FiveSys Rootkit Abuses Microsoft-Issued Digital Signature
A rootkit named FiveSys is able to evade detection and slip unnoticed onto Windows users’ systems courtesy of a Microsoft-issued digital signature, according to...
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Smart Security Camera Startup Rhombus Systems Raises $10 Million
Sacramento, CA-based Rhombus Systems – a provider of smart security cameras – has raised $10 million in a Series A funding round led by...
Two Bulletproof Hosting Administrators Sentenced to Prison in U.S.
The United States Department of Justice this week announced that two individuals involved in providing bulletproof hosting to various malware families were sentenced to...
Former Execs of Cybersecurity Firm GigaTrust Charged With Financial Fraud
Three former executives of now defunct cybersecurity company GigaTrust have been charged for defrauding investors and lenders in a $50 million fraud scheme. The...
US to Curb Hacking Tool Exports to Russia, China
US authorities unveiled Wednesday long-delayed new rules aimed at clamping down on export to nations like Russia and China of hacking technology amid a...
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Google Patches 19 Vulnerabilities in Chrome 95 Browser Refresh
Google has released a new version of its flagship Chrome web browser with patches for a total of 19 vulnerabilities, including 16 reported by...
Investors Bet Big on Attempts to Solve Encryption ‘Holy Grail’
News Analysis: Venture capital investors are pumping millions of dollars into privacy enhancing technology (PET) projects, betting that hardware and software innovation is finally coming...
Query.AI Raises $15 Million in Series A Funding Round
Query.AI, a company that has developed a security investigations platform for enterprises, this week announced raising $15 million in a Series A funding round,...
Magnitude EK Expands Arsenal With PuzzleMaker Exploit Chain
The Magnitude exploit kit (EK) is now capable of targeting Chromium-based browsers running on Windows systems, security researchers with Avast warn. Exploit kits such...
Threat Detection Marketplace SOC Prime Raises $11 Million
Threat detection marketplace SOC Prime this week announced that it has raised $11 million in Series A funding. To date, the company has raised...