A new report from DNS theft protection and content filtering provider DNSFilter Inc. has found a significant surge in traffic to malicious sites containing threats in the six months to March. The State of Internet Security Q1 ’23 report found that there was a 61% increase in traffic to sites with threats from October to March, ...

The U.K. hacker behind the infamous hack of Twitter Inc. in 2020 that compromised the accounts of famous users has been extradited to the U.S., where he has pleaded guilty to various cybercrime offenses. Joseph James O’Connor, known online as “PlugWalkJoe,” was extradited from Spain on April 26 and pleaded guilty Tuesday to conspiracy charges to ...

Google LLC is expanding its “dark web” reporting service to all Gmail users in the U.S. amid other new online safety features announced at its annual I/O conference today in Mountain View, California. The service was first announced for Google One subscribers in March and generates a report identifying stolen information listed on hacking sites ...

Identity access management company Okta Inc. today announced the general availability of a new service that helps companies optimize their identity security posture. The new Security Center service is an attack protection service that leverages insights from the Okta Customer Identity Cloud to provide a single view of authentication events, potential security incidents and threat response efficacy. ...

Amplitude Inc. fell in after-hours trading today after the behavior-tracking firm said its second-quarter revenue would be lower than what analysts expected. For its first quarter that ended March 31, Amplitude reported a loss before costs such as stock compensation of four cents per share, down from a loss of seven cents per share in the ...

Twilio Inc. shares plunged in late trading today after the communications tools provider said it expects revenue to be somewhat lower than expected by analysts in its second quarter. For its first quarter that ended March 31, Twilio reported a profit before costs such as stock compensation of 47 cents per share, up from breakeven ...

Shares in Rapid7 Inc. fell slightly in late trading today despite the cybersecurity solutions provider reporting an earnings and revenue beat in its most recent quarter. For its first quarter that ended March 31, Rapid7 reported a profit before costs such as stock compensation of $10 million, or 16 cents per share, compared with an ...

A new report from cybercrime analytics service SpyCloud Inc. finds that the number of data breaches and exfiltrated data from Fortune 1000 companies on the dark web has risen 7% year-over-year, putting organizations at more risk of account takeover, session hijacking, fraud and ransomware. The 2023 Fortune 1000 Identity Exposure Report analyzed the darknet exposure of ...

Quest Software Inc. today released a new version of its software-defined secondary storage solution that protects against data loss and cyberattacks. QoreStor v7.2 has been designed to address the issue where the exponential growth of data has caused information technology organizations to spend more on backup storage, reduce how often they run backups, or leave some data ...

A new ransomware group targeting vulnerabilities in virtual private network appliances has been found that has a unique twist: The ransomware encrypts itself to avoid detection by security software. Discovered by security researchers at Kroll LLC, the ransomware, dubbed “Cactus,” is believed to have first been deployed in March. The ransomware targets known vulnerabilities in ...