LAS VEGAS – BLACK HAT USA 2022 – An analysis conducted by two researchers has revealed that some commercial cybersecurity products rely on algorithms that have been taken from other security tools without authorization.
Privya Emerges From Stealth With Data Privacy Code Scanning Platform
Privya emerged from stealth mode on Tuesday with a data privacy-focused code scanning platform and $6 million in seed funding.
Twilio Hacked After Employees Tricked Into Giving Up Login Credentials
Enterprise software vendor Twilio (NYSE: TWLO) has been hacked by a relentless threat actor who successfully tricked employees into giving up login credentials that were then used to steal third-party customer data.
Ghost Security Snags $15M Investment for API Security Tech
Texas startup Ghost Security has joined the list of early-stage companies in the API and application security space attracting venture capital funding.
The Austin-based company emerged from stealth this week with $15 million in investments from 468 Capital, DNX Ventures, and Munich Re Ventures.
Slack Forces Password Resets After Discovering Software Flaw
Workplace productivity software giant Slack on Friday forced password resets for a tiny fraction of its users after the discovery of a security flaw that exposed Slack credentials.
Slack’s security response team alerted users to the issue via email and followed up with a blog post warning about the risk of passwords leaking to a skilled attacker.
Compliance Automation Startup RegScale Scores $20 Million Investment
RegScale, a Virginia startup building technology to manage continuous compliance automation tasks, has attracted $20 million in early-stage venture capital funding.
The Series A round was led by SYN Ventures with participation from SineWave Ventures, VIPC’s Virginia Venture Partners and SecureOctane.
Robinhood Crypto Penalized $30M for Violating NY Cybersecurity Regulations
VMware Ships Urgent Patch for Authentication Bypass Security Hole
Virtualization technology giant VMware on Tuesday shipped an urgent, high-priority patch to address an authentication bypass vulnerability in its Workspace ONE Access, Identity Manager and vRealize Automation products.
France Closes ‘Cookies’ Case Against Facebook
French privacy regulators on Thursday closed a case against Facebook after determining the US tech giant had changed the way it collected user data to comply with the law.
Microsoft Catches Austrian Company Exploiting Windows, Adobe Zero-Days
Malware hunters at Microsoft have caught an Austrian hack-for-hire company exploiting zero-day flaws in Windows and Adobe software products in “limited and targeted attacks” against European and Central American computer users.
