Bengaluru-based Cybersecurity company CloudSEK on Tuesday said it has raised $10 million (about ₹90 crore) from Connecticut Innovations, the strategic venture capital arm of the State of Connecticut in the United States. With this investment, CloudSEK becomes the first Indian-origin cybersecurity company to receive funding from a US based back venture. CloudSEK had previously raised $19…
The Chinese-linked cyberespionage group ‘Mustang Panda’ targeted U.S. government and policy-related officials with phishing emails themed around Venezuela. The campaign, uncovered by Acronis, exploited geopolitical events to infect systems and steal data. The U.S. Department of Justice recognizes Mustang Panda as a hacker group backed by China. Chinese-linked cyberespionage group, identified as ‘Mustang Panda,’…
The exposed dataset contained numerous French records, from population registry data to car insurance information, totalling tens of millions of records. The Cybernews research team believes the database was likely compiled by malicious actors. Key takeaways: Over 45M French records were exposed in an open database likely compiled by malicious data collectors. The leaked data…
