Tag: Cybercrime
over 1 year ago
cityam.com

Chinese state-backed hackers attack energy projects in South China Sea

The Chinese government is using state-backed hackers to launch cyberattacks against energy projects in the South Chin...

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over 1 year ago
inews.co.uk

Apple security alert highlights importance of installing updates, cyber-experts say

Installing the latest updates on your phone and other devices could protect them from hackers

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over 1 year ago
cityam.com

Lloyd's of London tells insurers to make exclusions for state-backed cyberattacks

Lloyd’s of London has said its insurers will be required to make exclusions for state-backed cyberattacks in their cy...

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almost 2 years ago
cityam.com

Exclusive: Surge in fraud and scams sends shivers through the City's financial services space

Close to half of Londoners believe the financial services industry is more vulnerable to fraud and scams than ever be...

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almost 2 years ago
cityam.com

Lawyers should stop telling clients to pay ransoms to hackers, UK watchdogs say

Lawyers should not advise their clients to pay out ransoms to hackers, the UK’s data protection watchdog and cybersec...

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almost 2 years ago
cityam.com

Cybersecurity is not just the IT team’s responsibility: 'This mistaken belief will cost you dearl...

Globally, SMEs have proven themselves to be easy and profitable targets for cybercriminals. Alarming statistics seem ...

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almost 2 years ago
cityam.com

Hackers delay Vladimir Putin's opening speech at Russia's version of Davos

Hackers on Friday halted the start of Vladimir Putin’s opening speech to the St Petersburg conference dubbed 'Russia’...

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almost 2 years ago
cityam.com

UK small businesses being priced out of cyber insurance by high premiums and cost-of-living crunch

The UK’s small businesses are increasingly being priced out of cyber insurance policies, due to sky-high premiums and...

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about 2 years ago
cityam.com

UK stamps out record number of online scams following defence push

A record number of online scams were removed from the internet last year thanks to the nation’s cyber experts signifi...

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about 2 years ago
cityam.com

Revenue dips for cyber firm Avast following Russian exit and acquisitions

Revenue was down one per cent to $234.6m (£187.3m) for cyber security firm Avast as the firm rolls out new products a...

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about 2 years ago
cityam.com

UK fraud office returns £1m to victims of 'Wolf of Wimbledon' scammer

The UK’s serious fraud office (SFO) has returned £1m in stolen funds to more than 200 victims of Australian fraudster...

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about 2 years ago
cityam.com

UCL hit by nearly 60m email attacks since start of 2022

(Photo by Ian Waldie/Getty Images) University College London was whacked with almost 60 million malicious email attac...

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about 2 years ago
cityam.com

Major firms should be ready for wave of Russian cyberattacks, global spy alliance says

UK companies should protect themselves against cyberattacks and be wary of hackers exploiting software used to work f...

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about 2 years ago
cityam.com

Russian cyberattacks could cost insurers billions, industry experts warn

Insurers could be forced to pay out billions to those impacted by cyberattacks following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine...

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about 2 years ago
cityam.com

Businesses urged to boost cyber security as new data reveals a third of firms are suffering weekl...

Businesses and charities are being urged to strengthen their cyber security practices now as new figures show the fre...

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about 2 years ago
cityam.com

UK ransomware attacks double in past year

New data has revealed that the number of ransomware attacks reported to the Information Commissioner’s Office has inc...

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about 2 years ago
inews.co.uk

Two years in jail for 'cyber flashers' as Government prepares to unveil Online Safety Bill

The Government hopes the long-awaited legislation will hold tech firms to account over pornography, abuse and promoti...

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about 2 years ago
cityam.com

Google snaps up cybersecurity firm Mandiant for £4.1bn

Alphabet's Google has snapped up cybersecurity firm Mandiant for $5.4bn (£4.1bn) in cash as the company expands its t...

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about 2 years ago
cityam.com

A third of mid-market firms were whacked by hacker outages in 2021

New research has revealed that one in three mid-market firms suffered from a hacker induced outage in 2021. According...

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about 2 years ago
cityam.com

UK fraudsters extend their reach after taking advantage of two-thirds more victims during Covid

The number of UK fraud cases worth more than £100,000 jumped by two-thirds (66 per cent) between 2020 and 2021, accor...

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about 2 years ago
cityam.com

Darktrace snaps up Dutch Cybersprint to drive preventative cyber attack approach

Tech darling Darktrace announced that it has snapped up Cybersprint, an attack surface management company that provid...

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about 2 years ago
cityam.com

'Tech success story': UK cyber security firms hit record £10.1bn revenue

Britain’s tech sector continues to break records as new government data shows more than 1,800 cyber security firms ge...

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about 2 years ago
cityam.com

Current approach to £750m fraud tsunami is like taking a knife into a gunfight, says e-crime guru

From scam phone calls, text messages and emails, fake websites, falsified documents and fake insurance claims, fraud ...

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about 2 years ago
politico.eu

Cyber tensions rise as West fears invasion of Ukraine

NATO countries face cyberattacks and disinformation as troops build up at Ukraine’s border.

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over 2 years ago
cityam.com

UK public sector security needs to be 'agile' amid fears of Russian cyberattack

The UK’s public sector needs to be “agile” in employing the government’s new cybersecurity strategy, according to ana...

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over 2 years ago
cityam.com

UK is losing fight against fraud as anti-watchdogs are "under-resourced"

An anti-corruption think-tank has warned the UK is losing the fight against financial crime, as a lack of funding has...

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over 2 years ago
politico.eu

Volvo Cars says it suffered cyberattack

Statement says ‘limited amount’ of R&D property has been stolen.

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almost 5 years ago
theguardian.com

Huawei hits back over Trump's national emergency on telecoms 'threat'

Chinese firm says ban on tech from ‘foreign adversaries’ will harm US consumers

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