Insight Partners Confirms Data Breach Result of Ransomware Attack
Venture capital firm Insight Partners has revealed that the data breach disclosed earlier this year was the result of a ransomware attack. Insight Partners informed…
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Scalekit Raises $5.5 Million to Secure AI Agent Authentication
Cybersecurity startup Scalekit has announced raising $5.5 million in a seed funding round co-led by Together Fund and Z47, with support from several angel investors.…
Virtual Event Today: Attack Surface Management Summit
SecurityWeek’s Attack Surface Management Virtual Summit is now LIVE and runs today from 11AM – 4PM ET. Join the online event where cybersecurity leaders and practitioners…
Irregular Raises $80 Million for AI Security Testing Lab
Israeli company Irregular, previously known as Pattern Labs, on Wednesday announced raising $80 million for its AI security lab. Founded by Dan Lahav (CEO) and…
RegScale Raises $30 Million for GRC Platform
Governance, risk management and compliance (GRC) solutions provider RegScale on Wednesday announced raising over $30 million in an oversubscribed Series B funding round. The new…
Details Emerge on Chinese Hacking Operation Impersonating US Lawmaker
A notorious Chinese hacking group has been targeting entities involved in US-China relations, economic policy, and international trade in a fresh phishing campaign, Proofpoint reports.…
BreachForums Owner Sent to Prison in Resentencing
The owner of the infamous cybercrime website BreachForums was resentenced to prison, after his initial sentence of supervised release was vacated. The man, Conor Brian…
Decade-Old Pixie Dust Wi-Fi Hack Still Impacts Many Devices
Many devices are still vulnerable to a Wi-Fi attack method disclosed more than a decade ago, software and firmware supply chain security company NetRise reported…
Shai-Hulud Supply Chain Attack: Worm Used to Steal Secrets, 180+ NPM Packages Hit
More than 180 NPM packages were hit in a fresh supply chain attack that uses self-replicating malware to steal secrets, publish them on GitHub, and…
RaccoonO365 Phishing Service Disrupted, Leader Identified
Microsoft and Cloudflare announced on Tuesday that they have teamed up to disrupt the RaccoonO365 phishing service, which has been used by cybercriminals to steal…
CrowdStrike to Acquire Pangea to Launch AI Detection and Response (AIDR)
CrowdStrike on Tuesday said that it would acquire Pangea, a company specializing in AI security, to expand its Falcon platform with new protections designed for…
Check Point to Acquire AI Security Firm Lakera
Check Point Software Technologies today announced plans to acquire Lakera, a Zurich and San Francisco-based company specializing in security for Agentic AI applications. The announcement…