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SentinelOne report highlights shared tactics between HellCat and Morpheus ransomware groups

Duncan Riley — Thu, 23 Jan 2025 14:00:58 +0000

A new report out today from cybersecurity company SentinelOne Inc. is drawing attention to the evolving tactics of two prominent ransomware-as-a-service operations that have gained notoriety for targeting high-value sectors, including pharmaceuticals, manufacturing and government entities. Ransomware-as-a-service groups operate by providing ready-made ransomware tools and platforms to affiliates or clients, who then undertake ransomware attacks […]

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Citrix acquires thin-client provider Unicon to strengthen endpoint management and security

Duncan Riley — Thu, 23 Jan 2025 00:21:15 +0000

Citrix Systems Inc., a business unit of Cloud Software Group Inc., today announced that it had acquired Unicon GmnH, a thin client provider, for an undisclosed price. Founded in 1993 and based in Karlsruhe, Germany, Unicon specializes in hybrid client software, offering services including security endpoint operating system eLux and enterprise platform Scout. The company’s eLux […]

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Sysdig extends Wireshark’s legacy with Stratoshark for cloud environments

Duncan Riley — Wed, 22 Jan 2025 15:00:38 +0000

Cloud-native application security firm Sysdig Inc. today announced the launch of Stratoshark, a new open-source tool that extends Wireshark granular network visibility into the cloud and provides users a standardized approach to cloud system analysis. Wireshark is a free, open-source network protocol analyzer that allows users to capture and interactively examine network traffic in real time for […]

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DryRun Security raises $8.7M to advance AI-driven application security

Duncan Riley — Wed, 22 Jan 2025 14:00:18 +0000

Artificial intelligence-native application security startup DryRun Security Co. announced today that it has raised $8.7 million in new funding to grow its go-to-market operations. Founded in 2023, DryRun specializes in AI-driven AppSec that empowers development and security teams to identify and address risks in their code. The company’s Contextual Security Analysis combines static, change and […]

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AI search platform startup Doti AI raises $7M to address enterprise data and workflow challenges

Duncan Riley — Wed, 22 Jan 2025 13:00:20 +0000

Artificial intelligence-driven search platform provider Doti AI Ltd. announced today that it has raised $7 million in seed funding to enhance its platform’s AI capabilities, accelerate enterprise adoption, and strengthen security and compliance. Founded in 2024, the startup offers an AI-powered search platform designed to unify data across various work applications that allows teams to access information […]

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ChatGPT API vulnerability could enable large-scale DDoS attacks, security researcher warns

Duncan Riley — Wed, 22 Jan 2025 00:19:41 +0000

A security flaw in OpenAI’s ChatGPT application programming interface could be used to initiate a distributed denial-of-service attack on websites, according to a researcher. The discovery was made by Benjamin Flesch, a security researcher in Germany, who detailed the vulnerability and how it could be exploited on GitHub. According to Flesch, the flaw lies in the […]

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Meta reportedly developing Oakley smart glasses and high-end devices

Duncan Riley — Tue, 21 Jan 2025 23:42:57 +0000

Meta Platforms Inc. is reportedly developing Oakley-branded smart glasses for athletes and is also exploring new wearable devices. According to Mark Gurman at Bloomberg, along with Oakley-branded smart glasses, Meta’s devices group, Reality Labs, is also planning to release new high-end glasses with a built-in display late this year. Also on the development list are […]

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Mitiga secures $30M to expand cloud and SaaS incident response capabilities

Duncan Riley — Tue, 21 Jan 2025 23:03:39 +0000

Cloud incident response company Mitiga Security Inc. today announced that it has raised $30 million in new funding to drive growth, enhance its artificial intelligence-driven platform and forge strategic alliances. Founded in 2019, Mitiga offers a cloud software-as-a-service incident platform that performs continuous hunts for emerging attacks based on a cloud attack scenario library, a database dedicated […]

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Payment fraud risks increase as cybercriminals exploit e-skimming and scam e-commerce

Duncan Riley — Tue, 21 Jan 2025 15:00:43 +0000

A new report out today from the Insikt Group, the research division of Recorded Future Inc., highlights the growing risk of fraud payments through 2024. It’s driven by the increasing sophistication of cybercriminal tactics, including digital e-skimming, scam e-commerce websites and surges in stolen payment data on dark web marketplaces. The Annual Payment Fraud Intelligence Report: […]

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New Mirai variant ‘Murdoc_Botnet’ targets AVTECH cameras and Huawei routers

