In an incident response in Q4 of 2024, GuidePoint Security identified evidence of a threat actor utilizing a Python-based backdoor to maintain access to compromised endpoints. The threat actor later leveraged this access to deploy RansomHub encryptors throughout the entire impacted network. ReliaQuest documented an earlier version of this malware on their website in February 2024….
Orchid Security, which focuses on protecting customers’ identity as AI continues to grow, said on Tuesday it raised $36 million in an early stage funding round and emerged from so-called “stealth mode” after a year of working in secrecy. The seed round was led by Intel Capital and Team8, with participation from CapitalOne and other…
The U.S. Treasury Department on Friday imposed sanctions on alleged hacker Yin Kechen and cybersecurity company Sichuan Juxinhe Network Technology Co., accusing both of being involved in a series of hacks against American telecom companies. The Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) in US is sanctioning Yin Kecheng, a Shanghai-based cyber…
