For roughly six months, the North Korean Lazarus hacking group has been targeting energy companies in Canada, the US, and Japan with three remote access trojans (RATs), Cisco reports.
US Gov Issues Guidance for Developers to Secure Software Supply Chain
Three U.S. government agencies — Cybersecurity and Information Security Agency (CISA), the National Security Agency (NAS) and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) — have announced the release of the first part of a three-part joint guidance on securing the software supply chain.
Huntress Scores $40M Funding, Plans International Expansion
Managed detection and response (MDR) platform provider Huntress on Thursday announced the closing of a $40 million debt financing round to speed up global expansion plans.
The latest funding was led by CIBC Innovation Banking and brings the total raised by the Maryland start-up to $100 million.
NATO Condemns Alleged Iranian Cyberattack on Albania
NATO on Thursday condemned a cyberattack on Albania that Tirana and Washington blamed on Iran, and pledged to bolster the alliance member’s defenses against hackers.
Albania Cuts Diplomatic Ties With Iran Over July Cyberattack
Albania cut diplomatic ties with Iran and expelled the country’s embassy staff over a major cyberattack nearly two months ago that was allegedly carried out by Tehran on Albanian government websites, the prime minister said Wednesday.
China Accuses US of ‘Tens of Thousands’ of Cyberattacks
Beijing on Monday accused the United States of launching “tens of thousands” of cyberattacks on China and pilfering troves of sensitive data, including from a public research university.
FBI’s Team to Investigate Massive Cyberattack in Montenegro
A rapid deployment team of FBI cyber experts is heading to Montenegro to investigate a massive and coordinated attack on the tiny Balkan nation’s government and its services, the country’s Ministry of Internal Affairs announced Wednesday.
Cybercriminals Apparently Involved in Russia-Linked Attack on Montenegro Government
Montenegro has been targeted in a disruptive cyberattack blamed on Russian hackers, and a known ransomware group may have been involved.
The country’s Agency for National Security announced last week that government servers had been targeted in an ongoing attack that was described as massive and coordinated.
Montenegro Reports Massive Russian Cyberattack Against Govt
Montenegro’s security agency warned Friday that hackers from Russia have launched a massive, coordinated cyberattack against the small nation’s government and its services.
Atlassian Ships Urgent Patch for Critical Bitbucket Vulnerability
Atlassian’s security response team has issued an urgent advisory to warn of a critical command injection flaw in its Bitbucket Server and Data Center product.
The vulnerability carries a CVSS severity score of 9.9 out of 10 and can be exploited remotely to launch code execution attacks, Atlassian said.
