Welcome to the Digital and Data Monitor. In this edition, we look at how governments are working to embed cybersecurity by design and the latest initiatives to implement digital ID systems while also building trust with citizens. Later this month, Public Service Data Live will take place in London and we interview one of the […]
A start-up which helps companies protect against cyberattacks targeting their AI chatbots has raised millions of dollars to fund its expansion. Sky News understands that SplxAI, which was founded earlier this year, will announce this week that it has secured $2m from investors led by Inovo.vc, South Central Ventures and Runtime Ventures. The company says […]
The UK, US and other western intelligence agencies have warned that Russian military intelligence has been behind a series of cyber-attacks on Nato and EU countries. They said the attacks were carried out by Russian military intelligence’s (GRU) Unit 29155, which has been linked to the poisonings of a former Russian double agent and his […]
When the now infamous CrowdStrike software update took down companies all over the world in July, it was inevitable that lawsuits would follow — and follow they have. Delta threatening to sue the company for as much as $500 million in damages and hiring lawyer David Boies is perhaps the highest-profile example. Among Boies’ wide […]
Transport for London’s (TfL) computer systems have been targeted in an ongoing cyber attack. It said there was no evidence customer data had been compromised and there was currently no impact on TfL services. Insiders have told BBC London they have been asked to work at home if possible, and that it is the transport […]
Cybersecurity spending will continue rising in the year ahead amidst heightened concerns about the threat of AI, according to new research from Gartner. Research from the consultancy expects global information security end-user spending to reach $183.9 billion in 2024, rising by 15.1% to $212 billion in 2025. A key factor in this spending growth, Gartner […]
Cybersecurity researchers are calling attention to a new QR code phishing (aka quishing) campaign that leverages Microsoft Sway infrastructure to host fake pages, once again highlighting the abuse of legitimate cloud offerings for malicious purposes. “By using legitimate cloud applications, attackers provide credibility to victims, helping them to trust the content it serves,” Netskope Threat […]
Qilin, the Russia-linked cybercrime group thought to be behind the June attacks that caused chaos at a number of U.K. hospitals in June, has now been caught stealing credentials stored within Google Chrome browsers in a surprise new twist to the ransomware attack threat. Although ransomware is not only a long-established but also increasingly costly […]
Generative AI platforms like ChatGPT are revolutionizing how we access information, answer questions, and even develop software code. It’s no surprise that according to the KPMG Cybersecurity Survey: Security Operations Center (SOC) Leaders Perspective (PDF), two-thirds (66%) of security leaders consider AI-based automation to be very important, both now and in the future, for staying […]
Ransomware payments in 2024 are on track to once again hit a record total value, even as fewer victims are choosing to pay attackers, Chainalysis found in its 2024 Crypto Crime Mid-year Update published last week. The blockchain intelligence firm revealed in a report published earlier this year that total ransomware payments exceeded $1 billion […]