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Zeus Banking Malware Player Gets Nine-Year Prison Term
Vyacheslav Igorevich Penchukov, a criminal who used Zeus and IcedID malware to steal millions of dollars from victims, has been sentenced to almost a decade in prison and ordered to pay $73 million in restitution by a Nebraska federal court judge.
Google Reportedly in Talks to Acquire Cloud Security Company Wiz for $23B
Alphabet, Google's parent company, is in advanced talks to acquire cloud security provider Wiz for around $23 billion. Wiz recently raised $1 billion at a $12 billion valuation and has a total of $1.9 billion in funding.
NATO Set to Build New Cyber Defense Center
The new cyber-defense facility, dubbed NATO Integrated Cyber Defence Centre (NICC), will be located in Belgium at SHAPE and will consist of civilian and military experts from member states.
Singapore Banks to Phase Out OTPs for Online Logins Within 3 Months
Retail banking institutions in Singapore have three months to phase out the use of one-time passwords (OTPs) for authentication purposes when signing into online accounts to mitigate the risk of phishing attacks. The decision was announced by the Monetary Authority of...
CISA Urges Software Makers to Eliminate OS Command Injection Flaws
The US government is pressuring software manufacturers to address operating system command injection vulnerabilities following high-profile threat actor campaigns exploiting these flaws in 2024.
Exein Raised $16.3 Million Series B to Stop Robotic Arms Going Haywire
Exein, a Rome-based startup, is addressing the critical issue of device security in the IoT space. The company recently secured €15 million (~$16.3 million) in a Series B funding round led by cybersecurity-focused VC 33N.
Credential-Stealing OSS ‘Crystalray’ Attacks Jump 10X
Crystalray's attack chain involves using various OSS tools for reconnaissance, scanning, and exploiting vulnerabilities. The group was first discovered in February using the "SSH-Snake" tool to exploit vulnerabilities in Atlassian Confluence.
New HardBit Ransomware 4.0 Uses Passphrase Protection to Evade Detection
Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on a new version of a ransomware strain called HardBit that comes packaged with new obfuscation techniques to deter analysis efforts. "Unlike previous versions, HardBit Ransomware group enhanced the version 4.0 with passphrase...
New FishXProxy Phishing Kit Making Phishing Accessible to Script Kiddies
FishXProxy is designed to evade detection and maximize credential theft attempts, equipped with features like traffic management to hide link destinations and a cross-project tracking capability for persistent targeting.
New FishXProxy Phishing Kit Making Phishing Accessible to Script Kiddies
FishXProxy is designed to evade detection and maximize credential theft attempts, equipped with features like traffic management to hide link destinations and a cross-project tracking capability for persistent targeting.
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