L3 Technologies, a U.S. government contractor that sells aerospace and defense technology, has emerged as a suitor for Israeli exploit merchant NSO Group.
Report: L3 Emerges as Suitor for Embattled NSO Group
Avast: New Linux Rootkit and Backdoor Align Perfectly
Malware hunters at Avast have analyzed a newly discovered rootkit and backdoor that target Linux and appear designed to function in synergy with each other.
Chinese Cyberespionage Group Starts Using New ‘PingPull’ Malware
A Chinese state-sponsored threat actor known as Gallium has been using new malware in recent attacks that have been targeting organizations in the telecommunications, financial, and government sectors, Palo Alto Networks reports.
Malware’s Destruction Trajectory and How to Defeat It
Malware and targeted attacks on operating systems and firmware have become increasingly destructive in nature, and these more nefarious attack methods are rising in prevalence. And just to add insult to injury, there are more of them. Today’s attacks are hitting more often, and they are hitting harder.
Drupal Patches ‘High-Risk’ Third-Party Library Flaws
The Drupal security team has released a “moderately critical” advisory to call attention to serious vulnerabilities in a third-party library and warned that hackers can exploit the bugs to remotely hijack Drupal-powered websites.
HYCU Raises $53 Million for Data Backup Technology
Backup-as-a-service firm HYCU has raised $53 million in a Series B funding round that brings the total invested in the company to $140.5 million.
The new funding round was led by Acrew Capital, with participation from all previous investors, along with Atlassian Ventures and Cisco Investments.
Chinese Hackers Adding Backdoor to iOS, Android Web3 Wallets in ‘SeaFlower’ Campaign
Cybercriminals likely operating out of China are distributing backdoored versions of iOS and Android Web3 wallets in an effort to steal users’ seed phrase.
Cybercriminals, State-Sponsored Threat Actors Exploiting Confluence Server Vulnerability
A recently patched Confluence Server vulnerability is being exploited by multiple cybercrime and state-sponsored threat groups, according to Microsoft.
Billion-Dollar Valuations Can’t Halt Layoffs at OneTrust, Cybereason
Two cybersecurity vendors that recently boasted of raising hundreds of millions of dollars at unicorn valuations have confirmed staff cuts as the turmoil in the capital markets start to wreak havoc on late-stage startups.
Chinese Cyberspy Group ‘Aoqin Dragon’ Targeting Southeast Asia, Australia Since 2013
SentinelOne security researchers have analyzed the operations of a Chinese cyberespionage group that has been actively targeting education, government, and telecommunication organizations in Australia and Southeast Asia since at least 2013.
