The Latest Breaking News on Cybersecurity

Facebook-Cambridge Analytica data breach lawsuit ends in 11th hour settlement

Dramatic move shows Mark Zuckerberg ‘desperate to avoid being questioned over cover-up’, says Observer journalist

The Guardian - UK · Aug 27, 2022

4 of the biggest cyber security risks we face in the UK today, according to experts

From cloud account compromise to supply chain risk, we ask security leaders in private and governmental roles about the biggest threats facing our businesses today

Evening Standard · Aug 22, 2022

Crypto's collapse isn't solving the ransomware problem

Ransomware attackers collect their payments in Bitcoin, but the crypto crash hasn't slowed them.

Axios · Aug 19, 2022

Food security: how protected is our supply chain from cyber attacks?

With grocery prices soaring and the war in Ukraine raging on, Rahul Tyagi examines how vulnerable our supply chain infrastructure is to disruption

Evening Standard · Aug 4, 2022

‘Lives are at stake’: hacking of US hospitals highlights deadly risk of ransomware

The number of ransomware attacks on US healthcare organizations increased 94% from 2021 to 2022, according to one report

The Guardian - US · Jul 14, 2022

5 big trends in Australians getting scammed

Greed, desire, wishful thinking and naivety are lucrative markets for scam artists – and their age-old hustles are increasingly being supplemented by digital chicanery.

The Conversation · Jul 6, 2022

OpenSea Confirms Data Breach, Warns Users Of 'Malicious Actors' And Phishing Attempts

NFT marketplace OpenSea has suffered a data breach. “If you have shared your email with OpenSea in the past, you should assume you were impacted," the company said in a prepared statement. "We are working with Customer.io in their ongoing investigation, and we have reported this incident to law enforcement.”

Benzinga · Jun 30, 2022

Data breach exposes private info of all California concealed-carry permit holders

LOS ANGELES — A data breach has exposed the personal information of every person with a California permit to carry a concealed weapon, authorities said Tuesday.

Los Angeles Times · Jun 29, 2022

Gender gap stark as only 21% of women work in cyber security

HYDERABAD: In India, there is a huge gender disparity in the cyber security workforce as only 21% of them are women, revealed speakers at the launch of the CyberShikshaa initiative. They pointed out that businesses which are more gender diverse are more successful.

The Times of India · Jun 25, 2022

‘3.5 million cyber security jobs will open up by 2025’

HYDERABAD: Pointing out how the world is facing a major workforce shortage in the cybersecurity sector, Kate Behncken, vice- president and global head of Microsoft Philanthropies, on Friday, said that there would be 3.5 million open roles in cyber security around the world by 2025.

The Times of India · Jun 25, 2022