Cryptocurrency bridge Nomad has lost nearly all of its funds as a result of a hack described by experts as chaotic. Losses total nearly $200 million, but the company appears hopeful that it will recover at least some of it.
UK Clears Norton’s $8B Avast Cyber Security Takeover
UK regulators on Wednesday gave the provisional nod to US cyber security giant NortonLifeLock’s $8-billion purchase of Czech rival Avast, whose London shares surged more than 40 percent in reaction.
Hacking Fears Delay UK’s Conservative Leadership Vote
Spanish Research Center Suffers Cyberattack Linked to Russia
Spain’s leading scientific research body was targeted by a cyberattack that national authorities suspect had its origin in Russia, the country’s science ministry said Tuesday.
VMware Ships Urgent Patch for Authentication Bypass Security Hole
Virtualization technology giant VMware on Tuesday shipped an urgent, high-priority patch to address an authentication bypass vulnerability in its Workspace ONE Access, Identity Manager and vRealize Automation products.
European Missile Maker MBDA Denies Hackers Breached Systems
European missile maker MBDA has denied that its systems have been breached after cybercriminals offered to sell data allegedly stolen from the company’s systems.
Cybrary Raises $25 Million to Tackle Cybersecurity Workforce Training
Venture capital investors are doubling down on investments in Cybrary, betting another $25 million that the Maryland startup is on the right track with a technology platform to train the global cybersecurity workforce.
Go-Based Apps Vulnerable to Attacks Due to URL Parsing Issue
Israeli cloud-native application security testing firm Oxeye discovered that the way URL parsing is implemented in some Go-based applications creates vulnerabilities that could allow threat actors to conduct unauthorized actions.
Google Patches Critical Android Flaw Allowing Remote Code Execution via Bluetooth
Google on Monday published a security bulletin describing the latest round of patches for the Android operating system. Three dozen vulnerabilities have been fixed, including a critical issue that can be exploited for remote code execution over Bluetooth.
Luxembourg Energy Company Hit by Ransomware
A known ransomware group has taken credit for a cyberattack on Creos, a company that owns and manages electricity networks and natural gas pipelines in Luxembourg.
