Four individuals believed to be members of the international cyber theft ring known as the “Infraud Organization” were arrested in Russia, news agency TASS reports.
Russian Authorities Arrest Head of International Cybercrime Group
Cloud Security Provider Anitian Raises $55 Million
Cloud security and compliance automation startup Anitian this week closed a $55 million Series B funding round led by Sageview Capital.
The new investment brings the total raised by Anitian $71 million and provides fresh capital to fuel ambitious expansion plans.
CISA Releases Final IPv6 Security Guidance for Federal Agencies
The U.S. government’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Thursday released the final version of its IPv6 security guidance for federal agencies.
DoH Makes It Difficult to Track Botnets: Spamhaus
The use of DNS over HTTPS (DoH) for command and control communications is making it more difficult to track botnets, according to anti-spam nonprofit Spamhaus.
F5 Patches Two Dozen Vulnerabilities in BIG-IP
Cloud security and application delivery solutions provider F5 this week announced patches for 25 vulnerabilities affecting its BIG-IP, BIG-IQ, and NGINX products.
A total of 23 security flaws were addressed in the BIG-IP application delivery controller (ADC), including 13 high-severity issues, all of which carry a CVSS score of 7.5.
Industry Reactions to Biden Cybersecurity Memo: Feedback Friday
U.S. President Joe Biden this week signed a memorandum on boosting the cybersecurity of National Security, Department of Defense, and Intelligence Community Systems.
High-Severity Vulnerabilities Patched in McAfee Enterprise Product
Two high-severity vulnerabilities that can be exploited for privilege escalation have been patched in a McAfee enterprise product component.
Dark Web Chatter: What Other Russian Hackers Are Saying About the REvil Arrests
The takedown of the REvil ransomware gang by the Russian FSB on January 14, 2022, took the world by surprise. Before this, the unwritten rule was that hackers would be safe in Russia provided they did not attack Russia.
FBI Warns Organizations of Diavol Ransomware Attacks
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) this week shared a series of indicators of compromise (IoCs) associated with the Diavol ransomware family.
