Application security platform NeuraLegion today announced a $20 million Series A funding round complemented by its rebranding as Bright Security. To date, the company received over $25 million in venture money.
Conti Ransomware Source Code Leaked
A hacker who claims to be Ukrainian has leaked the source code of the notorious Conti ransomware after the cybercrime gang expressed its support for Russia.
Google Paid Out Over $100,000 for Vulnerabilities Patched by Chrome 99
Google this week released Chrome 99 to the stable channel with a total of 28 security fixes inside, including 21 for vulnerabilities reported by external researchers.
Fraud Prevention Startup nSure.ai Raises $18 Million
Fraud prevention startup nSure.ai has closed an $18 million Series A funding round that brings the total investment in the company to $25.4 million.
The funding round was led by MoreTech Ventures and received participation from previous investors DisruptiveAI, Gryffin Ventures, and Moneta Seeds.
Open Source Security Foundation Now Counts 60 Members
The Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSSF) on Tuesday announced that 19 more organizations have joined the initiative, showing commitment towards identifying and addressing vulnerabilities in open source software. OpenSSF now has a total of 60 members.
Cybersecurity M&A Roundup: 35 Deals Announced in February 2022

Thirty-five cybersecurity-related merger and acquisition (M&A) deals were announced in February 2022.
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.
DDoS Attacks Abuse Network Middleboxes for Reflection, Amplification
Threat actors specializing in distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks have started abusing network middleboxes for reflection and amplification, Akamai warns.
Cyberattacks in Ukraine: New Worm-Spreading Data-Wiper With Ransomware Smokescreen
Cybersecurity researchers tracking destructive data-wiping malware attacks in Ukraine are finding signs of new malware with worm-spreading capabilities and what appears to be a rudimentary ransomware decoy.
Three Ways to Defeat Ransomware
Ransomware is very difficult to stop, mostly because the attackers are adept at locking up a network long before anybody in an organization even sees a ransom note. In many attacks, the malware combines an encryption payload with automated propagation.












