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API Security Firm Wallarm Raises $55 Million

Wallarm has raised money in a Series C funding round led by Toba Capital, which brings the total raised by the company to over $70 million. The post API Security Firm Wallarm Raises $55 Million appeared first on SecurityWeek. This…

Report Links Chinese Companies to Tools Used by State-Sponsored Hackers

SentinelLabs connects the dots between prolific Chinese state-sponsored hackers and companies developing intrusion tools. The post Report Links Chinese Companies to Tools Used by State-Sponsored Hackers appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek Read the original…

Honeywell Experion PKS Flaws Allow Manipulation of Industrial Processes

Honeywell has patched several critical and high-severity vulnerabilities in its Experion PKS  industrial process control and automation product. The post Honeywell Experion PKS Flaws Allow Manipulation of Industrial Processes appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek…

Google Project Zero Tackles Upstream Patch Gap With New Policy

Google Project Zero now publicly shares the discovery of a vulnerability and when its 90-day disclosure deadline expires. The post Google Project Zero Tackles Upstream Patch Gap With New Policy appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from…

Senate Committee Advances Trump Nominee to Lead CISA

Committee Members voted to recommend Sean Plankey for director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. The post Senate Committee Advances Trump Nominee to Lead CISA appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek Read the original…

Palo Alto Networks to Acquire CyberArk for $25 Billion

Strategic acquisitions marks Palo Alto Networks’ formal entry into the identity security space and accelerates its platform strategy. The post Palo Alto Networks to Acquire CyberArk for $25 Billion appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek…

Legion Emerges From Stealth With $38 Million in Funding

Legion has raised $38 million in seed and Series A funding for its browser-native AI Security Operations Center (SOC) platform. The post Legion Emerges From Stealth With $38 Million in Funding appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed…

Telecom Giant Orange Hit by Cyberattack

Orange was targeted by hackers in an attack that resulted in the disruption of services offered to corporate and individual customers.  The post Telecom Giant Orange Hit by Cyberattack appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek…

Cyata Emerges From Stealth With $8.5 Million in Funding

The Israeli startup helps organizations identify, monitor, and control AI agents across their environments. The post Cyata Emerges From Stealth With $8.5 Million in Funding appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek Read the original article:…

Minnesota Activates National Guard in Response to Cyberattack

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz called in the National Guard to assist the City of Saint Paul in responding to a cyberattack. The post Minnesota Activates National Guard in Response to Cyberattack appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed…

Tonic Security Launches With $7 Million in Seed Funding

Tonic Security has emerged from stealth mode to tackle the complexity of exposure and vulnerability management. The post Tonic Security Launches With $7 Million in Seed Funding appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek Read the…

Lenovo Firmware Vulnerabilities Allow Persistent Implant Deployment

Vulnerabilities discovered by Binarly in Lenovo devices allow privilege escalation, code execution, and security bypass. The post Lenovo Firmware Vulnerabilities Allow Persistent Implant Deployment appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek Read the original article: Lenovo…

Seal Security Raises $13 Million to Secure Software Supply Chain

The open source security firm will use the investment to enhance go-to-market efforts and accelerate platform expansion. The post Seal Security Raises $13 Million to Secure Software Supply Chain appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek…

Promptfoo Raises $18.4 Million for AI Security Platform

Promptfoo has raised $18.4 million in Series A funding to help organizations secure LLMs and generative AI applications. The post Promptfoo Raises $18.4 Million for AI Security Platform appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek Read the original…

Dropzone AI Raises $37 Million for Autonomous SOC Analyst

Dropzone AI has announced a Series B funding round led by Theory Ventures to boost its AI SOC solution.  The post Dropzone AI Raises $37 Million for Autonomous SOC Analyst appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from…

Sploitlight: macOS Vulnerability Leaks Sensitive Information

The TCC bypass could expose information cached by Apple Intelligence, including geolocation and biometric data. The post Sploitlight: macOS Vulnerability Leaks Sensitive Information appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek Read the original article: Sploitlight: macOS…

From Ex Machina to Exfiltration: When AI Gets Too Curious

From prompt injection to emergent behavior, today’s curious AI models are quietly breaching trust boundaries. The post From Ex Machina to Exfiltration: When AI Gets Too Curious appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek Read the…

