to its POS app in the U.K. Plus, Robinhood is in talks to go public. Cybersecurity Firm FireEye Hacked By Suspected...
The cybersecurity firm FireEye — which counts numerous government agencies among its clients — said in a blog post that its proprietary tools were hacked by a suspected nation-state. “We were attacked by a highly sophisticated threat actor, one whose discipline, operational security, and techniques...
U.S. cybersecurity firm FireEye said it suspects China is behind a surge in cyberspying that began in January, just when the coronavirus was starting to seriously spread outside of China, according to a report by Reuters. The firm wrote a report that said it suspected...
December 14, 2020
FireEye has closed on a $400 million investment by Blackstone, barely a week after one of the world’s top cybersecurity firms disclosed that its own files were hacked by what federal authorities suspect was a foreign intelligence service. The investment will be managed by Blackstone Tactical Opportunities, with ClearSky, an investment firm with a focus […]
December 09, 2020
The cybersecurity firm FireEye — which counts numerous government agencies among its clients — said in a blog post that its proprietary tools were hacked by a suspected nation-state. “We...
March 25, 2020
U.S. cybersecurity firm FireEye said it suspects China is behind a surge in cyberspying that began in January, just when the coronavirus was starting to seriously spread outside of China,...
September 20, 2018
A security firm has revealed that a payment portal used for local government services, such as paying for utilities and permits, has been targeted by hackers. The self-hosted Click2Gov’s servers —...
