The round was led by Sequoia Capital. Amplify, the Chainsmokers’ Mantis VC, LiveOak Venture Partners, Banana Capital, K5/JPMC, and CISOs from Google and Square, among others, also participated in this round.
Also resolved by GitLab in versions 15.0.1, 14.10.4, and 14.9.5 are seven other security vulnerabilities, two of which are rated high, four are rated medium, and one is rated low in severity.
An underground group is offering people a way to strip that lock from certain iPhones with its pay-for-hacking service. iOS security experts suspect it is being used to remove protections from stolen iPhones.
As part of their attacks, Industrial Spy will breach networks, steal data, and deploy ransomware on devices. The threat actors then threaten to sell the stolen data on their Tor marketplace if a ransom is not paid.
Dark web watchers have noted the increasing professionalism of cybercrime groups over the last few years. Criminal groups are well-organized and have just one purpose: streamlining operations to maximize profits.
The Windows zero-day vulnerability, identified as CVE-2022-30190 or Follina, is being exploited by China-linked TA413 APT to target the International Tibetan community by impersonating its “Women Empowerments Desk.” Microsoft has provided workarounds and mitigation measures to block any attacks exploiting the Follina flaw. Researchers expect that other attackers might join this race soon.
JupiterOne, based in Morrisville, North Carolina, said the new funding round was led by Tribe Capital, with participation from new investor Alpha Square Group. Existing backers Sapphire and Bain Capital Ventures also invested.
According to Verizon’s 2022 Data Breach Investigation Report, more than 30% of breaches in the sector were caused by ransomware attacks. Among the 1,241 incidents detected, 282 involved data disclosure.
The threat actor known as SideWinder has added a new custom tool to its arsenal of malware that’s being used in phishing attacks against Pakistani public and private sector entities.
According to researchers from Cyble, a total of 48 government organizations across 21 countries have been affected by 13 different ransomware gangs from the beginning of this year.