Microsoft users worldwide report widespread outages affecting banks, airlines and broadcasters
Microsoft users worldwide, including banks and airlines, reported widespread outages on July 19, hours after the technology company said it…
Category: Cybersecurity
Australian companies hit by ‘large-scale technical outage’
A large-scale outage wrought havoc on IT systems across Australia on July 19, with the country’s national broadcaster, its largest…
France says Olympic ransomware attacks ‘inevitable’
The French government cybersecurity agency on July 18 warned that ransomware attacks will be “inevitable” during the upcoming Olympic Games in…
Two Russian nationals plead guilty in LockBit ransomware attacks
Two Russian nationals pleaded guilty to their roles in ransomware attacks in the US, Asia, Europe and Africa for a…
U Mobile denies breach, says data likely from 2014 incident
U Mobile denied it suffered a data breach based on preliminary investigations after a database purportedly containing the information of…
Maybank to impose cooling-off period for transfer limit increases starting July 31
Maybank will introduce a 12-hour cooling-off period for transfer limit increase requests on its Maybank2U website, effective July 31.
Nacsa investigates alleged data breach of four million U Mobile users (Updated with U Mobile’s statement)
The National Cyber Security Agency (Nacsa) is investigating an alleged data breach exposing the information of four million U Mobile…
The CEO of Wiz, reportedly exploring a US$23bil acquisition with Alphabet, says cybersecurity consolidation is ‘truly in its infancy’
The chief executive of cloud security company Wiz, which is reportedly in advanced acquisition talks with Google-parent Alphabet, weighed in…
Identity theft: Protecting yourself against SIM swapping
SIM-swapping is a growing form of identity theft that goes beyond hacking into an email or social media account. In…