France-based TEHTRIS raises €44M to help companies fight cyber threats in real-time | #cybersecurity | #cyberattack | #cybersecurity | #hacker

TEHTRIS team | Image credit: LinkedIn (TEHTRIS) France-based TEHTRIS, a cybersecurity company, announced on Wednesday that it has raised €44M, including €36M growth equity, in its second round of funding. The company says that this is the record-breaking second fundraising for companies developing eXtended Detection and Response (XDR) technologies. TEHTRIS……

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High-end British Jeweler Goes to Court Against Insurer After Paying $7.5 Million in Bitcoin for a Ransomware Event : Risk & Insurance | #cybersecurity | #cyberattack | #cybersecurity | #hacker

Sensitive data for David Beckham, Oprah, Tom Hanks, Samuel L. Jackson, Alec Baldwin, Sir Philip, the Trump family and other A-list celebrities was compromised in the hack. Graff, home to “the most fabulous diamonds and jewels in the world,” as its website so aptly describes, faced a not-so-glamorous hack in……

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FinTech Global FS Regulatory Round-up – w/e 23 September 2022 | #cybersecurity | #cyberattack | #cybersecurity | #hacker

The post below was first published on our Fintech notes blog In this regular update, we round-up FinTech-related financial services regulatory developments for the week ending 23 September 2022. ICYMI UK FCA: CP on guidance on the trading venue perimeter The FCA has published Consultation Paper 22/18 Guidance on the……

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New COVID-19 phishing emails may steal your business secrets | #emailsecurity | #phishing | #ransomware | #cybersecurity | #hacker

Google Forms are being used as a way to obtain the sensitive information of business owners through COVID-19 phishing emails, according to a new report. As reported by Bleeping Computer, phishing messages based on COVID-19 have started to become increasingly popular in recent weeks. Guido Mieth / Getty Images Email……

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Yes, Your Home Security Cameras Can Be Hacked | #emailsecurity | #phishing | #ransomware | #cybersecurity | #hacker

This story is part of Home Tips, CNET’s collection of practical advice for getting the most out of your home, inside and out. Installing an internet-connected security camera in your house won’t necessarily bring a wave of hackers to your Wi-Fi network — but it also has happened before. For……

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Trust Payments Research Finds 80% Brits are Concerned About Payments Fraud in Businesses | #phishing | #scams | #cybersecurity | #hacker

Almost three-quarters of Brits are concerned about having enough funds to manage the festive shopping period, a new report from fintech platform Trust Payments has found. The Importance of Understanding Consumer Spending Habits surveyed 2,000 residents in the UK to find out their spending habits, purchase patterns and financial concerns and……

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Delivering high-end enterprise security solutions | #emailsecurity | #phishing | #ransomware | #cybersecurity | #hacker

Veronica Martin caught up with Jose Menacherry, Managing Director at Bulwark Technologies to discuss GITEX 2022 and the company’s plans for the region. Can you tell our readers about some of the solutions and partnerships during GITEX this year? We are the leading supplier of IT Security and ICT (information,……

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Twitter reviews policies around permanent user bans | #socialmedia | #cybersecurity | #hacker

Twitter is reviewing its controversial policies around permanently banning users, potentially bringing its content moderation more in line with Elon Musk’s vision for the social media platform regardless of whether the Tesla chief becomes its owner. The Silicon Valley company has been assessing whether there are other content moderation tools……

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Researchers Detail Critical RCE Flaw Reported in Popular vm2 JavaScript Sandbox | #cybersecurity | #cyberattack | #cybersecurity | #hacker

A now-patched security flaw in the vm2 JavaScript sandbox module could be abused by a remote adversary to break out of security barriers and perform arbitrary operations on the underlying machine. “A threat actor can bypass the sandbox protections to gain remote code execution rights on the host running the……

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