Collaborate Disseminate
Researchers have trawled the dark web to see how the underground is responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. The callous criminal effect has been obvious in the rise of corona-themed scams, phishing and malware — but individuals, shops and supplies in the… Continue reading Pandemic-related Supply Chain and Money Laundering Woes in the Dark Web
Verizon Publishes 2020 Data Breach Investigation Report (DBIR) With Insights From Thousands of Confirmed Breaches
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Continue reading Verizon 2020 DBIR: More Extensive, More Detailed and More Thorough Than Ever
An unknown threat actor, possibly Chinese, has been targeting high-profile organizations in Central Asia with a mix of commodity malware and previously unknown backdoors. Coding similarities suggest a possible link with multiple campaigns over several … Continue reading Mysterious Chinese APT Linked to Multiple Central Asian Campaigns
Group of CISO Angel Investors Supports Promising Cybersecurity Startups With Funding and Valuable Expertise
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Continue reading This Group of CISOs Is Pumping Their Own Money and Advice Into Security Startups
Naikon, a Chinese APT group that disappeared after its activities were disclosed in 2015, has been rediscovered and may have remained active but unrecognized since the 2015 reports. Researchers have uncovered evidence of a five-year stealth campaign ag… Continue reading Chinese Naikon APT Rediscovered After New Five-year Stealth Campaign
Los Angeles, Calif- and Tel-Aviv, Israel-based cloud visibility firm Orca Security has raised $20.5 million in a Series A funding round led by GGV Capital with participation from YL Ventures and SVCI (Silicon Valley CISO Investments, a syndicate o… Continue reading Virtualized Cloud Visibility Firm Orca Security Raises $20.5 Million
Tel Aviv, Israel-based Secret Double Octopus has raised $15 million in a Series B funding round from Sony Financial Ventures, KDDI, and Global Brain as well as prior investors. The firm provides passwordless authentication for enterprises, and is eyein… Continue reading Passwordless Authentication Provider ‘Secret Double Octopus’ Raises $15 Million