With more than 84 per cent of professional sports organisations experiencing at least one cyber incident in the past 12 months, and more than half being struck multiple times, proactive resilience around the FIFAA World Cup 2026, world’s biggest tournament must be a top priority says Cynthia Overby, director of strategic security solutions, ZCOE at […]

Consumers using pirate streaming services across Asia-Pacific are exposing themselves to serious cybersecurity, privacy and financial risks, according to a study released by the Coalition Against Piracy (CAP), an initiative of the Asia Video Industry Association (AVIA). The report, Consumer Harms and Fraud Pathways in Asia-Pacific’s Illicit Streaming Economy, was launched at CAP’s annual State […]

Data breaches have long been the most visible measure of cybercrime. But while breach numbers appear to be trending in the right direction, a quieter and more personal threat has been growing in the background. Infostealers are a type of malware that silently harvests everything stored on a victim’s device. Research from cybersecurity company NordVPN, […]

In the first half of 2025, a new wave of geopolitically motivated cyber activity swept across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA). According to NetScout’s DDoS Threat Intelligence Report, hacktivists launched more than 8 million distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks globally in H1 2025, with the majority of these attacks targeting EMEA. Looking at the […]

Roku has admitted a data breach impacting over 15,300 of the streaming platform’s users. According to Roku’s data breach notice, cybercriminals hijacked Roku accounts by using login and password combinations leaked from previous hacks at third-party services, gaining access to stored credit card information and login details. After breaching the accounts, cybercriminals were then able […]

More than 46 million signals of potential cyber-attacks are seen on average every single day across the world, according to data released by BT. The cybersecurity experts currently log more than 530 signals of potential attack per second as they guard their global networks against an army of malicious actors seeking to exploit vulnerabilities – […]

There was a 39 per cent rise in the number of reports made by victims of cyber extortion to Action Fraud in 2022, jumping from 2,300 to 3,200, according to research by international law firm RPC. Cyber extortion includes ransomware and other instances where criminals threaten to release illegally gained sensitive information unless the victim […]

A report from the FBI and the USA’s Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency says more attempts similar to the recent hacking of Viasat’s KA-SAT communications satellite are likely. The report says that the current problems surrounding Russia means that satellite operators and service companies must examine their critical infrastructure and review and implement much stronger […]

BT has announced a multi-million pound investment in Safe Security, an industry-leading cyber risk management firm. Headquartered in Silicon Valley, its SAFE (‘Security Assessment Framework for Enterprises’) platform allows organisations to take a health check of their existing defences and understand their likelihood of suffering a major cyber attack. Industry analysis estimates that the cost […]