A new report from Microsoft Corp. today details an increase in Russian network penetration and espionage activities among allied governments, nonprofits and other organizations outside Ukraine. The report, “Defending Ukraine: Early Lessons from the Cyber War,” is based on research conducted by Microsoft’s threat intelligence and data science teams to understand the threat landscape as ...

A researcher has found a security issue in software used by smart jacuzzis — hot tubs that connect to the internet, or as one wag put it, a “hot tub crime machine” — that exposes user data. Detailed Monday by security researcher EatonWorks, the security issue was found in software used in models produced by Jacuzzi ...

Security services company CyberProof today announced it has partnered with Microsoft Corp. to provide managed extended detection and response capabilities for Microsoft Security Services for Enterprise. Microsoft Security Services for Enterprise is a service that combines proactive threat hunting and MXDR with dedicated Microsoft security experts to manage onboarding, daily interaction, practice modernization, and incident response. ...

Fifty-six security vulnerabilities have been discovered in operational technology products that open the door to various types of hacking. Dubbed “Icefall” by security researchers at Forescout Technolgoies Inc.’s Vedere Labs, the vulnerabilities described today are said to be caused by insecure-by-design practices in OT. The affected products are prevalent in industries such as oil and gas, ...

Machine learning cybersecurity firm Darktrace PLC today announced a new early warning system for its Antigena Email product. The new feature allows members of the Darktrace community to contribute and benefit from insights gleaned from across the fleet. The capability includes the extension of anonymized, learned domain behavioral profiles across Darktrace’s expansive and diverse group of global customers. ...

Cybersecurity startup RevealSecurity revealed today that it has raised $23 million in new funding to accelerate global expansion and product development. The Series A round was led by SYN Ventures, with Hanaco Ventures, SilverTech Ventures and World Trade Ventures also participating. Founded in 2020, RevealSecurity offers an artificial intelligence platform that provides cybersecurity protection against insider threats ...

A former Amazon Web Services Inc. employee has been convicted in the theft of more than 100 million records belonging to Capital One Financial Corp. in 2019. Paige A. Thompson, who worked for AWS as an engineer until 2016, was found guilty on seven charges, including wire fraud, illegally accessing a protected computer and damaging ...

An international law enforcement operation has taken down infrastructure used by a Russian botnet known as RSocks that hacked millions of computers and other electronic devices. The joint operation, which included the U.S. Department of Justice and law enforcement agencies in Germany, the Netherlands and the U.K., started with Federal Bureau of Investigation agents mapping the ...

Cloudflare Inc. today announced several new capabilities for Cloudflare One, the company’s zero-trust secure access service edge platform initially launched in October 2020. The new features for Cloudflare One include sophisticated email security protection, data loss prevention tools, cloud access security broker or CASB and private network discovery. The company says the new features make Cloudflare ...

The price of bitcoin recovered today after the cryptocurrency dropped to its lowest level since November 2020. Bitcoin, which peaked at a high of just over $68,000 in November, has seen its price continually drop as investors have sold off the currency amid broader economic issues. Bitcoin hit a low of $17,934 on Saturday afternoon. ...