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Researchers Shed Light on APT31’s Advanced Backdoors and Data Exfiltration Tactics
The Chinese threat actor known as APT31 (aka Bronze Vinewood, Judgement Panda, or Violet Typhoon) has been linked to a set of advanced backdoors that are capable of exfiltrating harvested sensitive information to Dropbox. The malware is part of a broader collection...
Check Point Buys Perimeter 81 for $490M to Enhance its Security Tools for Hybrid and Remote Workers
The acquisition comes amid a major funding crunch for startups. Perimeter 81’s exit is coming at a big discount to its last valuation: It raised $100 million in June 2022 at a $1 billion valuation, according to PitchBook data.
New SystemBC Malware Variant Targets South African Power Company
An unknown threat actor has been linked to a cyber attack on a power generation company in South Africa with a new variant of the SystemBC malware called DroxiDat as a precursor to a suspected ransomware attack. "The proxy-capable backdoor was deployed alongside...
Western Digital, Synology NAS Vulnerabilities Exposed Millions of Users’ Files
Critical vulnerabilities discovered by IoT and industrial cybersecurity firm Claroty in Western Digital (WD) and Synology network-attached storage (NAS) products could have exposed the files of millions of users.
Western Digital, Synology NAS Vulnerabilities Exposed Millions of Users’ Files
Critical vulnerabilities discovered by IoT and industrial cybersecurity firm Claroty in Western Digital (WD) and Synology network-attached storage (NAS) products could have exposed the files of millions of users.
Symmetry Systems Raises $17.7M in Funding
The $17.7 million insider funding round brings the total raised by the data security company to more than $35 million. ForgePoint Capital, Prefix Capital, W11 Capital Management, and TSG (The Syndicate Group) participated in the latest funding round.
Symmetry Systems Raises $17.7M in Funding
The $17.7 million insider funding round brings the total raised by the data security company to more than $35 million. ForgePoint Capital, Prefix Capital, W11 Capital Management, and TSG (The Syndicate Group) participated in the latest funding round.
15 New CODESYS SDK Flaws Expose OT Environments to Remote Attacks
A set of 15 high-severity security flaws have been disclosed in the CODESYS V3 software development kit (SDK) that could result in remote code execution and denial-of-service under specific conditions, posing risks to operational technology (OT) environments. The...
CISA Adds Microsoft .NET Vulnerability to KEV Catalog Due to Active Exploitation
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added a recently patched security flaw in Microsoft's .NET and Visual Studio products to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, citing evidence of active exploitation. Tracked...
Sweet Security Raises $12M Seed Round for its Cloud Security Suite
The $12 million seed round was led by Glilot Capital Partners, with participation from CyberArk Ventures and a number of angel investors including Gerhard Eschelbeck, a former CISO at Google, and Travis McPeak, who led product security at Databricks.
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