UK Retail Giants Targeted in Sophisticated Cyber Attacks
In recent weeks, UK retailers Marks & Spencer, Co-op, and Harrods have faced significant cyber attacks, raising concerns about the vulnerability of major businesses to sophisticated hacking tactics.
JPMorgan CISO Urges SaaS Providers to Prioritize Security Amid Rising Cyber Risks
In an open letter, Patrick Opet, Chief Information Security Officer at JPMorgan Chase, has raised alarms about the Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) model, cautioning that its widespread adoption is fostering significant cybersecurity vulnerabilities and undermining global economic stability.
Google Reports 75 Zero-Day Exploits in 2024, with Enterprise Software and State Actors in Focus
Google has reported the discovery of 75 zero-day vulnerabilities exploited in the wild in 2024—a drop from 98 in 2023, though still up from 63 in 2022. Nearly half (44%) of these flaws targeted enterprise products, with 20 found in security and networking appliances.
Fake WordPress Anti-Malware Plugin Exposes Sites to Persistent Backdoor Threat
Security researchers at Wordfence have uncovered a dangerous malware campaign targeting WordPress websites.
Microsoft Tops Phishing Targets in Q1 2025, Mastercard Reemerges as Key Focus
Check Point Research (CPR), the threat intelligence division of Check Point Software Technologies, has released its Q1 2025 Brand Phishing Ranking, revealing that Microsoft remains the most impersonated brand in phishing attacks, accounting for 36% of all attempts.
Terra Security raises $8 million for AI-based white hacker
Source: Terra Security
Terra Security, an Agentic AI-native penetration testing service-as-a-software platform, raises $8M in a seed round led by SYN Ventures and FXP Ventures with participation from Underscore VC and notable angel investors including former Google CISO Gerhard Eschelback, Ofer Ben-Noon and Ohad Bobrov, founders of Talon Security, Travis McPeak and Itamar Friedman.
FS-Isac releases cyber fraud prevention framework
Source: FS-ISAC
To help financial firms prevent fraud attempts on their companies and customers, FS-ISAC, the member-driven, not-for-profit organisation that advances cybersecurity and resilience in the global financial system, has published Leveling Up: A Cyber Fraud Prevention Framework for Financial Services.
Temenos survey finds three quarters of banks are exploring GenAI deployment
Source: Temenos
Temenos (SIX: TEMN), a global leader in banking technology, today shared insights from a worldwide survey conducted by Hanover Research, which gathered perspectives from 420 business and technology leaders in financial services on the transformative impact of Generative AI (GenAI) in banking.
