South American startup Strike Security has secured $5.4 million to fund an ambitious plan to disrupt the penetration testing and attack surface management business.
Strike Security Scores Funding for ‘Perpetual Pentesting’ for SMBs
Google, Mandiant Share Data on Record Pace of Zero-Day Discoveries
Google and Mandiant separately called attention to a dramatic surge in the discovery of in-the-wild zero-day attacks and warned that nation-state APT actors, ransomware gangs and private mercenary exploit firms are burning through zero-days at record pace.
Okta Closes Lapsus$ Breach Probe, Adds New Security Controls
Identity and access management tech firm Okta says it has concluded an investigation into the embarrassing Lapsus$ hacking incident and has severed ties with a third-party company at the center of the breach.
Online Fraud Prevention Startup SEON Raises $94 Million
Online fraud prevention startup SEON today announced that it has closed a $94 million Series B funding round that brings the total investment in the company to $107 million.
The funding round was led by IVP, with additional investment from Creandum and PortfoLion, as well as several angel investors.
Citizen Lab Documents Israeli Surveillance Spyware Infections in Spain
Security researchers have found fresh evidence linking a pair of mercenary Israeli hacking companies to mobile malware attacks on members of Catalan civil society.
Webex Monitors Microphone Even When Muted, Researchers Say
Cisco’s enterprise-facing Webex video conferencing and messaging utility monitors the microphone at all times, even when the user’s microphone is muted in the software, according to warning from a group of academic researchers.
FBI Warns of ‘Reverse’ Instant Payments Phishing Schemes
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has issued an alert on a new phishing scheme aimed at tricking victims into making money transfers to accounts controlled by cybercriminals.
GitHub Warns of Private Repositories Downloaded Using Stolen OAuth Tokens
GitHub has sounded the alarm on a cyberattack that resulted in the private repositories of dozens of organizations being downloaded by an unauthorized party abusing stolen OAuth user tokens.
The incident was identified on April 12, when the code hosting platform observed suspicious activity on its npm production infrastructure.
North Korea APT Lazarus Targeting Chemical Sector
Threat hunters at Symantec have spotted signs that North Korea’s Lazarus APT group is targeting companies in the chemical sector in an ongoing cyberespionage campaign that includes fake job lures and clever social engineering.
U.S. Gov Blames North Korea Hackers for $600M Cryptocurrency Heist
The U.S. government says the recent $600 million Ronin Validator cryptocurrency heist was conducted by Lazarus Group, the notorious hacking outfit linked to the North Korean government.