Duncan Riley — Tue, 21 Jan 2025 14:00:41 +0000

Researchers at cybersecurity software provider Qualys Inc. are warning of a new Mirai botnet variant that’s being used to target vulnerabilities in AVTECH Cameras and Huawei HG523 routers. The variant, dubbed “Murdoc_Botnet,” was first detected in July and has already been found to have affected at least 1,300 devices globally, especially in Malaysia, Thailand, Mexico and Indonesia. Like […]

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OpenAI CEO to brief US officials on advanced AI agents capable of complex tasks

Duncan Riley — Mon, 20 Jan 2025 00:06:45 +0000

OpenAI Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman is reportedly set to meet with U.S. government officials in Washington D.C. on Jan. 30 for a closed-door briefing on new technology, possibly “Ph.D.-level super-agents” that do complex human tasks. The latest claim comes from Axios, though details of the same meeting were reportedly shared a week ago with readers of […]

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TikTok restores US service following intervention from President-elect Trump

Duncan Riley — Sun, 19 Jan 2025 23:25:29 +0000

TikTok services were being restored to users in the U.S. Sunday afternoon following a promise from President-elect Trump after the service went dark Saturday. The Chinese-owned social media service had been late Saturday following the implementation of the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act. The ban, which extended to all apps owned by TikTok’s […]

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FTC orders GoDaddy to strengthen security practices after years of data breaches

Duncan Riley — Fri, 17 Jan 2025 00:38:09 +0000

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has ordered well-known web hosting provider GoDaddy Inc. to implement a robust information security program to settle charges that the company failed to secure its website-hosting service against attacks that could harm its customers. In a complaint filed Wednesday, the FTC alleged that since 2018, GoDaddy has failed to implement […]

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Social trading and investment marketplace eToro reportedly files paperwork for $5B IPO

Duncan Riley — Fri, 17 Jan 2025 00:07:13 +0000

Social trading and investment marketplace company eToro Group Ltd. has reportedly filed a confidential application with U.S. regulators ahead of a potential initial public offering later this year. First reported today by the Financial Times, the IPO could value the business at more than $5 billion. The confidential nature of the filing — typical in the […]

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Biden signs executive order to strengthen national cybersecurity in last days in office

Duncan Riley — Thu, 16 Jan 2025 23:30:29 +0000

Outgoing U.S. President Joe Biden signed a cybersecurity-related executive order today that’s aimed at strengthening national cybersecurity and making it easier to pursue foreign adversaries and hacking groups that try to undermine U.S. systems. The “Executive Order on Strengthening and Promoting Innovation in the Nation’s Cybersecurity” covers a range of initiatives designed to address the […]

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Study finds nearly one in 10 generative AI prompts in business disclose potentially sensitive data

Duncan Riley — Thu, 16 Jan 2025 14:00:55 +0000

A new study released today by data protection startup Harmonic Security Inc. has found that nearly one in 10 prompts used by business users when using artificial intelligence disclose potentially sensitive data. The finding came from a study of business users undertaken in the fourth quarter of 2024 across generative artificial tools, including Microsoft Copilot, […]

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New Contrast Security tools targets vulnerabilities in production environments

Duncan Riley — Thu, 16 Jan 2025 11:00:55 +0000

Application security startup Contrast Security Inc. today announced the release of Application Vulnerability Monitoring, a new application detection and response capability that catches vulnerabilities in products before an attack. Said to be the first solution of its kind that works within applications to find application and application programming interface vulnerabilities in products, AVM correlates vulnerabilities with known […]

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New Cisco AI Defense solution safeguards AI applications and data

Duncan Riley — Wed, 15 Jan 2025 23:46:43 +0000

Cisco Systems Inc. today announced the launch of Cisco AI Defense, a new solution that safeguards artificial intelligence projects in enterprises against the misuse of AI tools, data leakage and sophisticated threats. The new service has been designed to address new safety concerns and security threats that are emerging that existing solutions are unable or […]

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Orca Security unveils Sensor for enhanced cloud runtime protection

Duncan Riley — Wed, 15 Jan 2025 14:00:20 +0000

Cloud cybersecurity startup Orca Security Ltd. today announced the launch of Orca Sensor, a lightweight security solution that integrates runtime visibility and protection with the Orca Cloud Security Platform. Orca Sensor has been designed as a non-intrusive extended Berkeley Packet Filter-based sensor that provides runtime visibility and protection natively integrated with the Orca Cloud Security Platform. The sensor […]

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Microsoft reveals macOS vulnerability that allowed System Integrity Protection bypass

Duncan Riley — Tue, 14 Jan 2025 23:59:15 +0000

Microsoft Threat Intelligence has revealed details of a now patched but previously unknown macOS vulnerability that could have allowed attackers to bypass Apple Inc.’s System Integrity Protection in macOS by loading third-party kernel extensions. System Integrity Protection is a macOS security feature that is designed to prevent unauthorized modifications to system files and processes, even […]

