January 14, 2025
AI Startups: A Metaverse Firm Snags $3 Billion as Anthropic...
Remember the metaverse? The popularity of artificial intelligence (AI) has put some vigor back into virtual reality/extended reality (VR/XR) virtual worlds. Take Florida-based Infinite Reality, which is an XR company...
May 19, 2024
SEC: Data Breaches at Financial Institutions Must Be Reported in...
New federal regulations give some financial institutions (FIs) a tighter deadline for reporting security breaches. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted changes last week that require institutions to notify...
May 13, 2024
Report: Cyber Threats Growing at 90% of Companies
For American businesses, the threat of cyberattacks continues to grow. Ninety percent of companies say their cybersecurity risks increased in the last year, according to a survey of compliance professionals published Monday (May...
May 08, 2024
MGM Hackers Reportedly Targeting Banks and Insurers
Last year, a group called Scattered Spider pulled off a massive hack targeting casinos. Now, this mysterious collective has apparently turned its attention to the banking and insurance sectors, cybersecurity researchers told...
May 02, 2024
US Firms Are Main Targets for Cyberattacks, Intelligence Chief Tells...
Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines told Congress Thursday (May 2) that there has been an alarming increase in cyberattacks worldwide. Haines highlighted the growing threat of ransomware attacks, which saw a...
February 29, 2024
Change Healthcare Hack Leaves Smaller Providers Low on Cash
U.S. health providers are facing financial catastrophe following a week-long cyberattack on Change Healthcare. The ransomware attack has even left some smaller providers running short on cash, Reuters reported Thursday (Feb. 29). Larger...
February 26, 2024
Report: Ransomware Gang Blackcat Behind Cyberattack on Change Healthcare
The ransomware gang Blackcat, also known as ALPHV, is reportedly the source of a cyberattack targeting UnitedHealth Group’s technology unit, Change Healthcare. The cyberattack has targeted Change Healthcare’s information technology systems,...
February 13, 2024
MGM Resorts Expands BetMGM Gaming Brand to 29 Markets, Boosts...
MGM Resorts International, Las Vegas’ largest casino operator, reported record full-year and Q4 net revenue for its operations in the city on Tuesday (Feb. 13), a milestone achievement coming on...
January 09, 2024
Attack Vectors 2024: Protecting Against What’s Next in Deepfake Fraud
“Dad, please send them the money. They say they are going to hurt me.” It is every parent’s worst nightmare: their child in trouble, being threatened. But what if, unlike...