Security researchers today said they’ve discovered a never-before-seen advanced threat actor primarily targeting telecommunications, internet service providers and universities in several countries in the Middle East and Africa. Dubbed “Metador” by researchers at SentinelOne Inc.’s SentinelLabs, the advanced persistent threat group is described as highly sophisticated and acutely aware of operations security, deploying intricate countermeasures ...

Chaos engineering platform startup Steadybit GmbH today launched its reliability and chaos engineering platform in general availability and announced that it has raised $7.8 million in seed funding led by Boldstart Ventures. Including the new funding, Steadybit has raised $9.3 million to date, according to data from Crunchbase. Previous investors include Angular Ventures and New Forge. ...

Cybersecurity researchers at Vade Secure SASU today detailed a new phishing campaign that impersonates Capital One Financial Corp. in an attempt to steal personal identities rather than simply account credentials. First detected in July, the ongoing phishing campaign exploits Capital One’s partnership with Authentify Inc. to verify customer identities. The phishing email leads with a subject ...

2K, a game developer owned by Take-Two Interactive Software Inc., has been hacked days after Rockstar Games Inc., another division of Take-Two, was also hacked, and footage from the upcoming “Grand Theft Auto 6” game was leaked online. The hack of 2K, which publishes games such as “Borderlands,” “Civilization” and “Bioshock,” involved an unauthorized third ...

Data protection and management software company Commvault System Inc. today announced the general availability of Metallic ThreatWise, a data security service that offers threat detection technology that surfaces unknown “zero-day” threats. Metallic ThreatWise is pitched as further redefining data security with early warnings that are claimed to be unmatched by rivals, reducing the risk of data being ...

Cybersecurity insurance provider Cowbell Cyber Inc. today announced the launch of its new Adaptive Cyber Insurance product and a new subsidiary, Cowbell Specialty Insurance Co. Adaptive Cyber Insurance is pitched as offering a dynamic approach to insuring constantly changing risk. Cowbell argues that the dynamic nature of cyber risk requires insurance policies to evolve accordingly, so the new product ...

Nasdaq Inc. is expanding its interest in cryptocurrency with a new group dedicated to digital assets that will initially launch a cryptocurrency custody service. Despite some reports referencing only unnamed sources, Tal Cohen, Nasdaq’s executive vice president and head of Northern American markets, has confirmed the exchange’s plans. The new digital assets group is headed by ...

American Airlines Group Inc. has suffered a data breach in which personal details of customers and employees were potentially stolen. Disclosed by AA in a letter to victims on Sept. 16, the breach is described as involving an authorized actor compromising the email accounts of a limited number of AA team members in July. The ...

Nvidia Corp. today announced Nvidia Drive Thor, a next-generation automotive-grade system-on-a-chip for safe and secure autonomous vehicles, at its virtual GTC 2022 conference. Built on the latest central processing unit and graphics processing unit advances, Drive Thor archives up to 2,000 teraflops of performance while unifying intelligent functions, including automated and assisted driving, parking, driver and occupant monitoring, ...

Cloud-based solar power project management startup Enact Systems Inc. today raised $11.5 million in new funding to accelerate its plan to support the global climate transition and boost the adoption of renewable generation globally. Energy Growth Momentum led the Series A round with NB Ventures, ARKA Venture Labs, Olympus Capital and Alumni Venture Funds also participating. Including the new ...