In 2020, businesses made ransomware payments of more than $400 million in cryptocurrency, a 300% increase compared to 2019. However, the average cost to a business in terms of financial...
It only takes one mistake for a cyberattacker to gain access to an organisation. Yet...
Surveillance firm NSO Group is facing mounting pressure from US politicians, Israeli authorities and an internal dispute among its private...
If the US engages in kinetic (that is, shooting) warfare with a “major power” it is likely to be in...
Tencent-owned WeChat has suspended new user registrations in mainland China while it upgrades its security to comply with “relevant laws...
Element, a new messaging platform with end-to-end encryption, is used by spies, politicians and a selection of government agencies around the world. It markets itself as a decentralised and secure…
Pegasus has highlighted the vulnerability of mobile devices, especially iPhones. Apple has always prided itself on being more secure than its competitors, requiring stricter permissions before third parties can handle customers’…
Alleged multibillion-dollar fraudster Mike Lynch is facing extradition to the US in relation to the disastrous HP-Autonomy deal in 2011 after a British judge ruled that the tech tycoon should…
As part of efforts to combat and control the Covid-19 pandemic, countries across the world have developed mobile apps that can track and alert the contacts of an infected individual.…
Amazon has shut down cloud services for Pegasus spyware developer NSO Group following accusations that its tech has been used to surveil journalists and human rights activists. Israeli lawmakers have…
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