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Australia’s proposed anti-encryption law compels software “back doors”
Apple, in a rare public protest, has exposed the Australian government’s proposed anti-encryption bill, calling it “dangerously ambiguous” and “alarming...
Mastercard, AmEx and Worldpay join inaugural Cyber War Game
Mastercard, WorldPay and AmEx were among the payment processors who took part in a ‘cyber war game’, in a bid...
Have Apple, Amazon and other US heavyweights been hacked?
It has recently been reported that a number of US technology heavyweights including Amazon and Apple have been hacked. According...
$88.6 million of funds laundered through cryptocurrency exchanges
A Wall Street Journal investigation has uncovered that $88.6 million in illicit funds have been transacted through 46 cryptocurrency exchanges. The WSJ reported that...
FCA bares teeth – Tesco Bank fined £16.4m over “avoidable” cyber attack
The UK’s financial regulator (FCA) has issued Tesco bank with a £16.4 million penalty over an online cyber incident that...
2018 Data Breach Investigations Report
Ransomware attacks are a key cybersecurity threat for global organisations, warns Verizon’s 2018 Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR). Ransomware is the most...
First Data launches new fraud detection service – FirstSense
First Data has launched a new anti-fraud detection service, FirstSense. It enables financial institutions to identify at-risk accounts across all...
Cryptocurrency exchange Zaif loses $60 million to hackers
In yet another blow to the burgeoning cryptocurrency market, it has been reported that Zaif, a Japanese digital currency exchange,...