Mobile security firm Zimperium to be acquired by Steven Mnuchin’s private equity group

The former Treasury Secretary’s Liberty Strategic Capital has made a string of investments in cybersecurity businesses.

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Kaspersky added to FCC list that bans Huawei, ZTE from US networks

The cybersecurity giant is the first such company to be labeled by the FCC as an “unacceptable risk” to U.S. national security.

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Bigger demands, bigger payouts are the trend in ransomware, report says

Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42 says that in the cases it worked, the average demand was up 144% and average payment was up 78%.

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Russian indicted, added to ‘Most Wanted’ in cybercrime market case

Igor Dekhtyarchuk allegedly ran the cybercrime forum Marketplace A, which specialized in stolen credit card data and website logins.

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Cyber company Okta is latest potential victim of Lapsus$ hackers

The financially motivated group of malicious hackers posted screenshots that Okta said could be related to “activity” detected in January.

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Private equity firm that created Trellix spins off another cyber business, Skyhigh Security

Skyhigh is essentially the last piece of the puzzle created by Symphony Technology Group’s shakeup of several big cybersecurity brands.

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For Magecart groups and other credit-card skimmers, old and new opportunities abound

The entry points for Magecart and other e-commerce skimmers are changing, but the attackers are getting more clever, too.

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South Africa credit bureau breached, data reportedly held for $15 million ransom

South Africa tech news site ITWeb reported that a group calling itself N4aughtysecTU is taking responsibility.

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Sandworm-linked botnet has another piece of hardware in its sights

The CyclopsBlink botnet is now targeting internet routers from hardware maker ASUS, Trend Micro researchers said.

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