Interpol on Monday announced the arrest of three Nigerians accused on using the Agent Tesla remote access trojan (RAT) in financial scams.
Three Nigerian Users of Agent Tesla RAT Arrested
Surefire Cyber Tackles Incident Response With $10M Series A Funding
Forgepoint Capital, a venture capital firm focused on cybersecurity investments, is pumping $10 million into an early-stage startup created to provide incident response services within the lucrative cyber-insurance ecosystem.
Document Exploiting New Microsoft Office Zero-Day Seen in the Wild
Cybersecurity researchers have issued a warning after spotting what appears to be a new Microsoft Office zero-day vulnerability that may have been exploited in the wild.
Microsoft Finds Major Security Flaws in Pre-Installed Android Apps
Bug hunters at Microsoft are calling attention to several high-severity vulnerabilities in a mobile framework used in pre-installed Android System apps, warning that exploitation could have allowed the implantation of a persistent backdoor on Android devices.
SYN Ventures Closes $300M Fund for Cybersecurity Bets
SYN Ventures, a Florida-based venture capital firm placing early-stage bets in cybersecurity startups, has closed a new $300 million fund and announced the addition of serial entrepreneur Ryan Permeh as full-time operating partner.
PyPI Served Malicious Version of Popular ‘Ctx’ Python Package
A popular Python package was compromised recently and replaced with a malicious version apparently designed to help the attacker obtain AWS credentials.
Semperis Banks $200 Million to Scale Enterprise ID Protection Tech
Enterprise identity protection vendor Semperis has banked $200 million in a new round of funding that values the company north of $1 billion.
Cybersecurity Community Warned of Fake PoC Exploits Delivering Malware
Researchers have spotted fake proof-of-concept (PoC) exploits that appear to have been created by threat actors in an effort to deliver malware to members of the cybersecurity community.
Conti Ransomware Operation Shut Down After Brand Becomes Toxic
The Conti ransomware operation has undergone some significant organizational structure changes in the past months after the brand became toxic due to its affiliation with the Russian government.
IBM Dives Into TrickBot Gang’s Malware Crypting Operation
Researchers with IBM Security’s X-Force division have analyzed 13 crypters employed by the cybercrime group behind the infamous TrickBot and Conti malware.