Cybersecurity
09.10.21
08.24.21
Private Equity is investing in cybersecurity in record amounts
Pitchbook revealed in its recently issued Q2 2021 US PE Breakdown that private equity buyouts in cybersecurity are achieving new highs both in number of deals and the value of deals.
Category Cybersecurity
08.23.21
T-Mobile continues to deal with fallout of hack
As more details are revealed about the T-Mobile hack, the company was hit with a pair of class action lawsuits alleging that the company violated the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA).
Category Cybersecurity
08.19.21
Inspector General reports cyberattack on US Census Bureau
The US Office of Inspector General disclosed that the computer servers used by the US Census Bureau were exploited last year during a cybersecurity attack, but reassured that the hack did not compromise the 2020 census.
Category Cybersecurity
08.19.21
T-Mobile hack could open door to massive SIM-swapping fraud
Hackers have stolen personal information from more than 40 million current and prospective T-Mobile customers. This type of personal information can be used to commit SIM swapping, which enables cybercriminals to access any account tied to the victim’s phone number.
Category Cybersecurity
08.17.21
Even vaccine-booking sites are not immune from cyberattacks
A recent cyberattack targeted and brought down the Covid-19-vaccine-scheduling website in Italy, which potentially exposed sensitive healthcare data and proprietary information about vaccine technology.
Category Cybersecurity
08.16.21
T-Mobile investigating massive data breach
T-Mobile is investigating a possible data breach potentially affecting more than 100 million users.
Category Cybersecurity
08.12.21
Cybersecurity continues to spur bipartisanship in Congress
The US Senate, with support from both sides of the aisle, approved on Tuesday a near $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package, which included more than $1.9 billion earmarked for cybersecurity programs.
Category Cybersecurity
08.11.21
More than $600 million in cryptocurrency stolen in a record...
Poly Network, a decentralized finance (DeFi) platform connecting various blockchains (and some of the most widely used, such as Binance Smart Chain, Ethereum, and Polygon blockchains), disclosed late yesterday that it was hacked and that more than $600 million in cryptocurrencies was stolen as a result.
Category Cybersecurity