Cisco has issued a “field notice” to advise customers of its Catalyst 2960X/2960XR switches to upgrade the IOS software on their devices in order to ensure that they are not counterfeit.
Cisco Issues Fresh Warning Over Counterfeit Switches
Application Security Firm ShiftLeft Raises $29 Million
Application security firm ShiftLeft on Tuesday announced that it has received $29 million in expansion capital funding, which brings the total raised by the company to over $58 million.
The new funding round was led by Blackstone Innovations Investments and SYN Ventures, with participation from previous investors.
Chinese Hackers Abuse Cybersecurity Products for Malware Execution
Researchers at cybersecurity firm SentinelOne have observed a Chinese hacking group taking a trial-and-error approach to abusing antivirus applications for the sideloading of malicious DLLs.
Vulnerabilities Allow Hijacking of Most Ransomware to Prevent File Encryption
A researcher has shown how a type of vulnerability affecting many ransomware families can be exploited to control the malware and terminate it before it can encrypt files on compromised systems.
Cyberespionage Group Targeting M&A, Corporate Transactions Personnel
Security researchers at Mandiant are documenting the discovery of a new hacking group focused on cyberespionage targeting employees responsible for corporate development, large corporate transactions, and mergers and acquisitions.
German Finance Watchdog Sees ‘Very Big’ Risk of Cyberattacks
Germany’s financial regulator BaFin warned Tuesday of the “very big” risk of cyberattacks targeting the financial sector, a threat it said had become “more likely” since Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Cyberattack Causes Disruptions at Car Rental Giant Sixt
Sixt, a major car rental company that has more than 2,000 locations across over 110 countries, has been targeted in a cyberattack that caused some temporary disruptions.
Sixt said it detected suspicious activity on IT systems on April 29 and soon confirmed that it had been hit by a cyberattack.
Traceable AI Snags $60M for API Security Tech
Traceable AI, a startup building technology to reduce attack surfaces in APIs, has banked a new $60 million funding round that values the company at $450 million.
Identity-Based Infrastructure Access Firm Teleport Raises $110 Million
DoD Announces Results of Vulnerability Disclosure Program for Defense Contractors
The US Department of Defense (DoD) on Monday announced the conclusion of a 12-month pilot Defense Industrial Base-Vulnerability Disclosure Program (DIB-VDP) aimed at finding flaws in contractor networks.
