A California private equity firm sued Synopsys and accused the systems design behemoth of breaching an exclusivity agreement by shopping its $525 million software integrity business. Sunstone Partners Management said it signed a letter of intent to acquire Synopsys' security testing services unit.
Security researchers are warning about a relatively new malware called Latrodectus, believed to be an evolutionary successor to the IcedID loader. It has been detected in malicious email campaigns since November 2023, and recent enhancements make it harder to detect and mitigate.
In the latest weekly update, ISMG editors discussed key insights on OT security from the Cyber Security for Critical Assets Summit in Houston, the implications of a critical Linux utility found to have a backdoor, and a CISO's perspective on comprehensive cloud security strategy.
Threat actors are sending SMS texts to trick banking customers into downloading new and improved Vultur banking malware that interacts with infected devices and alters files. Vultur typically misuses legitimate applications, enabling remote access to the VNC server on targeted devices.
Nation-state attackers apparently backdoored widely used, open-source data compression software as part of a supply chain attack. Malicious code inserted into recent versions of XZ Utils was designed to facilitate full, remote access to an infected system.
Faced with relentless cyberattacks and the shortcomings of existing defenses, Sanaz Yashar embarked on a journey to create a security risk and mitigation platform, transforming frustration into startup Zafran, which emerged from stealth Thursday with more than $30 million in funding.
Fresh zero-day vulnerabilities continue to be actively exploited in the wild by attackers, often for surveillance and espionage purposes, according to the latest annual review of in-the-wild exploits published by Google. In 2023, 97 new zero-days came to light, up from 62 in 2022.
Iran-aligned threat actor TA450, also called MuddyWater, is using fake salary, compensation and financial incentive emails to trick Israeli employees at multinational organizations into clicking malicious links, according to researchers at security firm Proofpoint.
The integration of Oxeye into GitLab’s suite marks a significant leap in the accuracy and efficiency of security scans, directly addressing the challenge of false positives in static application security testing and enhancing software security across development stages, according to GitLab.
A new type of denial-of-service threat can disrupt an estimated 300,000 internet hosts that are at risk of exploitation. Researchers at the CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security say attackers are using IP spoofing to entangle two servers in a perpetual communication loop.
Researchers at security firm Salt Security have uncovered multiple vulnerabilities in third-party plug-ins used in ChatGPT, including a zero-click account takeover flaw that was triggered when users attempted to install the plug-in using their ChatGPT accounts.
The New York-based cloud security phenom is speaking with several investors include Thrive, Lightspeed Venture Partners, G Squared, Sequoia and Cyberstarts in hope of raising roughly $800 million at a valuation of more than $10 billion. The cash infusion would help Wiz finance future acquisitions.
Hackers are mass-exploiting a recently disclosed critical authentication bypass vulnerability in on-premises versions of TeamCity. JetBrains fixed the bugs in a Monday update, but researchers warn users running unpatched instances to assume compromise.
Apple pushed out an emergency security update for two critical zero-day flaws that attackers are using to carry out memory corruption attacks on iPhone and iPad devices. The tech giant's latest patch addressed its third zero-day vulnerability this year.
The healthcare sector should have plenty of experience responding to data security incidents and breaches, especially in light of the record number of breaches reported last year. But when leaders are dealing with an incident, response plans can go awry. Experts offer tips for avoiding mishaps.
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