A Nigerian national pleaded guilty in a U.S. court for his role in a scheme to hack into thousands of user accounts maintained by a payroll processing company, to steal payroll deposits.
Nigerian Admits in US Court to Hacking Payroll Company
Cloudflare Plans to Acquire Email Security Startup Area 1
Web infrastructure and DDoS mitigation firm Cloudflare has announced plans to purchase Area 1, a Kleiner-Perkins-backed startup doing business in the competitive email security space.
NSA Informs Cisco of Vulnerability Exposing Nexus Switches to DoS Attacks
Cisco this week announced the availability of patches for four vulnerabilities in its FXOS and NX-OS network operating systems, including one denial of service bug that was reported by the NSA.
Deadbolt Ransomware Targeting Asustor NAS Devices
Storage solutions provider Asustor this week issued a warning to alert users of Deadbolt ransomware attacks targeting its network-attached storage (NAS) appliances.
New York Plans Cybersecurity Hub to Coordinate Responses
New York wants to improve its cybersecurity defenses and will open a joint operations center in the coming months to coordinate between government agencies, critical businesses and utilities, Gov. Kathy Hochul said Tuesday.
Russia, Ukraine and the Danger of a Global Cyberwar
Belden Sells Tripwire for $350M After Acquiring It for $710M
Belden on Wednesday announced that it has completed the sale of cybersecurity and compliance solutions provider Tripwire for $350 million in cash, after acquiring it for $710 million in cash.
anecdotes Raises $25 Million for Its Compliance OS Platform
Compliance solutions provider anecdotes this week announced that it has raised $25 million in Series A funding, which brings the total investment in the company to $30 million.
The new funding round was led by Red Dot Capital Partners and received participation from Aleph, Glilot Capital Partners, Shasta Ventures, and Vintage Investment Partners.
Destructive ‘HermeticWiper’ Malware Targets Computers in Ukraine
Just as Russia was preparing to launch an invasion of Ukraine, Ukrainian government websites were disrupted by DDoS attacks and cybersecurity firms reported seeing what appeared to be a new piece of malware on hundreds of devices in the country.
New ‘Cyclops Blink’ Malware Linked to Russian State Hackers Targets Firewalls
