ZDNet: The UK's National Cyber Security Centre has detailed the cyber threats faced by the elite sports industry – and revealed that more than 70% of sports institutions have been the victim of some kind of attempted cyberattack or hacking incident over the past 12 months.
Radio Free Europe: Artem Radchenko, 28, and Oleksandr Ieremenko, 28, acquired inside information on publicly traded companies by stealing test versions of quarterly and annual reports filed with the SEC but not yet available to investors, the Secret Servicesaid in a statement on July 22.
Saudi Gazette: Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, crown prince of Dubai and chairman of the executive council of Dubai, on Wednesday launched the Dubai Cyber Index, an initiative aimed at supporting the efforts of Dubai’s government entities to ensure the highest standards of cybersecurity. The first initiative of its kind in the world, the index seeks to establish Dubai as the city with the safest cyberspace in the world.
BNN Bloomberg: More than 10,000 people have joined the suit since it was filed last month, according to law firm PGMBM. Victims are entitled to as much as 2,000 pounds ($2,500) in compensation, meaning the case could be worth as much as 18 billion pounds. EasyJet said last month that the email addresses and travel data of about 9 million
Cover: L&G uses financial services support company MorganAsh to collect information to support the quote application process for medically underwritten lifetime annuities and its Lifetime Care Plan product.
ZDNet: An organized hacker group believed to be operating out of Eastern Europe has stolen around $200 million from online cryptocurrency exchanges, cyber-security firm ClearSky said in a report shared with ZDNet.
BNN Bloomberg: European Union data protection watchdogs, armed with the right to levy massive fines for two years, still haven’t made full use of their powers, according to an EU report.
Cision: The UK's vulnerability to cyber security attacks has again come under the spotlight, with only half of business leaders ready and prepared to counter digital threats they're currently facing – or are likely to confront in the future. This is despite the fact that over half (52%) link strong cyber security capabilities to increased profitability.
The Register: Falling for an impostor’s email is easier than you might think. The recent attack which saw Norway’s state-owned investment fund, Norfund, lose an eye-watering USD 10 million (approx. 100 million NOK) was down to a simple but devastatingly effective tactic used by cybercriminals: a spoofed email address.
Coin Telegraph: An Israel-based company reportedly paid $250,000 in Bitcoin for a ransom payment demanded by hackers that threatened to shut down its systems after a ransomware attack.
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