Cyber security firm Bromium has added $40 million to its coffers, thanks to an additional investment to support its growth in the increasingly competitive endpoint security market.
The additional funding brings the total amount raised to-date by the company to a whopping $115 million.
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18 Million Stolen Credentials Found in Japan
Stolen usernames and passwords belonging to 18 million Internet users have been found on a server owned by a Japanese company, which is said to have provided services to Chinese hackers.
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Brazilian Trojan Conceals Malicious Code in PNG Image
Security researchers at Kaspersky Lab have discovered a new piece of malware that uses a PNG (Portable Network Graphics) image to hide malicious code.
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Petya Ransomware Encrypts Entire Hard Drives
A new piece of malware dubbed Petya is making the rounds, and taking the threat of ransomware beyond simple file encryption activities.
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U.S. Federal Agencies Vulnerable to Data Threats: Survey
A survey conducted by data protection company Vormetric and analyst firm 451 Research shows that a majority of IT security professionals in United States federal agencies feel their organization is vulnerable to data threats.
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Surveillance Cameras From 70 Vendors Vulnerable to Remote Hacking
Surveillance cameras sold by more than 70 vendors worldwide were found to be vulnerable to Remote Code Execution (RCE) because of shared firmware code, a researcher has discovered.
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Chinese Media Laud Hacker for US Spying
Spying on the US is a service to China, state-run media said Wednesday, singing the praises of a man who confessed to hacking American defense contractors on Beijing's behalf.
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Google Patches Serious Flaws in Chrome 49
Google has once again updated the Windows, Mac and Linux versions of Chrome 49 in order to patch several vulnerabilities, including high-risk issues for which researchers got paid thousands of dollars.
Chrome 49.0.2623.108 resolves a total of five vulnerabilities, four of which have been identified and reported by external researchers.
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Hackers Steal Details of Verizon Enterprise Customers
Hackers reportedly stole the details of 1.5 million Verizon Enterprise customers after exploiting a vulnerability in the company’s website.
Verizon Enterprise Solutions is a division of Verizon Communications that specializes in designing, building and operating networks, IT systems and mobile technologies for businesses and governments.
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EC Council Website Hacked to Serve Angler Exploit Kit
The website of security certification provider EC Council, best known for its Certified Ethical Hacker program, has been serving the Angler exploit kit (EK) for the past few days and continues to do so, security researchers at Fox-IT warn.
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