A Romanian national accused of operating a bulletproof hosting service used by the Gozi banking trojan was extradited from Colombia and has made an appearance in court in the United States.
Anvilogic Scores $25 Million Series B to Tackle SOC Modernization
Anvilogic, a Silicon Valley startup working on technology to modernize the Security Operations Center (SOC), has deposited $25 million in a new investment round led by Outpost Ventures.
USCYBERCOM Releases IoCs for Malware Targeting Ukraine
The United States Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM) this week released indicators of compromise (IoCs) associated with malware families identified in recent attacks targeting Ukraine.
Exploitation of Recent Chrome Zero-Day Linked to Israeli Spyware Company
An actively exploited Chrome zero-day that Google patched on July 4 has been linked to an Israeli spyware company and used in targeted attacks aimed at entities in the Middle East.
Apple Ships Urgent Security Patches for macOS, iOS
It’s a very busy Patch Wednesday for computer users running Apple’s flagship macOS and iOS devices.
Apple’s security response team has pushed out software fixes for at least 39 software vulnerabilities haunting the macOS Catalina, iOS and iPadOS platforms.
Can Encryption Key Intercepts Solve The Ransomware Epidemic?
California-based Nubeva is building technology to recover encrypted data without making ransomware payments
Push Security Banks $4 Million Seed Funding
Push Security, a British startup building technology to help defenders manage cloud software sprawl and shadow IT, has banked $4 million in early-stage venture capital funding.
Huntress Acquires Security Awareness Training Startup Curricula for $22M
Managed detection and response (MDR) platform provider Huntress has shelled out $22 million to acquire Curricula, a startup in the growing security awareness business.
Huntress, based in Ellicott City, Maryland, said the deal adds a fun, story-based security awareness training platform to its stable of cybersecurity offerings.
New ‘CloudMensis’ macOS Spyware Used in Targeted Attacks
Researchers at cybersecurity company ESET have analyzed a previously undocumented macOS malware that appears to have been used in targeted attacks to steal valuable information from compromised systems.
Moussouris: U.S. Should Resist Urge to Match China Vuln Reporting Mandate
A prominent cybersecurity executive is calling on the U.S. government to resist the urge to match China’s reported mandates around early vulnerability disclosure, warning that such a move would “meaningfully and dramatically increase the risk” of zero-day flaws landing in the wrong hands.
