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The DragonForce ransomware group says it orchestrated the disruptive cyberattacks that hit UK retailers Co-op, Harrods, and Marks & Spencer (M&S). The attacks began roughly two weeks ago, with M&S hit first. The retailer has suspended online purchases and is still struggling to bring all systems back to normal operations. A spokesperson for M&S refrained from sharing additional information on the incident. Both Co-op and Harrods confirmed being targeted last week. Harrods said hackers attempted to access its systems, and that it immediately took proactive measures, including restricting internet access at its sites. In a notice on harrods.com, the retailer…

NEW YORK (AP) — Jeffrey Seller, the Broadway producer behind such landmark hits as “Rent,” “Avenue Q” and “Hamilton,” didn’t initially write a memoir for us. He wrote it for himself.“I really felt a personal existential need to write my story. I had to make sense of where I came from myself,” he says in his memento-filled Times Square office. “I started doing it as an exercise for me and I ultimately did it for theater kids of all ages everywhere.”Seller’s “Theater Kid” — which he wrote even before finding a publishing house — traces the rise of an unlikely…

The US cybersecurity agency CISA added two SonicWall flaws to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog on the same day that proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit code targeting them was published. The exploitation of the two security defects, tracked as CVE-2023-44221 and CVE-2024-38475, came to light last week, when SonicWall updated its advisories to flag them as targeted in attacks. Affecting SonicWall’s SMA 200, SMA 210, SMA 400, SMA 410, and SMA 500v secure remote access products, the flaws can be exploited remotely to inject OS commands and map URLs to file system locations. Patches for both bugs have been available since…

Tokio Marine HCC International, the international subsidiary of global specialty insurance group Tokio Marine HCC, has announced the promotion of Thibaud Hervy to chief executive officer (CEO) and Simon Button to chief underwriting officer (CUO).These appointments are effective immediately, subject to regulatory approval.Hervy steps into the CEO role after serving as CUO – Specialty Lines. He joined the business in 1999 as an underwriter within HCC Global’s Financial Lines team and has held several senior roles, including managing director of HCC Global and CUO of TMHCCI since 2014.His leadership has been instrumental in shaping the company’s underwriting and distribution strategies…

More than thirty cybersecurity merger and acquisition (M&A) deals were announced in April 2025. An analysis conducted by SecurityWeek shows that 405 cybersecurity-related mergers and acquisitions were announced in 2024. Check out the detailed report.  Here is a list of the most important cybersecurity M&A deals announced in April 2025: Allurity acquires Onevinn and Infigo IS European cybersecurity services provider Allurity announced the acquisition of Onevinn, a Swedish company specializing in intelligent security and managed services, from Haven Cyber Technologies. Allurity has also bought Croatian cybersecurity company Infigo IS, which specializes in offensive and defensive security, consulting, managed services, and…

Now an important tourist site, the California federal penitentiary has been shut for more than six decades.United States President Donald Trump says he has ordered officials to rebuild and reopen Alcatraz, a notorious federal prison based on a small island in the state of California that has been shut for more than 60 years. In a post on his Truth Social site on Sunday, Trump wrote he is “directing the Bureau of Prisons, together with the Department of Justice, FBI, and Homeland Security, to reopen a substantially enlarged and rebuilt ALCATRAZ” to house the US’s “most ruthless and violent Offenders”.…

Acquired.com, a next-generation payments business powering recurring commerce, has announced the launch of its proprietary Sweeping Variable Recurring Payments (VRP) solution while also joining a major industry initiative to shape the future of Commercial Variable Recurring Payments (cVRPs) in the UK.The company’s participation comes in response to the UK government’s 2024 call for partners to support the development and delivery of cVRPs. This initiative, facilitated by Open Banking Limited (OBL), will form a new company aimed at establishing cVRPs as a viable and scalable payment method for high-impact sectors.Acquired.com provides businesses with tailored, tech-forward payment solutions designed to streamline recurring…

Dream Payments, a Canadian FinTech specialising in embedded payments solutions, has launched Interac e-Transfer payouts on its DreamPay platform.The move enables participating banks, insurers, enterprises, and SaaS platforms to issue real-time disbursements across Canada, according to FF News.The introduction of this feature is driven by growing demand from Dream’s client base for faster, more secure, and simplified methods of sending payments — particularly in industries like insurance where timely disbursements are critical.Dream Payments operates DreamPay, a cloud-based embedded payments platform that helps financial institutions, insurers, and software providers digitise and streamline their payment processes.The company focuses on delivering scalable, API-first…

Australian prime minister says he discussed tariffs and AUKUS security partnership in call with US president.Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has said he had a “warm” conversation with United States President Donald Trump about trade and other issues after his Labor Party’s decisive election win over the weekend. Speaking to the media in Canberra on Monday, Albanese said the two leaders discussed tariffs and the AUKUS nuclear submarine partnership in a congratulatory phone call made by the US president. “It was a very warm discussion about the friendship between our two nations that’s so important,” Albanese said. “I have had three…

Finova has unveiled a refreshed brand identity following a year of significant strategic growth and transformation.The rebrand marks the formal integration of MSO, a former Iress carve-out, which joined forces with Finova through backing from Bain Capital Tech Opportunities, Octagon Capital, and Finova’s own management team.Now operating under the unified Finova brand, the company supports over 60 financial institutions—including banks, building societies, specialist lenders, and equity release providers—as well as more than 550 brokerages nationwide. Its comprehensive digital solutions suite covers mortgage origination, servicing, savings, and customer relationship management (CRM) tools.As part of the rebrand, Finova has updated and consolidated…