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Microsoft sues cybercriminal operation that developed tools to bypass AI safety guardrails

Duncan Riley — Tue, 14 Jan 2025 23:27:24 +0000

Microsoft Corp.’s Digital Crime Unit has taken legal action to disrupt a cybercriminal operation that developed tools specifically designed to bypass the safety guardrails of generative artificial intelligence services. The complaint, filed in the Eastern District of Virginia in December, claims that the unnamed cybercriminals violate U.S. law and the Acceptable Use Policy and Code […]

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Good news: Black Duck report highlights increased focus on adversarial testing and AI security risks

Duncan Riley — Tue, 14 Jan 2025 13:00:35 +0000

A new report out today from Black Duck Software Inc. sheds light on how companies are evolving their software security practices to address modern challenges. Black Duck Software was previously part of Synopsys Inc. and known as the Synopsys Software Integrity Group, before it was acquired in May and changed its name in October. The […]

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China reportedly evaluating plan for Elon Musk to acquire TikTok’s US operations, but TikTok denies it

Duncan Riley — Tue, 14 Jan 2025 01:05:15 +0000

With TikTok in the U.S. facing being shut down on Jan. 19, Chinese officials are reportedly evaluating an 11th-hour option that involves Elon Musk, through X Inc., acquiring the U.S. operations of TikTok should last-minute attempts to stop the ban fail. Bloomberg, quoting people familiar with the matter, said today that though Beijing officials strongly […]

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Microsoft research highlights the need for human expertise in AI red teaming

Duncan Riley — Mon, 13 Jan 2025 23:43:42 +0000

A new white paper out today from Microsoft Corp.’s AI red team details findings around the safety and security challenges posed by generative artificial intelligence systems and stategices to address emerging risks. Microsoft’s AI red team was established in 2018 to address the evolving landscape of AI safety and security risks. The team focuses on […]

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Moonpay acquires Helio to enhance cryptocurrency commerce and trading infrastructure

Duncan Riley — Mon, 13 Jan 2025 23:10:33 +0000

Cryptocurrency infrastructure service provider MoonPay USA LLC announced today that it has acquired cryptocurrency payment platform startup Helio Fintech Ltd. to expand decentralized finance, creator commerce and trading infrastructure. Though the acquisition price was not formally disclosed, Fox Business reported that the deal was closed for a healthy $175 million. Founded in 2022, Helio offers a […]

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Labviva raises $25M to boost AI-powered life sciences procurement platform

Duncan Riley — Mon, 13 Jan 2025 11:25:58 +0000

Labviva Inc., a startup offering an artificial intelligence procurement platform for life sciences, announced today that it has raised $25 million in new funding to accelerate product innovation, enhance marketing and customer support, and expand internationally. Founded in 2017, Labviva offers an AI-powered digital marketplace that connects researchers with suppliers of reagents, chemicals, consumables and […]

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Apple reportedly planning thin iPhone 17 Air model launch this year

Duncan Riley — Mon, 13 Jan 2025 00:44:38 +0000

For years, Apple Inc. has been reported to be planning on making a thin iPhone Air model and this year, the reports are rife again that Apple is planning to do just that. According to well-respected Apple analyst Mark Gurman at Bloomberg, Apple is planning to release a new model alongside the iPhone 17, Pro […]

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Apple devices at risk after security researcher hacks ACE3 USB-C controller

Duncan Riley — Mon, 13 Jan 2025 00:03:27 +0000

Apple Inc. users are facing new security risks after a security researcher successfully hacked Apple’s proprietary ACE3 USB-C controller, a critical component responsible for managing charging and data transfer on Apple’s latest devices. First revealed at the 38th Chaos Communication Congress at the end of December but with details only recently announced, the ability to […]

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UK court begins hearing $1.83 billion lawsuit against Apple over App Store fees

Duncan Riley — Sun, 12 Jan 2025 23:26:13 +0000

Lawyers representing Apple Inc. will be in court Monday in the U.K. to face a class action lawsuit that alleges that the iPhone maker runs its App Store as an illegal monopoly. The lawsuit, filed back in 2021, alleges that Apple’s 30% commission on app sales is an abuse of dominance and unlawful. The lawsuit […]

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Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt reportedly working on new AI video and social media startup

Duncan Riley — Fri, 10 Jan 2025 00:12:28 +0000

Former Google LLC Chief Executive Officer Eric Schmidt is reportedly working on a new artificial intelligence startup that will compete in AI video generation and social media. Forbes reported that the startup Schmidt is working on is called Hooglee LLC and that Schmidt’s family office, Hillspire, is financing and housing it. According to its website, Hooglee […]

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