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., ...

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 ...

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 ...

New research published today by cloud email security and brand protection startup Redsift Ltd. has found that 33% of publicly listed companies are not ready for new bulk email sending requirements that come into place in February. The new requirements, announced by Google LLC and Yahoo Inc. in October, require any company sending more than 5,000 email ...

A new report released today by researchers at cloud-native security company Aqua Security Software Ltd. warns of a new attack targeting Apache Hadoop and Flink applications. The attack is described as “particularly intriguing” thanks to the attacker’s use of packers and rootkits to conceal their malware. It was discovered by the researchers over the last few weeks ...

Pro-Ukrainian hacking group Blackjack has claimed to have breached a Moscow internet service provider in revenge for a Russian attack last month on Kyivstar, Ukraine’s largest telecom provider. The cyberattack targeted Moscow-based M9 Telecom and is reported to have destroyed the provider’s servers, deleting about 20 terabytes of data, including the company’s official website, branch websites, mail ...

Cloud-based network detection company ExtraHop Networks Inc. announced today that it has secured $100 million in growth capital from existing investors. Founded in 2007, ExtraHop specializes in network detection and response through its Reveal(x) platform. The platform uses cloud-scale machine learning algorithms and rule-based techniques to detect behaviors, anomalies and software vulnerabilities and provide security recommendations. ExtraHop’s platform ...

Cryptocurrency investors were given false hope today that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission had approved bitcoin exchange-traded funds after the official SEC X Inc. (Twitter) account was allegedly compromised and a tweet appeared saying that approval had been given. The compromised account tweeted, “Today the SEC grants approval for #Bitcoin ETFs for listing on ...

Security ratings firm SecurityScorecard Inc. today announced the industry’s first security ratings developed exclusively for telecommunications, internet service providers and cloud providers. Created in partnership with wireless providers to address industry feedback and requests for a tailored approach, the new ratings include new industry-specific scoring that accounts for industry-specific factors, such as open DNS resolvers. The new ...

A new report released today by industrial cybersecurity firm Nozomi Networks Inc. details previously unknown vulnerabilities in a pneumatic torque wrench used in automotive product lines that could be used to cause production line stoppages and potentially large-scale financial losses to asset owners. The vulnerabilities reside in the Bosch Rexroth NXA015S-36V-B smart nutrunner, a popular pneumatic torque wrench. Pneumatic ...