The 8220 gang has been leveraging an old Oracle WebLogic Server vulnerability (CVE-2020-14883) to distribute malware, the Imperva Threat Research team has found. About 8220 Active since 2017, the 8220 gang has been known for deploying cryptocurrency miners on Linux…
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ConnectSecure announces improved cybersecurity scanning platform for MSPs
ConnectSecure announced it will launch the much-anticipated Version 4.0 of its flagship cybersecurity scanning platform by the end of the year. This release marks a significant leap in the technology, offering efficiency and security management for MSPs globally. Revolutionizing cybersecurity…
Codenotary Trustcenter 4.0 helps customers prioritize and address software security issues
Codenotary announced Trustcenter 4.0 with sophisticated capabilities to manage data in the VEX (Vulnerability Exploitability eXchange) format with a newly-designed search engine guided by ML. With the latest Trustcenter, vulnerability information contained in VEX can be analyzed more effectively, enabling…
Halcyon raises $40 million to combat ransomware attacks
Halcyon announced it has closed a $40 million Series B funding round led by Bain Capital Ventures (BCV). The company also announced that BCV Partner and former Symantec CEO, Enrique Salem, will join the Board of Directors, and BCV Partner…
Citrix Bleed leveraged to steal data of 35+ million Comcast Xfinity customers
Telecommunications company Comcast has confirmed a breach that exposed personal information of more than 35.8 million of Xfinity customers. Exploiting Citrix Bleed to breach Xfinity CVE-2023-4966 (aka Citrix Bleed) – an information disclosure vulnerability in Citrix NetScaler ADC/Gateway devices –…
Argus vDome prevents cyber vehicle theft
Argus Cyber Security unveiled its Argus vDome product, an anti-theft solution focused on protecting vehicles from CAN injection attacks. Car theft is shifting from low-tech to high-tech. CAN injection attacks, for example, exploit vulnerabilities in a vehicle’s CAN bus to…
SimSpace raises $45 million to fuel continued growth
SimSpace has closed a $45 million equity raise led by L2 Point Management, a private investment firm specializing in flexible capital solutions for growth companies. This investment brings the total capital raised by SimSpace over the past year to $70…
AI’s efficacy is constrained in cybersecurity, but limitless in cybercrime
Bringing artificial intelligence into the cybersecurity field has created a vicious cycle. Cyber professionals now employ AI to enhance their tools and boost their detection and protection capabilities, but cybercriminals are also harnessing AI for their attacks. Security teams then…
Product showcase: ImmuniWeb AI Platform
ImmuniWeb is a global application security company that currently serves over 1,000 customers from more than 50 countries. ImmuniWeb AI Platform has received numerous prestigious awards and industry recognitions for intelligent automation and acceleration of application security testing, which delivers…
Supply chain emerges as major vector in escalating automotive cyberattacks
In this Help Net Security video, Jay Yaneza, Cybersecurity Architect at VicOne, discusses how, in the first half of the year, cyberattacks on the automotive sector caused losses exceeding $11 billion. These attacks mainly targeted automotive suppliers, not OEMs, showing…