The new Wpeeper Android trojan ceased operations after a week and has zero detections in VirusTotal. The post Wpeeper Android Trojan Uses Compromised WordPress Sites to Shield Command-and-Control Server appeared first on SecurityWeek. Original link(Originally posted by Ionut Arghire)

UnitedHealth Group’s CEO Andrew Witty shares details on the damaging cyberattack in testimony before a US Congress committee set for May 1, 2024. The post UnitedHealth CEO Says Hackers Lurked in Network for Nine Days Before Ransomware Strike appeared first on SecurityWeek. Original link(Originally posted by Ionut Arghire)

In February 2023, French police arrested well-known Finnish hacker Aleksanteri Kivimäki, who was living under a false identity near Paris. He was deported to Finland. His trial ended last month. The post Finnish Hacker Gets Prison for Accessing Thousands of Psychotherapy Records and Demanding Ransoms appeared first on SecurityWeek. Original link(Or...

JFrog raises an alarm after finding three large-scale malware campaigns targeting Docker Hub with imageless repositories. The post Docker Hub Users Targeted With Imageless, Malicious Repositories appeared first on SecurityWeek. Original link(Originally posted by Ionut Arghire)

Three vulnerabilities in the Judge0 open source service could allow attackers to escape the sandbox and obtain root privileges on the host. The post Critical Vulnerabilities in Judge0 Lead to Sandbox Escape, Host Takeover appeared first on SecurityWeek. Original link(Originally posted by Ionut Arghire)

Mainsail Partners leads a $15 million financing round for end-to-end cybersecurity compliance platform company Apptega. The post Apptega Raises $15 Million for Cybersecurity Compliance Platform appeared first on SecurityWeek. Original link(Originally posted by Ionut Arghire)

Despite competitive pressures from industry behemoths like Microsoft and Google, investors are still betting big on startups in the specialized enterprise browser space. The post Island Secures $175M Investment as Enterprise Browser Startups Defy Tech Giants appeared first on SecurityWeek. Original link(Originally posted by Ryan Naraine)

While China-linked Muddling Meerkat’s operations look like DNS DDoS attacks, it seems unlikely that denial of service is their goal, at least in the near term. The post Chinese Hackers Have Been Probing DNS Networks Globally for Years: Report appeared first on SecurityWeek. Original link(Originally posted by Ionut Arghire)

The Federal Communications Commission leveraged nearly $200 million in fines against wireless carriers AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon for illegally sharing customers’ location data. The post FCC Fines Wireless Carriers for Sharing User Locations Without Consent appeared first on SecurityWeek. Original link(Originally posted by Associated Press)

SafeBase has raised north of $50 million since launching in 2020 with plans to simplify vendor risk assessment disclosures. The post SafeBase Scores $33M Series B Investment appeared first on SecurityWeek. Original link(Originally posted by SecurityWeek News)