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Image: ZDNet, Wappalyzer Tech company Wappalyzer has disclosed a security incident this week after a hacker began emailing its customers and offering to sell Wappalyzer’s database for $2,000. “If you receive this e-mail it’s because we get the full database of Wappalyzer, and your e-mail is on the database,” the hacker, going by the name […] More
Special feature Cyberwar and the Future of Cybersecurity Today’s security threats have expanded in scope and seriousness. There can now be millions — or even billions — of dollars at risk when information security isn’t handled properly. Read More The US government is willing to pay up to $5 million for information on North Korea’s […] More
When mass data collection and big data analysis exploded on the technology scene, security and encryption, unfortunately, took a back seat. In a world where data breaches are commonplace — involving everything from device theft to vulnerability exploitation and open AWS buckets exposed to the world — businesses both large and small must now educate […] More
Image: Rapid7 Cyber-security company Rapid7 launched today a new web service named AttackerKB, a web portal that crowdsources vulnerability assessments to help companies understand and prioritize which bugs need to be patched before others. The service launched as a closed beta in January 2020 and enters today into a public beta preview. The site’s primary […] More
Image CyberArk Security firm CyberArk has released a new tool called SkyWrapper that can detect a certain class of intrusions and malicious activity inside AWS (Amazon Web Services) computing environments. These intrusions aren’t the fault of a vulnerability in the AWS infrastructure. They occur after developers expose their AWS access tokens and credentials online, usually […] More
Onfido, an 8 year-old identity verification company, on Wednesday a new $100 million funding round it will use to advance its AI-driven technology. The company verifies the authenticity of a person’s photo ID by using AI to match it against selfie video. The new funding round is led by global investment firm TPG Growth and […] More
The operators of the Nemty ransomware have announced this week they were shutting down their service after ten months in operation, ZDNet has learned from a source in the infosec community. For those unfamiliar with this malware operation, Nemty is a classic RaaS (Ransomware-as-a-Service). The Nemty RaaS launched in the summer of 2019 and has […] More
Image: Group-IB The average price of a phishing kit sold on cybercrime markets has gone up in 2019 by 149%, cybersecurity firm Group-IB said today. In a report shared with ZDNet and which will go live later today, the company said it compiled these numbers by analyzing ads posted on known cybercrime markets and hacking […] More
