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Snyk expands security portfolio with acquisition of runtime data application startup Helios
Cybersecurity startup Snyk Ltd. today announced that it has acquired Israeli runtime data application startup Helios for an undisclosed price. Founded in 2021 as Heliosphere Ltd., Helios offers a developer-first observability platform that helps development and operations teams shorten the time to find and fix issues in distributed applications. The company’s application testing platform for distributed, cloud-native apps seeks ...
New partnership between Strike Graph and Judy Security promises enhanced cybersecurity
Cybersecurity compliance startup Strike Graph Inc. announced today that it has forged a partnership with cybersecurity company Judy Security aimed at “revolutionizing” cybersecurity and compliance management for small and medium-sized enterprises. The partnership will see Judy Security’s AI-enabled cybersecurity solution from Judy Security, previously called AaDya Security Inc., integrated with Strike Graph’s compliance and certification program. The ...
Fortinet’s new switches and access points elevate enterprise Wi-Fi 7 capabilities
Cybersecurity firm Fortinet Inc. today announced a new Wi-Fi 7-enabled secure access point and 10-gigabit power-over-Ethernet switch that unlock faster speeds and increases capacity for users. The new Wi-Fi 7 access points, called FortiAP 441K and FortiSwitch T1024 — the latter purpose-built with 10-gigabit Ethernet access and 90W Power over Ethernet technology, support Wi-Fi 7 bandwidth requirements. ...
Group-IB uncovers 16,000 malicious domains used in Inferno Drainer crypto scam
A new report today from cybersecurity services company Group-IB Global Pvt. Ltd. details the uncovering of more than 16,000 malicious domains created during the Inferno Drainercrypto scam last year. Although the Inferno Drainer group announced in November it was shutting down, the report does a deep dive into the prolific group, which operated a scam-as-a-service scheme while leveraging high-quality phishing ...
Fidelity National Financial discloses cyberattack previously linked to ransomware gang
Insurance and settlement service giant Fidelity National Financial Inc. has officially disclosed that they suffered from a “cybersecurity incident” that the infamous ransomware gang ALHPV/BlackCat claimed responsibility for in November. The disclosure came via a Jan. 9 filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, which states that Fidelity National became aware of a cybersecurity incident ...
Cloud storage exposure by school security firm risks aiding potential school shooters
Some 4 million records, including school shooter emergency plans, have been exposed online in the latest case of unsecured cloud storage. Discovered by security researcher Jeremiah Fowler and detailed today by vpnMentor, the exposed cloud instance was found to belong to Raptor Technologies LLC, a Texas-based school security company. Fowler found three separate storage buckets that ...
Ivanti alerts customers to critical vulnerabilities in Connect Secure and Policy Secure Gateways
Information technology security software company Ivanti Inc. is warning customers about two vulnerabilities in all versions of Ivanti Connect Secure and Ivanti Policy Secure Gateways that are being actively exploited by hackers. The vulnerabilities were first identified by cybersecurity firm Volexity Inc. in the second week of December when the company detected suspicious lateral movement on the network of one of its ...
FBot malware emerges as significant threat to cloud and payment services
A new report released today by SentinelLabs, the research arm of listed cybersecurity company SentinelOne Inc., is warning of a new sophisticated Python-based malware targeting cloud and payment services. Dubbed “FBot,” the malware is said to represent a significant threat due to its specific targeting of web servers, cloud services and software-as-a-service platforms, including Amazon Web Services Inc., ...
Unencrypted medical records compromised in breach of Texas-based HMG Healthcare
Texas-based healthcare services provider HMG Healthcare LLC is the latest company to be hacked as a data breach resulted in the theft of personally identifiable information and medical records. Described as a “data security incident” by HMG Healthcare in a privacy update, the breach was detected in November, with a subsequent investigation finding that someone ...
SEC endorses 11 bitcoin ETFs amidst investigation into X hack incident
The price of bitcoin rose today after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission approved proposals for 11 spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds, a day after SEC’s X Inc. (Twitter) was hacked and made the same announcement. Years in the making, the SEC’s approval was warmly greeted by investors, with bitcoin surging above $47,600 before settling to ...