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35 stories in this topic

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Fashion
2 min read

Client data exposed in Gucci, Balenciaga and McQueen cyberattack

Luxury brands Gucci, Balenciaga, and Alexander McQueen have fallen victim to a cyber attack, leading to the potential theft of millions of customer’s private details. The assault targeted Kering, the French corporation that owns these prestigious labels.…

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Finance
2 min read

UBS Slows Digitalization After Significant Cyberattack

The bank engaged in an extensive review after being one of the banks affected by a Russian ransomware attack early in the year. The first casualty? Going digital. It is a small section in UBS’s full second-quarter report, but a telling one. Buried on page 41…

PLDT Philippines
Telecom
1 min read

PLDT, Smart Lauds Government’s New Cybercrime Lab

Philippines’ major telecoms group, Smart and PLDT said it welcomes the country’s new Digital Forensics Platform and Laboratory launched by the Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center, or ICC. The new facility aims to improve the government’s…

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General
2 min read

Instagram will try to hide “potentially harmful” content

In the vast cyber jungle we call The Internet there are potential threats lurking in every dark corner, every thick bush. Now, dramatic preludes aside, there is a lot of bad content around the web – such as the pornography that spam bots were peddling on…

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General
4 min read

How Do Retailers Secure Online Businesses

Retailers and shoppers are gearing up for holiday shopping as we are heading to the festive Christmas and Chinese New Year. There is a caveat though. With multiple COVID-19 outbreaks this year, the government announces social distancing measures for crowd…

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Finance
1 min read

Cyberattack-Prone Banks Risk Over Half of Profits in Singapore

Banks that lack measures to withstand cyberattacks risk up to 65 percent of their quarterly profits, according to a recent stress test study by the Monetary Authority of Singapore. Direct and indirect impact from cyberattacks against banks is estimated to…

Bitcoin Coin
Finance
1 min read

ICE Bitcoin Futures Slated for December Launch

Atlanta-based Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) is planning to launch bitcoin futures on December 9 in Singapore, following regulator’s new papers permitting the trading of derivatives tracking certain cryptocurrencies. The Bakkt bitcoin cash-settled monthly…