Data theft stories

Escalation in targeted ransomware threats impacts businesses across Southeast Asia, with over 287,000 incidents detected in 2023 alone.

DTEX Systems' report warns that nation state actors are increasingly exploiting insider threats, escalating their interference and intellectual property theft. The issue necessitates urgent attention for enhancing defensive resilience of entities.

Cybersecurity firm Radware introduces a new Bot Manager to proactively mitigate advanced bot attacks whilst ensuring genuine user experience.

Ensign InfoSecurity reveals a zero-day vulnerability in D-Link DIR-822 routers, putting users at risk of cyber attacks including data theft.

As data breaches surge by 19% in 2023, World Backup Day urges personal and enterprise level data protection, with Cloudera's VP Keir Garrett emphasising disaster recovery measures.

Encryption start-up Qrypt is set to provide quantum-secure encryption for NVIDIA's BlueField-3 DPU network platform to bolster defenses against quantum computing threats.

Sophos' 2024 Threat Report unveils that half of all malware targeting SMBs consists of keyloggers, spyware, and stealers, with data theft featuring in over 90% of attacks in 2023.

Check Point Software launches Harmony SaaS, an innovative tool designed seamlessly integrate into existing infrastructure.

The Threat Spotlight report by Barracuda Networks reveals a surge in cyberattacks exploiting web application security gaps, with over 18 billion attacks mitigated in 2023.

UK government's wait and see approach to AI regulation sparks criticism among lawmakers over lack of urgency despite AI's existential threat warnings.

Google Cloud's 2024 Threat Horizons Report identifies credential misuse, cryptomining, ransomware, and data theft as the key cloud-related threats, citing the need for stringent defensive strategies.

'ResumeLooters' cybercrime campaign compromises 65 businesses in Asia-Pacific, exploiting weaknesses in job search and retail sites to steal and sell personal data of over 2 million individuals.

Checkmarx reveals top January trends in supply chain cyberattacks, showing a rise in data theft, deceptive typosquatting, and malware injections.

Cybersecurity firm Integrity360 bolsters its Microsoft security services across Europe, catering to 75% of businesses.

Cybersecurity firm Tesserent reports a notable rise in demand for services from Australian company directors and boards.

Cybersecurity firm Kaspersky reports a near-3% rise in daily cyber threats in 2023, with new tactics and threats emerging.

Amidst escalating cyber threats, 60% of Australian businesses bolster cybersecurity jobs, reveals research by Trellix.

Kaspersky predicts advanced cybersecurity threats for 2024 with AI-impersonation, new botnets, and potential political cyberattacks.

Google apps and WhatsApp emerge as primary malware distribution channels in the retail sector, warns Netskope Threat Labs.

Cybersecurity leader Check Point unveils Global Threat Index, identifying Formbook as September's dominant malware.

Integrity360 has announced findings from independent research into the cybersecurity threats being faced, the volume, and the challenges with incident response.

Outcomes Navigator is an advanced visualisation feature that goes deep into logs to visualise and expose where organisations are and isn't protected.

Seceon joins forces with Mahindra Special Services Group to provide automated threat detection and remediation solutions.

Recent vulnerability means that 99% of all android phones could be exploited to the point where they could be completely overidden.