Customer relationship management services provider Salesforce says it has handed out more than $12.2 million in payouts to the ethical hackers who reported vulnerabilities as part of its bug bounty program.
Cyberattacks Accompany Russian Military Assault on Ukraine
The websites of Ukraine’s defense, foreign and interior ministries were unreachable or painfully slow to load Thursday morning after a punishing wave of distributed-denial-of-service attacks as Russia struck at its neighbor, explosions shaking the capital of Kyiv and other major cities.
Chinese Researchers Detail Linux Backdoor of NSA-Linked Equation Group
A team of researchers from China’s Pangu Lab on Wednesday published a 50-page report detailing a piece of Linux malware allegedly used against many targets by the threat actor known as the Equation Group, which has been linked to the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA).
Cyber Intelligence Firm Cyble Bags $10 Million in Series A Funding
Cyber intelligence firm Cyble this week announced closing a $10 million Series A funding round that brings the total raised by the company to roughly $14.5 million.
The round was led by Blackbird and received participation from previous investors Cendana Capital, January Capital, Spider Capital, and VentureSouq.
Astrix Security Nabs $15M to Tackle Attack Surface Sprawl
Israeli startup Astrix Security has banked $15 million in early stage venture capital investment to build technology to help organizations secure third-party app integrations.
The Tel Aviv-based Astrix said the seed round was led by Bessemer Venture Partners and F2 Capital. Venrock and a list of angel investors also participated.
Shadowserver Starts Conducting Daily Scans to Help Secure ICS
The Shadowserver Foundation this week announced that it has started conducting daily internet scans in an effort to identify exposed industrial control systems (ICS) and help organizations reduce their exposure to attacks.
SecurityWeek to Host 2022 Attack Surface Management Summit Today
Security Leaders Will Walk Away from Virtual Event with New Strategies to Get Ahead of Attackers
CISA Warns of Attacks Exploiting Recent Vulnerabilities in Zabbix Monitoring Tool
The United States Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) this week expanded its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog with two critical flaws in the Zabbix enterprise monitoring solution.
Cybercriminals Seek to Profit From Russia-Ukraine Conflict
Dark web threat actors are looking to take advantage of the tensions between Russia and Ukraine, offering network access and databases that could be relevant to those involved in the conflict, according to a new report from Accenture.
Increasing Number of Threat Groups Targeting OT Systems in North America
An increasing number of threat groups have been targeting organizations with industrial control system (ICS) or other operational technology (OT) environments, according to a new report from industrial cybersecurity company Dragos.













