Category: NEWS & INDUSTRY

Microsoft Flexes Security Vendor Muscles With Managed Services

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Settlement Curbs Firm’s Facial Recognition Database in US

Startup Clearview AI has agreed to limit access to its controversial facial recognition database in the United States, settling a lawsuit filed by privacy advocates, a court filing showed Monday.

U.S. Offers $15 Million Bounty for Leaders of Conti Ransomware Gang

Eager to hunt down key leaders of the Conti ransomware gang, the United States Government is willing to pay up to $10 million for information leading to the identification and/or location of anyone holding a key leadership role in the group.

Regulator Proposes $1 Million Fine for Colonial Pipeline One Year After Cyberattack

Ransomware Attack Hits Production Facilities of Agricultural Equipment Giant AGCO

Agricultural equipment giant AGCO says its business operations have been impacted after falling victim to a ransomware attack last week.

AGCO designs, makes, and distributes agricultural machinery and precision technology, offering equipment under brands such as Challenger, Fendt, Massey Ferguson, and Valtra.

RubyGems Fixes Critical Gem Takeover Vulnerability

RubyGems has addressed a critical vulnerability that could have allowed any RubyGems.org user to remove and replace certain Ruby gems.

A package hosting service for the Ruby programming language, RubyGems.org hosts more than 170,000 gems. RubyGems also functions as a package manager.

F5 BIG-IP in Attacker Crosshairs Following Disclosure of Critical Vulnerability

Organizations using F5’s BIG-IP application delivery controllers are advised to immediately update their systems as a recently patched vulnerability is already being exploited in the wild.

Zero Trust VPN Company Tailscale Raises $100 Million

Zero trust enterprise VPN provider Tailscale this week announced that it has closed a $100 million Series B funding round that brings the total raised by the company to $115 million.

The investment round was led by CRV and Insight Partners, with participation from existing investors Accel, Heavybit, Uncork Capital, and angel investors.

Heroku Shares Details on Recent GitHub Attack

Platform-as-a-service company Heroku this week shared additional details on an April cyberattack that resulted in unauthorized access to multiple customers’ GitHub repositories.