Cybersecurity

US Treasury says it was hacked by China-backed actor

The US Treasury Department said a China-backed actor accessed several employee workstations and unspecified unclassified documents

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The Chinese bank is the world’s largest by assets

Ransomware attack against ICBC disrupts US Treasury market

US arm of Chinese bank hit by ransomware attack which affected trades

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Hackers threaten to leak data

Allen & Overy hit by suspected ransomware attack

Magic Circle legal titan has 'experienced a data incident impacting a small number of storage servers'

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The Treasury's advertised head of cyber security would be making roughly the same amount as a London Tube driver would earn in a year

Treasury looks for new head of cyber security – and it’s paying just £57,000 a year

Department's head of cyber risk would make roughly the same salary as a London Tube driver

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Last year, a record $3bn was stolen across a number of high-profile hacks, mainly from decentralised finance firms, according to Chainalysis

Banks face growing blockchain headache as crypto hacks worsen

Traditional finance engineers struggle without industry-wide security standards

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A new group of asset managers is discussing how to protect their systems against new threats

UK fund managers on high alert over Russian cyberattacks

Fund managers are analysing the ‘potential disruption that could be caused’ as the result of Russian cyberattacks

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The move to hybrid ways of working plus the rapid acceleration of digital transformation is causing financial services to take another look at their IT infrastructure and cyber security

City firms to bolster cybersecurity spending due to shift to hybrid working

Ninety percent of City firms are on the lookout for talent with skills in tech proficiency

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Co-Founder and CEO of Darktrace, Poppy Gustafsson

Darktrace set to debut in London at reduced £1.9bn valuation aim

Price cut rumoured as founding shareholder Mike Lynch battles US extradition

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Coronavirus leaves UK workers feeling vulnerable to cybercrime, study reveals

A fifth of workers say that leaving contact details with restaurants makes cyber attacks more likely

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