EngageSmart to go private in US$4 billion deal – Software
Customer engagement and payments software vendor EngageSmart said it would be taken private by Vista Equity Partners for about US$4 billion ($6.32 billion), marking the…
Month: October 2023
Blockaid Emerges From Stealth With $33 Million Investment
Blockchain application security startup Blockaid today announced that it has emerged from stealth mode with a $33 million Series A investment. The financing was led…
Palestine crypto donation scams emerge amid Israel-Hamas war
As thousands of civilians die amid the deadly Israel-Hamas war, scammers are capitalizing on the horrific events to collect donations by pretending to be legitimate…
Casio Says Personal Information Accessed in Web Application Server Hack
Japanese electronics maker Casio announced that the personal information of customers in 150 countries and regions was exposed in a recent data breach. The incident,…
Cisco warns of a second IOS XE zero-day used to infect devices worldwide
Cisco warns of a second IOS XE zero-day used to infect devices worldwide Pierluigi Paganini October 23, 2023 Cisco found a second IOS XE zero-day…
Employee, student data stolen in cyberattack
The University of Michigan says in a statement today that hackers breaching its network in August accessed systems with information belonging to students, applicants, alumni,…
Quasar RAT Leverages DLL Side-Loading to Fly Under the Radar
Oct 23, 2023NewsroomCyberattack / Malware The open-source remote access trojan known as Quasar RAT has been observed leveraging DLL side-loading to fly under the radar…
Who’s Experimenting with AI Tools in Your Organization?
Oct 23, 2023The Hacker NewsArtificial Intelligence / Cybersecurity With the record-setting growth of consumer-focused AI productivity tools like ChatGPT, artificial intelligence—formerly the realm of data…
SolarWinds Patches High-Severity Flaws in Access Rights Manager
Enterprise software vendor SolarWinds has released patches for eight high-severity vulnerabilities in its Access Rights Manager (ARM), including three remote code execution issues that can…
Citrix warns admins to patch NetScaler CVE-2023-4966 bug immediately
Citrix warned admins today to secure all NetScaler ADC and Gateway appliances immediately against ongoing attacks exploiting the CVE-2023-4966 vulnerability. The company patched this critical…
DoNot Team’s New Firebird Backdoor Hits Pakistan and Afghanistan
Oct 23, 2023NewsroomCyber Espionage / Malware The threat actor known as DoNot Team has been linked to the use of a novel .NET-based backdoor called…
Rockwell Automation Acquires ICS/OT Security Firm Verve Industrial
Industrial giant Rockwell Automation announced on Monday that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Verve Industrial Protection, a cybersecurity company specializing in industrial…