Organizations Warned of Exploited PaperCut Flaw

Threat actors are exploiting a two-year-old vulnerability in PaperCut that allows them to execute arbitrary code remotely. The post Organizations Warned of Exploited PaperCut Flaw appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek Read the original article:…

Aanchal Gupta Joins Adobe as Chief Security Officer

Aanchal Gupta has been named CSO at Adobe after holding cybersecurity leadership roles at Microsoft for more than five years. The post Aanchal Gupta Joins Adobe as Chief Security Officer appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from…

NASCAR Confirms Personal Information Stolen in Ransomware Attack

NASCAR says names, Social Security numbers, and other personal information was stolen in an April 2025 ransomware attack. The post NASCAR Confirms Personal Information Stolen in Ransomware Attack appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek Read…

Root Evidence Launches With $12.5 Million in Seed Funding

Root Evidence is developing fully integrated vulnerability scanning and attack surface management technology. The post Root Evidence Launches With $12.5 Million in Seed Funding appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek Read the original article: Root…

Scattered Spider Targeting VMware vSphere Environments

The financially motivated group is pivoting from Active Directory to VMware vSphere environments, deploying ransomware from the hypervisor. The post Scattered Spider Targeting VMware vSphere Environments appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek Read the original…

Mitel Patches Critical Flaw in Enterprise Communication Platform

An authentication bypass vulnerability in Mitel MiVoice MX-ONE could allow attackers to access user or admin accounts on the system. The post Mitel Patches Critical Flaw in Enterprise Communication Platform appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from…

Sophisticated Koske Linux Malware Developed With AI Aid

The Koske Linux malware shows how cybercriminals can use AI for payload development, persistence, and adaptivity. The post Sophisticated Koske Linux Malware Developed With AI Aid appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek Read the original…

UK Student Sentenced to Prison for Selling Phishing Kits

Ollie Holman was sentenced to prison for selling over 1,000 phishing kits that caused estimated losses of over $134 million. The post UK Student Sentenced to Prison for Selling Phishing Kits appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed…

HeroDevs Raises $125 Million to Secure Deprecated OSS

HeroDevs has received a $125 million strategic growth investment from PSG to secure enterprise security stacks. The post HeroDevs Raises $125 Million to Secure Deprecated OSS appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek Read the original…

GRC Firm Vanta Raises $150 Million at $4.15 Billion Valuation

Risk management and compliance solutions provider Vanta has raised more than $500 million since 2021. The post GRC Firm Vanta Raises $150 Million at $4.15 Billion Valuation appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek Read the…

New York Seeking Public Opinion on Water Systems Cyber Regulations

The proposed cyber regulations include the implementation of incident reporting, response plans, and cybersecurity controls, training, and certification of compliance. The post New York Seeking Public Opinion on Water Systems Cyber Regulations appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been…

Clorox Sues Cognizant for $380 Million Over 2023 Hack

Clorox is blaming Congnizat for the 2023 cyberattack, claiming that the IT provided handed over passwords to the hackers. The post Clorox Sues Cognizant for $380 Million Over 2023 Hack appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from…

High-Value NPM Developers Compromised in New Phishing Campaign

Hackers have injected malware into popular NPM packages after compromising several developer accounts in a fresh phishing campaign. The post High-Value NPM Developers Compromised in New Phishing Campaign appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek Read…

OpenAI’s Sam Altman Warns of AI Voice Fraud Crisis in Banking

AI voice clones can impersonate people in a way that Altman said is increasingly “indistinguishable from reality” and will require new methods for verification. The post OpenAI’s Sam Altman Warns of AI Voice Fraud Crisis in Banking appeared first on…

Should We Trust AI? Three Approaches to AI Fallibility

Experts unpack the risks of trusting agentic AI, arguing that fallibility, hype, and a lack of transparency demand caution—before automation outpaces our understanding. The post Should We Trust AI? Three Approaches to AI Fallibility appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article…

Coyote Banking Trojan First to Abuse Microsoft UIA

Akamai’s analysis of the Coyote malware revealed that it abuses Microsoft’s UIA accessibility framework to obtain data. The post Coyote Banking Trojan First to Abuse Microsoft UIA appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek Read the…

UK’s Ransomware Payment Ban: Bold Strategy or Dangerous Gamble?

