Calamu, an early-stage cybersecurity startup building technology to help businesses recover from ransomware infections, has raised $16.5 million in venture capital funding.
Ransomware Recovery Startup Calamu Banks $16.5M Investment
University Project Cataloged 1,100 Ransomware Attacks on Critical Infrastructure
A Temple University research project that tracks ransomware attacks on critical infrastructure has documented more than 1,100 incidents to date.
Microsoft Patches for 51 Windows Security Defects
Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday train rumbled into Windows networks with fixes for 51 documented security vulnerabilities, some serious enough to cause full computer takeover attacks.
Law Enforcement Blowback, Cyber Insurance Renewals Powering Anti-Ransomware Success
High-Severity Flaw in Argo CD is Information Leak Risk
A high-severity security vulnerability in Argo CD could allow an attacker to access sensitive information from target applications.
Google Cloud Gets Virtual Machine Threat Detection
Google on Monday announced the public preview of a new tool to help identify threats within virtual machines (VMs) running on its Google Cloud infrastructure.
Microsoft Says Mac Trojan Becoming Stealthier, More Menacing
Malware hunters at Microsoft are calling attention to a nasty macOS malware family that has evolved quickly from a basic information-gathering trojan to a stealthy backdoor with more powerful capabilities.
Microsoft Disables MSIX Protocol Due to Abuse by Malware
Microsoft announced on Friday that the ms-appinstaller protocol for MSIX has been disabled temporarily due to the fact that it has been abused by malware.
FBI Publishes IOCs for LockBit 2.0 Ransomware Attacks
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on Friday released indicators of compromise (IOCs) associated with the LockBit 2.0 ransomware.
LockBit 2.0, which is distributed as a Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS), makes detection and mitigation difficult, due to the use of a variety of tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs).
Microsoft, Symantec Share Notes on Russian Hacks Hitting Ukraine
Threat hunters at Microsoft and Symantec are sharing notes on a barrage of new cyberespionage attacks from Russia’s spy agency hitting organizations in Ukraine.
