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This Thursday morning, Russia started its invasion on Ukraine and, As predicted, the attacks in the physical world have been preceded and accompanied by cyber attacks: Renewed DDoS attacks have been launched against websites Ukrainian government agenci… Continue reading Cyber attacks on Ukraine: DDoS, new data wiper, cloned websites, and Cyclops Blink
Security researchers detected new destructive malware spreading in Ukraine on Wednesday, following evidence of distributed denial-of-service disruptions for government agencies — both of which overlapped with the beginnings of a Russian invasion. ESET said the data-wiping malware was “installed on hundreds of machines in the country,” and there were signs that the attackers had been preparing for almost two months. Silas Cutler, principle reverse engineer and resident hacker at Stairwell, said that the wiper damages a system’s master boot record, which tells a machine how to start up. That’s similar to malware known as WhisperGate that was used in an attack in January in Ukraine. Symantec, too, observed the wiper in action, and confirmed to CyberScoop that it has seen it in Latvia as well. Juan-Andres Guerrero-Saade, principal threat researcher at SentinelOne, said the wiper appeared to be more dangerous than the malware uncovered in January. None of the researchers […]
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Researchers at Symantec say they have identified some of the specific tactics used by a Russia-linked hacking operation that Ukraine’s government outed in November of last year. The cyber-espionage group, commonly labeled as Gamaredon or Armageddon, is known for using phishing emails to try to install remote access tools on victims’ computers, with the goal of exfiltrating data. Symantec’s Threat Hunter Team published a blog post Monday explaining how the spies used infected Microsoft Word attachments in mid-2021 to implant backdoor files allowing for the delivery of more malware. The researchers don’t specify who was targeted in their case study. The goal is to highlight the tactics, techniques and procedures (TTP) in question, especially if the Russia-Ukraine conflict boils over in the coming weeks, they say. “We do not expect to see reemergence of these TTPs until just prior or during active conflict,” the team told CyberScoop. As tensions between […]
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McAfee announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by an investor group led by Advent International Corporation (“Advent”) and Permira Advisers LLC (“Permira”), Crosspoint Capital Partners (“Crosspoint Capital”), Canada Pension … Continue reading Investor Group to acquire McAfee for over $14 Billion
DTEX Systems launched DTEX Insider Intelligence and Investigations (DTEX I3), an expanded investigations and research division focused on delivering insider threat behavioral studies, intelligence packages and forensic investigations. DTEX I3 brings to… Continue reading DTEX Systems provides insider threat intelligence and investigation services with DTEX I3 research team
CYTRIO has raised $3.5 million in seed funding to address mid-sized companies’ challenges of meeting increasing data privacy regulations. CYTRIO has secured funding from angel investors and institutional seed investors, including Dreamit Ventures, Food… Continue reading CYTRIO raises $3.5M to help mid-market enterprises comply with data privacy regulations
42Crunch announced two key senior additions to its growing global team. Stephen Gomann has been appointed as Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) to lead the company’s sales organization, overseeing global sales and business development. Hugh Carroll has … Continue reading 42Crunch expands its global team with two key executive appointments
Cisco AppDynamics has today announced a significant addition to its executive leadership team with the appointment of Eric Schou as Chief Marketing Officer (CMO). The appointment comes at a key moment for AppDynamics as it continues to assert its leade… Continue reading Eric Schou joins Cisco AppDynamics as CMO
Tenable announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Accurics, a pioneer in delivering cloud-native security for both DevOps and security teams. Accurics enables the programmatic detection and mitigation of risks in Infrastructu… Continue reading Tenable to acquire Accurics to expand its IaC and cloud security capabilities
Onapsis announced the appointment of Rick Hanson as Chief Operating Officer. Hanson’s responsibilities will focus on leading and scaling Onapsis’ global go-to-market functions to meet the explosive demand for its platform to secure cloud, on-premises, … Continue reading Onapsis appoints Rick Hanson as COO