Hacker Who Targeted NATO, US Army Arrested in Spain
Spanish authorities have announced the arrest of an individual suspected of being a hacker who has claimed attacks on dozens of organizations. Police said the…
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Astra, Invary Raise Millions for AI-Powered Pentesting, Runtime Security
Cybersecurity startups Astra Security and Invary this week announced fresh funding rounds that will help them advance their solutions for identifying vulnerabilities and ensuring confidential…
Five Eyes Agencies Release Guidance on Securing Edge Devices
Government agencies from the Five Eyes countries have released joint guidance for device manufacturers to secure their edge products against increasingly frequent malicious attacks. Sitting…
Black Basta Ransomware Group Received Over $100 Million From 90 Victims
Victim organizations have paid over $100 million in ransom demands to the Black Basta ransomware group since early 2022, a new report from blockchain analytics…
Qlik Sense Vulnerabilities Exploited in Ransomware Attacks
Three vulnerabilities affecting a product of business analytics firm Qlik have likely been exploited in ransomware attacks, according to security operations firm Arctic Wolf. The…
US Sanctions Cryptocurrency Mixer Sinbad for Aiding North Korean Hackers
The US Department of the Treasury on Wednesday announced sanctions against cryptocurrency mixer Sinbad, for laundering stolen cryptocurrency for the North Korean state-sponsored hacking group…
Palo Alto Networks Unveils New Rugged Firewall for Industrial Environments
Palo Alto Networks on Wednesday unveiled a rugged firewall for industrial environments, and announced several new features available through its Industrial OT Security offering. The…
Dollar Tree Impacted by ZeroedIn Data Breach Affecting 2 Million Individuals
Workforce analytics services provider ZeroedIn is notifying roughly two million individuals that their personal information was compromised in an August 2023 data breach. In a…
Google’s RETVec Open Source Text Vectorizer Bolsters Malicious Email Detection
Google revealed on Wednesday that a new text vectorizer developed by its researchers significantly boosts efficiency in detecting malicious emails in Gmail inboxes. The new…
CISA Debuts ‘Secure by Design’ Alert Series
The US cybersecurity agency CISA on Wednesday introduced a new type of alerts aimed at underlining the harm caused by not implementing security in the…
Hundreds of Malicious Android Apps Target Iranian Mobile Banking Users
A malicious campaign targeting mobile banking users in Iran is relying on hundreds of Android applications for credential and credit card information theft, mobile security…
Keyless Goes Independent, Raises $6M for Biometric Authentication
Keyless, a British startup building biometric authentication technology, has snagged $6 million in a new round of funding led by Rialto Ventures. The new financing,…