Cyber security startup Darktrace raises $50 million in latest funding round

The Series E funding round was led by European private equity firm Vitruvian Partners LLP. So far the company has raised $229 million. Darktrace, a cyber-security firm stated, it has raised $50 million in its latest funding round that was led by Vitruvian Partners LLP, an European private equity firm, and saw the startup being…

Cryptocurrencies are fuelling the North Korean economy

With tightening sanctions, China’s ally, North Korea, is increasingly banking on cryptocurrencies to infuse cash into its economy. In a development that marks the latest signs of North Korea’s search for ways to infuse its economy with cash, a California-based cybersecurity firm disclosed that it has come across software code that appears to install code…

Cyber security upgrades are need of the hour in the wake of cyber attacks from Nations: European Commission

The economic cost of cyber crime in the EU is a whopping $316 billion (265 billion euros). As a means to secure EU nationals from cyber attacks from other nations, the European Commission has decided to bolster cyber security in the bloc and is set to hike up its cyber security spending and unveil stricter…

Ukraine readies itself for yet another cyber attack on August 28

Ukraine’s central bank has issued a warning against a probable cyber attack on August 28. The new malware spreads from Microsoft Word documents from e-mail attachments. On Friday, Ukrainian central bank has issued a warning to state-owned and private lenders on the appearance of new imminent threat from a malware similar to those that knocked…

Foreign hackers probing critical EU infrastructure systems for vulnerabilities

Defensive measures are being taken, however experts have admitted that defensive countermeasures have typically lagged behind the ability of hackers to code tools to circumvent countermeasures. As per former and current European government sources who have knowledge of the issue, hackers are persistently trying to attack critical national infrastructure across the European Union. These sources…