Police in Lancashire in North West England have managed to return around £8 million ($10 million) in bitcoin to a man whose cryptocurrency was stolen back in 2017. It follows four people being sentenced earlier this year for their part in a £20 million ($25 million) hack after they discovered a glitch in how the […]
Governance & Risk Management , Managed Detection & Response (MDR) , Security Operations Deal Will Expand BlueVoyant’s Footprint in US Government, Defense Industrial Base Michael Novinson (MichaelNovinson) • November 29, 2023 BlueVoyant CEO Jim Rosenthal and Conquest Cyber President Jeff Engle (Images: BlueVoyant) BlueVoyant has purchased an adaptive risk management vendor led by […]
Governance & Risk Management , Managed Security Service Provider (MSSP) , Security Operations WillJam Ventures Standing Up Joint Venture With AT&T for Managed Cybersecurity Unit Michael Novinson (MichaelNovinson) • November 17, 2023 AT&T will separate its managed cybersecurity services practice from its core connectivity business by standing up a joint venture with Chicago-based […]
An advanced strain of malware masquerading as a cryptocurrency miner has managed to fly the radar for over five years, infecting no less than one million devices around the world in the process. That’s according to findings from Kaspersky, which has codenamed the threat StripedFly, describing it as an “intricate modular framework that supports both […]
Governance & Risk Management , Managed Security Service Provider (MSSP) Innotec Deal Will Allow Accenture to Support Global Companies With Spanish Presence Michael Novinson (MichaelNovinson) • November 2, 2023 Paolo Dal Cin, global lead, Accenture Security (Image: Accenture) Accenture purchased one of Spain’s most prominent cybersecurity service providers to better support multinational companies […]
Enlarge Getty Images Identity and authentication management provider Okta said hackers managed to view private customer information after gaining access to credentials to its customer support management system. “The threat actor was able to view files uploaded by certain Okta customers as part of recent support cases,” Okta Chief Security Officer David Bradbury said Friday. […]
Governance & Risk Management , Managed Detection & Response (MDR) , Managed Security Service Provider (MSSP) MSSP, MDR Provider Lost Nearly 75% of Value During 8+ Years of Singtel Ownership Michael Novinson (MichaelNovinson) • October 2, 2023 A private equity affiliate of ex-Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff’s advisory firm has agreed to purchase […]
A school district in Virginia has managed to keep classrooms open despite facing an attack from a notorious Russian ransomware gang. Fauquier County Public Schools runs 20 elementary, middle and high schools for more than 11,200 students. The county is about an hour from Washington D.C. A spokesperson for the district confirmed to Recorded Future […]