Cybersleuths at Microsoft have found a link between the recent ‘Raspberry Robin’ USB-based worm attacks and EvilCorp, a notorious Russian ransomware operation sanctioned by the U.S. government.
Calls Mount for US Gov Clampdown on Mercenary Spyware Merchants
Cybersecurity professionals from Google’s threat hunting unit and the University of Toronto’s Citizen Lab are upping the pressure on mercenary hacking firms selling high-end surveillance spyware with fresh calls for the U.S. government to urgently clamp down on these businesses.
Microsoft Catches Austrian Company Exploiting Windows, Adobe Zero-Days
Malware hunters at Microsoft have caught an Austrian hack-for-hire company exploiting zero-day flaws in Windows and Adobe software products in “limited and targeted attacks” against European and Central American computer users.
IBM Security: Cost of Data Breach Hitting All-Time Highs
A study commissioned by IBM Security says the global average cost of a data breach reached an all-time high of $4.35 million and warned that the absence of zero trust principles at studied organizations are pushing those costs even higher.
European Lawmaker Targeted With Cytrox Predator Surveillance Spyware
A security audit by the European Parliament has unearthed attempts to plant high-end surveillance software on the phone of a Greek lawmaker and there are fresh reports linking the hack attempt to a known North Macedonia spyware vendor.
PrestaShop Confirms Zero Day Attacks Hitting eCommerce Servers
The team behind the open source PrestaShop ecommerce platform has issued a public advisory to warn of zero day SQL injection attacks hitting merchant servers and planting code capable of stealing customer payment information.
SonicWall Warns of Critical GMS SQL Injection Vulnerability
Network security appliance vendor SonicWall late Thursday shipped urgent patches for a critical flaw in its Global Management System (GMS) software, warning that the issue exposes businesses to remote hacker attacks.
Anvilogic Scores $25 Million Series B to Tackle SOC Modernization
Anvilogic, a Silicon Valley startup working on technology to modernize the Security Operations Center (SOC), has deposited $25 million in a new investment round led by Outpost Ventures.
Apple Ships Urgent Security Patches for macOS, iOS
It’s a very busy Patch Wednesday for computer users running Apple’s flagship macOS and iOS devices.
Apple’s security response team has pushed out software fixes for at least 39 software vulnerabilities haunting the macOS Catalina, iOS and iPadOS platforms.
Push Security Banks $4 Million Seed Funding
Push Security, a British startup building technology to help defenders manage cloud software sprawl and shadow IT, has banked $4 million in early-stage venture capital funding.
