The notorious Everest Ransomware group has made waves with a bold public announcement, claiming responsibility for a massive data breach involving American apparel giant Under Armour. According to the group, they have successfully stolen a staggering 340 GB of sensitive data from the company, and they’ve set a strict deadline of just seven days for Under Armour…
Albertsons Companies, a leading food and drug retailer in the United States, has appointed Nantha Ram Ramalingam as Director and Head of Cybersecurity GCC (India) of Albertsons Companies India, located in Bengaluru. Nantha Ram has over 16 years of experience in Information & Cyber Security, Industrial Cybersecurity (OT Security), Retail Security, Supply Chain Security, and…
The 2025 Phishing Trends Report provides the first reference point for the global incidence of real malicious clicks and the phishing attacks that bypass email filters. This information fills a critical gap in the cybersecurity literature. As phishing continuously reaches new levels, effective phishing protections and cyber security training models must do the same. The good…
WhatsApp is preparing to roll out a new security option called “Strict Account Settings” to help users who believe they’re at risk of cyber attacks. The feature, currently in testing through TestFlight, appears under Privacy > Advanced in the beta version of the app, according to WABetaInfo. Among the changes applied automatically are restrictions on…
Synnovis, a leading UK pathology services provider, is notifying healthcare providers that a data breach occurred following a ransomware attack in June 2024, which resulted in the theft of some patients’ data. Synnovis is now reaching out to affected organizations, including NHS hospitals and clinics, but will not contact patients directly. Patient notifications will be handled…
Shares of Blue Cloud Softech Solutions are in focus today as the company has stated that it has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with BlackDice Cyber Ltd, a UK-based cybersecurity technology company. The partnership aims to integrate AI-based network security directly into 5G fixed wireless access (FWA) hardware and edge infrastructure, ensuring secure, end-to-end…
Bitdefender has unveiled a new product for collecting and analysing cybersecurity data, launching its GravityZone Security Data Lake and companion Data Lake for Managed Detection and Response (MDR) solutions. The tools are designed to unify security telemetry across multiple sources — from endpoints and networks to cloud environments — to help organisations detect threats faster and reduce…
The Swedish Authority for Privacy Protection (IMY) is investigating a cyberattack on IT systems supplier Miljödata that exposed data belonging to 1.5 million people. Miljödata is an IT systems supplier for roughly 80% of Sweden’s municipalities. The company disclosed the incident on August 25, saying that the attackers stole data and demanded 1.5 Bitcoin to not leak it….
The latest Cisco AI certifications are targeted at IT pros who are doing the work to deploy, manage and scale AI workloads across enterprise environments. Cisco is highlighting two new AI-focused certifications aimed at IT infrastructure professionals. Its AI Technical Practitioner (AITECH) certification is designed to help tech pros build and validate the skills needed to support AI…
Rising Confidence Meets a Growing AI Threat OpenText for AI, recently released the findings of its fourth annual Global Ransomware Survey. The survey of almost 1,800 security practitioners and business leaders highlighted a rising tension between confidence and risk: confidence in ransomware readiness is rising yet concern over AI-driven attacks and third-party vulnerabilities are growing…
