A group of cybercriminals known for ransomware attacks has started leaking files allegedly stolen from Jones Day, a major U.S.-based law firm that has represented former president Donald Trump, including in his attempts to overturn the results of the recent election.

BEC Fraud ( has reached epidemic levels in recent years. In 2019, the FBI’s Internet Crime Compliant Center, reported that it received complaints with adjusted losses of over $1.7 billion

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Myanmar's military has imposed repeated internet blackouts, blocked some social media sites and drafted a cybersecurity bill as it attempts to grind down resistance to its takeover.

A malvertising operation observed last year by advertising cybersecurity company Confiant exploited what turned out to be a zero-day vulnerability in the WebKit browser engine.

Palo Alto Networks on Tuesday snapped up early-stage startup Bridgecrew, adding a cloud security platform for developers to its $3.4 billion-a-year enterprise product portfolio.

The two sides said the deal is valued at $156 million in cash and is expected to close in the third quarter this year.