Category: Virus & Malware

ReliaQuest to Buy Digital Shadows for $160 Million

Fresh off a $300 million funding round and a billion-dollar valuation, security operations vendor ReliaQuest on Wednesday announced plans to acquire threat intelligence startup Digital Shadows in a deal valued at $160 million.

Report: Clipminer Botnet Operators Rake in $1.7 Million

Cybercriminals operating the Clipminer botnet have raked in at least $1.7 million in illicit gains to date, according to an estimate by security researchers at Symantec.

Logging and Security Analytics Firm Devo Banks New $100 Million Investment

Devo Technology, a late-stage startup building technology for data logging and security analytics, has closed a new $100 million funding round that pushes its valuation in the $2 billion range.

Europol Announces Takedown of FluBot Mobile Spyware

Europol today announced the takedown of FluBot, a piece of mobile malware targeting both Android and iOS devices that has been fast-spreading via SMS messages.

Chinese Threat Actors Exploiting ‘Follina’ Vulnerability

The Windows zero-day vulnerability identified as Follina and CVE-2022-30190 is being exploited in an increasing number of attacks, including by a Chinese APT group.

Three Nigerian Users of Agent Tesla RAT Arrested

Interpol on Monday announced the arrest of three Nigerians accused on using the Agent Tesla remote access trojan (RAT) in financial scams.

Surefire Cyber Tackles Incident Response With $10M Series A Funding

Forgepoint Capital, a venture capital firm focused on cybersecurity investments, is pumping $10 million into an early-stage startup created to provide incident response services within the lucrative cyber-insurance ecosystem.

Document Exploiting New Microsoft Office Zero-Day Seen in the Wild

Cybersecurity researchers have issued a warning after spotting what appears to be a new Microsoft Office zero-day vulnerability that may have been exploited in the wild.

Microsoft Finds Major Security Flaws in Pre-Installed Android Apps

Bug hunters at Microsoft are calling attention to several high-severity vulnerabilities in a mobile framework used in pre-installed Android System apps, warning that exploitation could have allowed the implantation of a persistent backdoor on Android devices.

SYN Ventures Closes $300M Fund for Cybersecurity Bets

SYN Ventures, a Florida-based venture capital firm placing early-stage bets in cybersecurity startups, has closed a new $300 million fund and announced the addition of serial entrepreneur Ryan Permeh as full-time operating partner.