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…
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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…
Security Analytics Firm Vega Emerges From Stealth With $65M in Funding
An Israeli cybersecurity company called Vega on Tuesday emerged from stealth mode and announced that it has raised a total of $65 million in funding…
Ray Security Emerges From Stealth With $11M to Bring Real-Time, AI-Driven Data Protection
Constant visibility and security of data with the right level of security to maintain safe operational use. Tel Aviv, Israel-based Ray Security emerged from stealth…
Security Industry Skeptical of Scattered Spider-ShinyHunters Retirement Claims
The notorious cybercrime groups Scattered Spider and ShinyHunters claim they are retiring, but the cybersecurity industry is skeptical and believes the hackers will continue to…
Rowhammer Attack Demonstrated Against DDR5
A group of security researchers from the ETH Zurich university and Google have demonstrated a practical Rowhammer attack against DDR5. Dubbed Phoenix and tracked as…