Critics warn that a ban on ransomware payments may lead to dangerous unintended consequences, including forcing victims into secrecy or incentivizing attackers to shift tactics. The post UK’s Ransomware Payment Ban: Bold Strategy or Dangerous Gamble? appeared first on SecurityWeek.…

Organizations Warned of Interlock Ransomware Attacks

The US government has issued an alert on the Interlock ransomware, which targets organizations via drive-by download attacks. The post Organizations Warned of Interlock Ransomware Attacks appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek Read the original…

Critical Vulnerabilities Patched in Sophos Firewall

Sophos has patched five vulnerabilities in Sophos Firewall that could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. The post Critical Vulnerabilities Patched in Sophos Firewall appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek Read the original article:…

Lumma Stealer Malware Returns After Takedown Attempt

The Lumma Stealer is back after Microsoft and law enforcement took action to significantly disrupt the malware’s infrastructure. The post Lumma Stealer Malware Returns After Takedown Attempt appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek Read the…

High-Severity Flaws Patched in Chrome, Firefox

Fresh security updates for Chrome and Firefox resolve multiple high-severity memory safety vulnerabilities. The post High-Severity Flaws Patched in Chrome, Firefox appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek Read the original article: High-Severity Flaws Patched in…

Hackers Start Exploiting Critical Cisco ISE Vulnerabilities

Cisco says it is aware of attempted exploitation of critical ISE vulnerabilities leading to unauthenticated remote code execution. The post Hackers Start Exploiting Critical Cisco ISE Vulnerabilities appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek Read the…

CISA Warns of SysAid Vulnerability Exploitation

CISA has added two recent SysAid vulnerabilities, CVE-2025-2776 and CVE-2025-2775, to its KEV catalog. The post CISA Warns of SysAid Vulnerability Exploitation appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek Read the original article: CISA Warns of…

Reclaiming Control: How Enterprises Can Fix Broken Security Operations

Once a manageable function, security operations has become a battlefield of complexity. The post Reclaiming Control: How Enterprises Can Fix Broken Security Operations appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek Read the original article: Reclaiming Control:…

Dell Says Data Leaked by Hackers Is Fake

Dell confirms the compromise of a demo environment containing synthetic data after hackers leak allegedly stolen information. The post Dell Says Data Leaked by Hackers Is Fake appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek Read the…

Vulnerabilities Expose Helmholz Industrial Routers to Hacking

Several potentially serious vulnerabilities were recently found and patched in routers made by Germany-based industrial and automation solutions provider Helmholz. The existence of the security holes came to light last week, when Germany’s CERT@VDE published an advisory describing eight vulnerabilities…

Darktrace Acquires Mira Security

AI-powered cybersecurity company Darktrace has acquired network traffic visibility provider Mira Security. The post Darktrace Acquires Mira Security appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek Read the original article: Darktrace Acquires Mira Security

Dior Says Personal Information Stolen in Cyberattack

Dior says hackers accessed personal information in a January 2025 intrusion. No payment information was compromised. The post Dior Says Personal Information Stolen in Cyberattack appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek Read the original article:…

UK Sanctions Russian Hackers Tied to Assassination Attempts

The UK government has sanctioned three Russian APTs and 18 individuals for their involvement in cyber operations against Ukraine, NATO allies, and EU. The post UK Sanctions Russian Hackers Tied to Assassination Attempts appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has…

Marketing, Law Firms Say Data Breaches Impact Over 200,000 People

Cierant Corporation and Zumpano Patricios independently disclosed data breaches, each impacting more than 200,000 individuals. The post Marketing, Law Firms Say Data Breaches Impact Over 200,000 People appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek Read the…

Surveillance Firm Bypasses SS7 Protections to Retrieve User Location

A surveillance company was caught using an SS7 bypass technique to trick wireless carriers into divulging users’ locations. The post Surveillance Firm Bypasses SS7 Protections to Retrieve User Location appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek…

