Private equity giant KKR is expanding its big bet on penetration testing and attack surface management firm NetSPI with a new $410 million investment round.
KKR Boosts NetSPI Stake with $410 Million Investment
Iranian Hackers Target Enterprise Android Users With New RatMilad Spyware
Zimperium is warning of an Iranian hacking group using a new piece of Android spyware in a broad campaign that has also targeted enterprise users.
Report: Mexico Continued to Use Spyware Against Activists
The Mexican government or army has allegedly continued to use spyware designed to hack into the cellphones of activists, despite a pledge by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador to end such practices.
What’s Going on With Cybersecurity VC Investments?
North Korean Gov Hackers Caught Rigging Legit Software
Threat hunters at Microsoft have intercepted a notorious North Korean government hacking group lacing legitimate open source software with custom malware capable of data theft, espionage, financial gain and network destruction.
Investors Bet on Ox Security to Guard Software Supply Chains
The funding frenzy in the software supply chain space now includes Ox Security, an early-stage Israeli startup that just raised a whopping $34 million in seed-stage financing.
High-Profile Hacks Show Effectiveness of MFA Fatigue Attacks
Google, Apple Remove ‘Scylla’ Mobile Ad Fraud Apps After 13 Million Downloads
Cybersecurity firm Human has discovered and disrupted a mobile ad fraud campaign involving 89 mobile applications with a total download count of 13 million.
Senators Push to Reform Police’s Cellphone Tracking Tools
Civil rights lawyers and Democratic senators are pushing for legislation that would limit U.S. law enforcement agencies’ ability to buy cellphone tracking tools to follow people’s whereabouts, including back years in time, and sometimes without a search warrant.
CrowdStrike to Buy Reposify, Invests in Salt Security
Endpoint detection and response pioneer CrowdStrike is elbowing its way into new security markets with a planned acquisition of attack surface management startup Reposify and a strategic investment in API security vendor Salt Security.
