A sophisticated botnet named FritzFrog has returned after a long break with new capabilities, and researchers believe it may be linked to Chinese threat actors.
Sophisticated FritzFrog P2P Botnet Returns After Long Break
India-Linked Threat Actor Involved in Spying, Planting Evidence
For roughly a decade, a previously unknown advanced persistent threat (APT) actor has been engaging in long-term surveillance operations against academics, activists, journalists, human rights defenders, and law professionals, SentinelOne reports.
Alphabet’s CapitalG Makes Big Bet on Salt Security
Salt Security is the latest addition to a growing list of cybersecurity startups boasting billion-dollar valuations.
The Palo Alto, Calif.-based Salt Security on Thursday announced a new $140 million funding round that brings its valuation to $1.4 billion and signals heightened investor interest in the API security space.
Apple Says WebKit Zero-Day Hitting iOS, macOS Devices
Apple’s struggles with zero-day attacks on its iOS and macOS platforms are showing no signs of slowing down.
For the second time in as many months, Cupertino released iOS, iPadOS and macOS updates to address a critical WebKit security defect (CVE-2022-22620) that exposes Apple devices to remote code execution attacks.
Ransomware Recovery Startup Calamu Banks $16.5M Investment
Calamu, an early-stage cybersecurity startup building technology to help businesses recover from ransomware infections, has raised $16.5 million in venture capital funding.
Ransomware Targeted 14 of 16 U.S. Critical Infrastructure Sectors in 2021
US, UK and Australia Warn of Increase in Sophisticated Ransomware Attacks
An increase in attack sophistication is proof of the growing threat that ransomware poses to all organizations, cybersecurity agencies from the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia said on Wednesday.
University Project Cataloged 1,100 Ransomware Attacks on Critical Infrastructure
A Temple University research project that tracks ransomware attacks on critical infrastructure has documented more than 1,100 incidents to date.
Hamas Cyberspies Return With New Malware After Exposure of Operations
Microsoft Patches for 51 Windows Security Defects
Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday train rumbled into Windows networks with fixes for 51 documented security vulnerabilities, some serious enough to cause full computer takeover attacks.
