Attack surface management specialists Cyberpion has secured $27 million in early-stage funding to build technology that helps organizations manage exposure to risk.
Investors Bet on Cyberpion in Attack Surface Management Space
Chrome Browser Gets Major Security Update
Google this week released a security-themed Chrome browser makeover with patches 28 documented vulnerabilities, some serious enough to lead to code execution attacks.
The new browser refresh is now rolling out to Windows, Mac and Linux users as Chrome 100.0.4896.60.
Researchers Find Python-Based Ransomware Targeting Jupyter Notebook Web Apps
Researchers warn of likely future ransomware attacks against web applications used by data scientists
Researchers have found what they believe to be the first Python-based ransomware sample specifically targeting Jupyter Notebooks.
Estonian Ransomware Operator Sentenced to Prison in US
An Estonian man was sentenced to 66 months in prison in the United States for his role in ransomware attacks that caused more than $53 million in losses.
The cybercriminal, Maksim Berezan, who was arrested in Latvia and later extradited to the United States, pleaded guilty in April 2021 to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and device fraud.
Critical Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in Sophos Firewall
Sophos on Friday announced the rollout of urgent patches for a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in the web portal of its Sophos Firewall product.
Reported by an external researcher via the Sophos bug bounty program, the vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2022-1040 and impacts Sophos Firewall v18.5 MR3 (18.5.3) and older releases.
Chinese Hackers Seen Targeting Ukraine Post-Invasion
A known threat actor has launched what appears to be the first Chinese hacking attempts targeting Ukraine digital assets since the Russian invasion a month ago.
MixMode Banks $45 Million in Series B Funding
Cyberattacks detection technology provider MixMode has announced the closing of a $45 million Series B funding round led by PSG, with participation from Entrada Ventures.
North Korea Gov Hackers Caught Sharing Chrome Zero-Day
Malware hunters at Google have spotted signs that North Korean government hackers are sharing zero-day browser exploits for use in waves of targeted attacks hitting U.S. news media, crypto-banks and IT organizations.
Enterprise Browser Startup Island Snags Massive Funding Round
An early-stage startup building a security-themed enterprise browser has raised $115 million at a $1.3 billion valuation, becoming a cybersecurity unicorn less than two months after emerging from stealth with $100 million in funding.
Ransomware, Malware-as-a-Service Dominate Threat Landscape
Ransomware continues to expand with double-extortion now the standard; the malware-as-a-service model is now common; and criminals are increasingly ‘living off the land’, according to data from Red Canary.
