Election officials preparing for the upcoming midterms face a myriad of threats, both foreign and domestic, as they look to protect voting systems and run a smooth election while fighting a wave of misinformation that has been undermining public confidence in U.S. elections.
US, UK Leaders Raise Fresh Alarms About Chinese Espionage
The head of the FBI and the leader of Britain’s domestic intelligence agency raised alarms Wednesday about the Chinese government, warning business leaders that Beijing is determined to steal their technology for competitive gain.
Apple Adds ‘Lockdown Mode’ to Thwart .Gov Mercenary Spyware
Faced with a surge in state-sponsored mercenary spyware attacks targeting its flagship iOS platform, Apple plans to add a new ‘Lockdown Mode’ that significantly reduces attack surface and adds technical roadblocks to limit sophisticated software exploits.
Researchers Flag ‘Significant Escalation’ in Software Supply Chain Attacks
Security researchers at ReversingLabs are warning of a “significant escalation in software supply chain attacks” after discovering more than two dozen malicious NPM packages siphoning user data from mobile and desktop applications.
Security Automation Firm Swimlane Closes $70 Million Funding Round
Security automation startup Swimlane on Wednesday announced it has raised $70 million in a Series C funding round that brings the total investment in the company to $170 million.
Evasive Rust-Coded Hive Ransomware Variant Emerges
A new variant of the Hive ransomware written using the Rust programming language is more evasive and provides attackers with flexibility, courtesy of support for command-line parameters.
Google Blocks Domains of Hack-for-Hire Groups in Russia, India, UAE
A blog post published by Google’s Threat Analysis Group on Thursday describes the activities of hack-for-hire gangs in Russia, India and the United Arab Emirates.
The internet giant has added more than 30 domains used by these threat groups to its Safe Browsing mechanism, which prevents users from accessing them.
North Korea Lazarus Hackers Blamed for $100 Million Horizon Bridge Heist
The infamous North Korean Lazarus hacking group is the prime suspect in the $100 million hack of Harmony’s Horizon Bridge, according to new data and research from blockchain analytics firm Elliptic.
Cyberattack Hits Norway, Pro-Russian Hacker Group Fingered
A cyberattack temporarily knocked out public and private websites in Norway in the past 24 hours, Norwegian authorities said Wednesday.
Cyolo Banks $60M Series B for ZTNA Technology
Cyolo, an Israeli startup building technology for zero trust networking, on Monday announced a new $60 million investment led by the venture investing arm of National Grid.
In addition to National Grid Partners, Cyolo said it scored investments from Glilot Capital Partners, Flint Capital, Differential Ventures, and Merlin Ventures.












