Deployed WezRat Malware known to Execute Attackers Commands
Cyber researchers discovered on a new remote access trojan and information stealer used by Iranian state-sponsored actors to conduct reconnaissance of compromised endpoints and execute malicious commands. The malware was first documented late last month by U.S. and Israeli cybersecurity agencies, describing it as an “exploitation tool for gathering information about an end point and running remote…
Dragos Expands executive team amid cybersecurity market growth
Dragos has announced the appointment of three new executive team members to support its business growth in the cybersecurity industry. Mark Matheos has joined the company as Chief Financial Officer (CFO), while Mark Packham has been appointed as Chief Marketing Officer (CMO), and Darren Sankbeil, previously the CFO, will now serve as Chief Strategy Officer…
Open Cybersecurity Schema Framework (OCSF) Joins the Linux Foundation to Optimize Critical Security Data
OCSF Simplifies Security Data Challenges and Creates Flexibility for Security Teams and Data Producers, Empowering Organizations to Effectively Mitigate Cyber Risks The Linux Foundation, the nonprofit organization enabling mass innovation through open source, welcomes the Open Cybersecurity Schema Framework (OCSF) to the Linux Foundation family of projects. This new partnership aims to drive the development and adoption…
Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise Releases Cybersecurity updates for OXE Purple
Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise has introduced new cybersecurity enhancements for its OmniPCX Enterprise Purple solution to support compliance with the EU’s NIS 2 Directive. The NIS 2 Directive is aimed at improving cybersecurity across the European Union, mandating operators of essential services, including sectors such as government, transport, energy, health, and banking, to adhere to enhanced security…
UST Opens New Office & Gen AI Experience Center in Cyberjaya, Malaysia
UST, a leading digital transformation solutions company, has opened a new office and state-of-the-art Generative AI Experience Center in Cyberjaya, Selangor, Malaysia. This facility will act as a hub for innovation and collaboration, bringing together leaders and thinkers at the forefront of the Generative AI space to drive digital transformation in Southeast Asia and beyond. The new Cyberjaya…
Ransomware Attacks Ups in Southeast Asia with 57,000 cases; Kaspersky
Kaspersky has reported that over 57,000 ransomware attacks were detected in Southeast Asia during the first half of 2024, with Indonesia accounting for the highest number of incidents. In addition to Indonesia, where 32,803 incidents were blocked, the Philippines experienced 15,208 ransomware attacks, and Thailand saw 4,841 cases. In Malaysia, 3,920 attacks were recorded, followed…
4.5 lakh ‘mule’ Bank accounts used in cyber fraud schemes Freezed in many Public sector Banks in India
As per the data, around 40,000 mule bank accounts were detected in branches of SBI; 10,000 in Punjab National Bank (including Oriental Bank of Commerce and United Bank of India); 7,000 in Canara Bank (including Syndicate Bank); 6,000 in Kotak Mahindra Bank; and 5,000 in Airtel Payments Bank. The Centre has frozen around 4.5 lakh…
New, ARIA-backed project aims to unlock radically cheaper AI hardware
Established by the UK Parliament in January 2023 and sponsored by the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, ARIA is the UK’s new research funding agency. It aims to empower teams of scientists to ‘pursue breakthroughs at the edge of the possible’ that could unlock world-changing capabilities. This new research programme, called Scaling Compute, will…
CISA warned of Cyberattackers Exploiting a critical missing authentication vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Expedition
CISA recently warned that attackers are exploiting a critical missing authentication vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Expedition, a migration tool that can help convert firewall configuration from Checkpoint, Cisco, and other vendors to PAN-OS. This security flaw, tracked as CVE-2024-5910, was patched in July, and threat actors can remotely exploit it to reset application admin credentials on Internet-exposed Expedition…
Malwarebytes Acquires VPN Provider AzireVPN
Cybersecurity firm Malwarebytes on Thursday announced the acquisition of AzireVPN, a Swedish company that sells privacy-focused VPN services. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Following the acquisition, Malwarebytes said the plan is to integrate AzireVPN’s VPN technologies and intellectual property into expanded product lines. The company said AzireVPN’s strongest feature is Blind Operator,…