Exploited CrushFTP Zero-Day Provides Admin Access to Servers

Hackers are exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in CrushFTP to gain administrative privileges on vulnerable servers via HTTPS. The post Exploited CrushFTP Zero-Day Provides Admin Access to Servers appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek Read the…

Email Protection Startup StrongestLayer Emerges From Stealth Mode

AI-native email security firm StrongestLayer has emerged from stealth mode with $5.2 million in seed funding. The post Email Protection Startup StrongestLayer Emerges From Stealth Mode appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek Read the original…

1.4 Million Affected by Data Breach at Virginia Radiology Practice

Radiology Associates of Richmond has disclosed a data breach impacting protected health and personal information.  The post 1.4 Million Affected by Data Breach at Virginia Radiology Practice appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek Read the…

Fortinet FortiWeb Flaw Exploited in the Wild After PoC Publication

Dozens of FortiWeb instances have been hacked after PoC targeting a recent critical vulnerability was shared publicly. The post Fortinet FortiWeb Flaw Exploited in the Wild After PoC Publication appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek…

Fraud: A Growth Industry Powered by Gen-AI

With generative AI enabling fraud-as-a-service at scale, legacy defenses are crumbling. The next wave of cybercrime is faster, smarter, and terrifyingly synthetic. The post Fraud: A Growth Industry Powered by Gen-AI appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed…

Google Sues Operators of 10-Million-Device Badbox 2.0 Botnet

Google has filed a lawsuit against the Badbox 2.0 botnet operators, after identifying over 10 million infected Android devices. The post Google Sues Operators of 10-Million-Device Badbox 2.0 Botnet appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek…

Anne Arundel Dermatology Data Breach Impacts 1.9 Million People

Anne Arundel Dermatology said hackers had access to its systems for three months and may have stolen personal and health information.  The post Anne Arundel Dermatology Data Breach Impacts 1.9 Million People appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been…

Armenian Man Extradited to US Over Ryuk Ransomware Attacks

Karen Serobovich Vardanyan pleaded not guilty to charges related to his alleged role in the Ryuk ransomware operation. The post Armenian Man Extradited to US Over Ryuk Ransomware Attacks appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek…

Mobile Forensics Tool Used by Chinese Law Enforcement Dissected

Deployed on mobile devices confiscated by Chinese law enforcement, Massistant can collect user information, files, and location. The post Mobile Forensics Tool Used by Chinese Law Enforcement Dissected appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek Read…

Cambodia Makes 1,000 Arrests in Latest Crackdown on Cybercrime

More than 1,000 suspects were arrested in raids in at least five provinces between Monday and Wednesday, according to Information Minister Neth Pheaktra and police. The post Cambodia Makes 1,000 Arrests in Latest Crackdown on Cybercrime appeared first on SecurityWeek.…

Oracle Patches 200 Vulnerabilities With July 2025 CPU

Oracle’s July 2025 Critical Patch Update contains 309 security patches that address approximately 200 unique CVEs. The post Oracle Patches 200 Vulnerabilities With July 2025 CPU appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek Read the original…

Cisco Patches Another Critical ISE Vulnerability

Cisco has released patches for multiple vulnerabilities, including a critical flaw in Cisco ISE that leads to remote code execution (RCE). The post Cisco Patches Another Critical ISE Vulnerability appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek…

VMware Flaws That Earned Hackers $340,000 at Pwn2Own Patched

Four CVEs disclosed at the Pwn2Own Berlin 2025 hacking competition have been patched in VMware products. The post VMware Flaws That Earned Hackers $340,000 at Pwn2Own Patched appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek Read the…

SonicWall SMA Appliances Targeted With New ‘Overstep’ Malware

A threat actor that may be financially motivated is targeting SonicWall devices with a backdoor and user-mode rootkit. The post SonicWall SMA Appliances Targeted With New ‘Overstep’ Malware appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek Read…

Compumedics Ransomware Attack Led to Data Breach Impacting 318,000

Compumedics has been targeted by the VanHelsing ransomware group, which stole files from the company’s systems. The post Compumedics Ransomware Attack Led to Data Breach Impacting 318,000 appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek Read the…