Microsoft has confirmed that it inadvertently exposed information related to prospective customers, but claims that the company which reported the incident has exaggerated the numbers.
Cybersecurity firm SafeBreach has issued a warning about a new PowerShell backdoor that disguises itself as part of the Windows update process to remain fully undetected.
California startup Bolster, Inc. has raised $15 million in venture capital funding to build a fraud prevention platform for businesses.
The early-stage funding round was led by Cervin, Liberty Global Ventures, and Cheyenne Ventures with participation from previous investors Thomvest Ventures and Crosslink Capital.
European venture capital and private equity firm Smartfin on Tuesday announced a deal to acquire Hex-Rays, the Belgian company behind the widely deployed IDA Pro software disassembler.
Messaging and collaboration software maker Zimbra has rushed out patches to provide cover for a code execution flaw that has already been exploited to plant malware on target machines.
Video messaging technology powerhouse Zoom has rolled out a high-priority patch for macOS users alongside a warning that hackers could abuse the software flaw to connect to and control Zoom Apps.
Biometric authentication provider IronVest this week has emerged from stealth mode with $23 million in seed funding.
The investment round was led by Accomplice, with participation from Joule Ventures, OurCrowd, Trust Ventures, Ulysses, and several angel investors.
Defense giant BAE Systems has unveiled Viper Memory Loader Verifier II (MLV II), a system whose role is to protect F-16 fighter aircraft against potential cyberattacks.
MLV II is the second version of a maintenance capability that should “reduce vulnerability to cyberattacks for F-16 aircraft”.
Data privacy platform DataGrail this week announced that it has raised $45 million in a Series C funding round that brings the total raised by the company to $84.2 million.
