On July 15, 2022, threat actors working on behalf of the government of Iran launched a destructive attack targeting the Albanian government’s websites and public services, taking them offline. The attack had less than 10% total impact on the customer environment. The campaign consisted of four different stages, with different actors responsible for every one…

Media coverage of data breaches (e.g., Cisco, Flagstar Bank, South Denver Cardiology Associates) often puts a spotlight on the tail end of the cyberattack life cycle, focusing on the exfiltration points rather than how the threat actor got there. Post-mortem analysis has repeatedly found that the most common source of a hack is compromised credentials…

According to fresh data from Redmond’s threat intelligence team, a ransomware-as-a-service gang it tracks as DEV-0206 has been caught rigging online ads to trick targets into installing a loader for additional malware previously attributed to EvilCorp. Even more ominously, Microsoft said its research teams discovered EvilCorp malware distribution tactics and observed behavior all over the…

Trend Micro conducted a survey on private wireless network security in collaboration with 451 Research, part of S&P Global Market Intelligence, in four countries (Germany, the U.K, Spain, and the U.S.) across the manufacturing, electricity, oil and gas, and healthcare industries. We have introduced this survey’s findings on the expectations for private 5G security and…

A total of 28 cybersecurity-related mergers and acquisitions were announced in the first half of June 2022, the highest number for half a month since SecurityWeek started tracking M&A activity in January 2021. Acumera acquires Netsurion’s Secure Edge Networking business Managed network security solutions provider Acumera has bought Netsurion’s Secure Edge Networking business. Acumera has…

According to an advisory released Friday by the Microsoft 365 Defender Research Team, a total of four documented vulnerabilities were found – and fixed – in a mobile framework owned by mce Systems, an Israeli company that provides software to mobile carriers. “Coupled with the extensive system privileges that pre-installed apps have, these vulnerabilities could…

Meant to provide significantly reduced power consumption and costs at communication ranges similar to those provided by Bluetooth, BLE is used for a broad range of applications in sectors such as automotive, healthcare, security, home entertainment, and more. BLE proximity authentication is typically to unlock or keep unlocked products such as cars, smart locks, access…

The flaw, tracked as CVE-2022-30525, affects ATP, VPN and USG FLEX series firewalls. The vulnerability can be exploited by a remote, unauthenticated attacker for arbitrary code execution as the “nobody” user. The affected products are recommended for businesses and they provide VPN, SSL inspection, intrusion protection, web filtering and email security capabilities. The Shodan search…

YL Ventures, an active venture capital firm that focuses on early-stage cybersecurity startups, has closed a new $400 million fund and announced plans to ramp up investments in Israel’s security technology sector. The Tel Aviv-based firm, which counts red-hot companies like Axonius and Orca Security among its portfolio, said the closing of its fifth fund…

The Austin, Texas-based Rumble on Monday announced it had banked a new $15 million in Series A financing from Decibel Partners and a laundry-list of boldface cybersecurity practitioners. Rumble, created by HD Moore (of Metasploit fame), sells technology to help defenders monitor exposed attack surfaces. The company said the new money will help accelerate go-to-market…