The U.S. Department of Justice and FBI have revealed that IT workers contracted with U.S. companies have been secretly sending millions of dollars of their wages to North Korea to fund its ballistic …
US Government Releases Anti-Phishing Guidance
The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), along with the NSA, FBI, and MS-ISAC, has released a joint guide that provides details on common phishing techniques and recommendations …
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CipherStash Raises $3 Million for Encryption-in-Use Technology
Australian cybersecurity startup CipherStash has secured $3 million in a seed funding round led by Skip Capital, bringing its total funding to $6 million. The Sydney-based company, founded in 2022, …
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Harmonic Lands $7M Funding to Secure Generative AI Deployments
London and San Francisco-based startup Harmonic Security has secured $7 million in seed-stage funding to develop technology aimed at securing generative AI deployments in enterprises. Harmonic seeks …
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Leading CISO Wants More Security Proactivity in Australian Businesses to Avoid Attack ‘Surprises’
Rapid7's Jaya Baloo says there is a deficit in Australian organizational IT asset and vulnerability understanding that is helping threat actors. The problem, according to Baloo is being exacerbated by …
Pro-Iranian Hacktivists Set Sights on Israeli Industrial Control Systems
The hacktivist group SiegedSec has claimed responsibility for attacks against Israeli industry control systems and other infrastructure, however, there is no evidence of attacks on the listed IP …
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EPA Turns Off Taps on Water Utility Cyber Regulations
The Environmental Protection Agency withdrew rules governing cybersecurity standards for the public water sector on Thursday. The move was made after industry groups and Republican law makers brought …
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Fraud Prevention Firm Fingerprint Raises $33 Million
Fraud prevention provider Fingerprint has raised $33 million in a Series C funding round led by Nexus Venture Partners and featuring support from Uncorrelated Ventures. Fingerprint's device …
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D-Link Says Hacker Exaggerated Data Breach Claims
Networking equipment manufacturer D-Link has refuted claims made by a hacker that they had breached the company's internal network in Taiwan, gaining access to a database containing information about …
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Former Navy IT Manager Sentenced to Prison for Hacking, Selling PII
Former US Navy IT manager Marquis Hooper has been sentenced to over five years in prison for hacking into a database and selling PII on the dark web. Hooper falsely claimed he needed access to a …
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