A pair of security researchers at SentinelLabs have intercepted a piece of destructive wiper malware hitting routers and modems and found digital breadcrumbs suggesting a link to the devastating Viasat hack that took down wind turbines in Germany.
Ex-Trump Treasury Secretary’s PE Firm Buys Mobile Security Company Zimperium for $525M
Steven Mnuchin’s Liberty Strategic Capital acquires majority stake in Dallas, Texas-based Zimperium
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.
‘Secrets Sprawl’ Haunts Software Supply Chain Security
A cybersecurity startup is warning of a major, unattended weak link in the software supply chain: the vexing problem of valuable corporate secrets — API keys, usernames and passwords, and security certificates — publicly exposed in corporate repositories.
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.
SentinelOne to Acquire Attivo Networks for $616M
Enterprise cybersecurity powerhouse SentinelOne on Tuesday announced plans to spend $616 million to acquire Attivo Networks, a Silicon Valley startup that sells breach detection technology.
OneLayer Emerges From Stealth With $8.2M to Build Security for Private 5G Networks
Tel Aviv-based OneLayer emerged from stealth mode with $8.2 million in funding to build security for private 5G networks
Android’s March 2022 Security Updates Patch 39 Vulnerabilities
Google this week announced the release of patches for 39 vulnerabilities as part of the March 2022 security update for Android.
The most serious vulnerability is CVE-2021-39708, a remotely exploitable elevation of privilege issue identified in the System component.
NVIDIA Confirms Employee Credentials Stolen in Cyberattack
NVIDIA this week acknowledged that employee credentials were stolen during a cyberattack on February 23 and confirmed the attackers have started leaking the information online.
The compromise occured on February 23 and impacted certain “IT resources,” an NVIDIA spokesperson told SecurityWeek.












