A new report out today from Darktrace Ltd. details how its artificial intelligence-powered platform detected and responded to a series of “spam bombing” attacks designed to overwhelm email systems and disguise more targeted infiltration attempts. Spam bombing attacks, also known as “email spam bombs,” involve overwhelming a target’s inbox with a flood of unsolicited emails, typically ...

A new report out today from internet intelligence company DomainTools LLC warns that threat actors are using newly registered domains to deliver the SpyNote Android remote access trojan via sites that mimic Google Play app installation pages. In trying to imitate legitimate Google Play app listings, the cloned pages often feature image carousels and familiar visual elements to ...

A new report released today by cybersecurity services company GuidePoint Security LLC finds that ransomware hit a record high in the first quarter of 2025 as the number of victims surged to more than 2,000 and the landscape became increasingly fragmented with 70 active threat groups. The finding comes from the GRIT 2025 Q1 Ransomware & ...

Blockchain technology company Ripple Labs Inc. announced today that it has acquired multi-asset prime brokerage firm Hidden Road Inc. for $1.25 billion. Founded in 2018, Hidden Road is a prime brokerage firm specializing in over-the-counter services for digital assets. The company offers a range of services, including clearing, prime brokerage and financing across various asset classes, such ...

Application security testing company CodeSecure Inc. today announced a new strategic partnership with open-source compliance and security platform provider FOSSA Inc. and introduced a product integration that allows organizations to eliminate security blind spots associated with third-party and open-source code. The partnership sees CodeSecure’s CodeSentry Binary Composition Analysis capabilities integrated into FOSSA’s software supply chain ...

Google LLC today announced new artificial intelligence enhancements in Google Workspace that expand its Gemini-powered productivity tools to help organizations automate complex workflows, improve content creation and better analyze data. Leading the list of announcements from the annual Google Cloud Next developer conference in Las Vegas is Google Workspace Flows, a new agentic AI tool ...

CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. today announced a major expansion of its partnership with Google Cloud, aimed at delivering comprehensive, end-to-end security for artificial intelligence innovation using the CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security platform. The expanded partnership seeks to address the growing level of cloud intrusions and the rapid adoption of AI that is introducing new challenges to ...

Identity access management company Okta Inc. today announced new platform innovations that extend the company’s security capabilities across both human and nonhuman identities. The updates span the company’s Auth0 platform and the broader Okta identity fabric. They’re aimed at equipping developers and enterprises with the tools needed to build secure generative artificial intelligence applications while addressing growing ...

Google LLC today announced a wave of artificial intelligence-driven capabilities coming to enterprise security, including a new service called Google Unified Security, new security agents and innovations. Leading the announcements from the Google Cloud Next conference this week in Las Vegas is the introduction of Google Unified Security, a new AI-powered platform that consolidates the ...

Network security startup Portnox revealed today that it has raised $37.5 million in new funding to accelerate product innovation, expand market reach, and empower resource-constrained security teams with accessible, enterprise-grade zero-trust security. Portnox specializes in cloud-native zero-trust access control solutions designed to help organizations secure their networks, applications and infrastructure. The company’s platform eliminates the ...