Taiwanese electronics giant ASUS has issued an alert to warn users of Cyclops Blink botnet attacks targeting its routers.
ASUS Warns of Cyclops Blink Botnet Targeting Its Routers
High-Severity Vulnerabilities Patched in BIND Server
The Internet Systems Consortium (ISC) has released security updates to fix multiple high-severity vulnerabilities in the widely deployed Berkeley Internet Name Domain (BIND) server software.
US Critical Infrastructure Targeted by AvosLocker Ransomware
The FBI and the Treasury Department on Thursday issued a joint cybersecurity advisory to warn organizations in the United States about attacks involving ransomware named AvosLocker.
Gh0stCringe RAT Targeting Database Servers in Recent Attacks
Security researchers have identified a series of recent Gh0stCringe RAT attacks that target MS-SQL and MySQL database servers for credential harvesting and data exfiltration.
Todyl Banks $28M Series A Investment
Security and networking platform start-up Todyl on Thursday announced the closing of a $28 million Series A funding round.
The new investment round was led by Anthos Capital with participation from previous investors Blu Ventures, StoneMill Ventures, and Tech Operators.
Microsoft Releases Open Source Tool for Securing MikroTik Routers
Microsoft this week released an open source tool that can be used to secure MikroTik routers and check for signs of abuse associated with the Trickbot malware.
Software Supply Chain Weakness: Snyk Warns of ‘Deliberate Sabotage’ of NPM Ecosystem
Software supply chain security fears escalated again this week with the discovery of what’s being described as “deliberate sabotage” of code in the open-source npm package manager ecosystem.
‘LokiLocker’ Ransomware Packs Data Wiping Capabilities
A recently identified Ransomware-as-a-Service (Raas) family includes both file encryption and data wiping functionality, rendering infected computers unusable if the victim does not pay the ransom in time.
CaddyWiper: Another Destructive Wiper Malware Targeting Ukraine
ESET’s security researchers have identified another data wiper targeting Ukrainian organizations, the third destructive malware identified since Russia began its invasion of the country.
Dubbed CaddyWiper, the threat does not show significant code similarities with known malware families, and has been used only against a small number of organizations.
HD Moore’s Rumble Raises $15M Series A Investment
Less than a year after emerging from stealth $5 million in seed funding, HD Moore’s Rumble asset management startup is attracting heavy interest from venture capital investors.
