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DigiCert targets APAC, EMEA growth with double leadership hire
DigiCert has announced a brace of leadership hires, with Paul Holt joining the digital trust specialist as EMEA group vice president and James Cook taking the corresponding role for the APAC region. Holt joins the business from machine identity management provider Venafi, where he held the role of vice president of sales, covering both EMEA and APAC regions. The experienced…
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Sneaky Log Phishing Scheme Targets Two-Factor Security
Security researchers at French firm Sekoia detected a new phishing-as-a-service kit targeting Microsoft 365 accounts in December 2024, the company announced on Jan. 16. The kit, called Sneaky 2FA, was distributed through Telegram by the threat actor service Sneaky Log. It is associated with about 100 domains and has been active since at least October 2024. Sneaky 2FA is an…
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Zyxel Networks targets cloud networking growth with new partner program
Zyxel Networks has announced the launch of a new partner program designed to assist partners in positioning themselves as cloud networking businesses. The revamped initiative will leverage the company’s range of network technology solutions, with a particular focus on its Nebula cloud management platform, while offering new incentives and discounts to help partners develop their managed services. Zyxel said these…
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Phishing campaign targets developers with fake CrowdStrike job offers
Developers are being targeted in a new phishing campaign using fake CrowdStrike job offers, the security company has warned. The firm noted that the campaign, first identified on 7 January, uses CrowdStrike’s recruitment branding to load crypto-mining malware onto the victim’s systems. The campaign begins with phishing emails purporting to be part of a recruitment process informing victims that they…
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Darktrace targets cloud security gains with new acquisition
Cybersecurity firm Darktrace has announced plans to acquire Cado Security, a UK-based cyber investigation and response solution provider. Cado Security offers its services across multi-cloud, container, serverless, SaaS, and on-premises environments, capturing a snapshot of data stored on the device and then conducting forensic investigations to uncover signs of compromise or threats. Darktrace says it plans to invest to accelerate…
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New Mirai botnet targets industrial routers with zero-day exploits
A relatively new Mirai-based botnet has been growing in sophistication and is now leveraging zero-day exploits for security flaws in industrial routers and smart home devices. Exploitation of previously unknown vulnerabilities started in November 2024, according to Chainxin X Lab researchers who monitored the botnet’s development and attacks. One of the security issues is CVE-2024-12856, a vulnerability in Four-Faith industrial routers…
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US sanctions Chinese tech firm that targets critical infrastructure
The US has imposed sanctions on a Chinese company that it said has been involved in a series of cyber attacks on critical infrastructure organizations in the US and elsewhere. According to the State Department, cyber security firm Integrity Technology Group provides services to Chinese national and municipal state security and public security bureaus, as well as other government contractors.…
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Westcon-Comstor targets further growth with executive promotions
Global technology distributor Westcon-Comstor has announced a shakeup of its senior leadership team with four high-ranking leaders receiving executive promotions. As part of the reshuffle, Russell Blackburn, who previously held a senior role within the Cisco-focused Comstor arm of the company, now steps into the freshly created position of senior vice president of digital sales. In his new role, Blackburn…
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Databricks targets steep growth after historic funding round
Databricks has raised $10 billion in venture capital (VC) funding, marking one of the largest investment rounds in tech history. Founded in 2013, Databricks is built upon the open source Linux Foundation Delta Lake lakehouse system, though its Data Intelligence Platform announced last year marked a shift towards more AI integration following its acquisition of MosaicML. Just over a decade…
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Crypto-stealing malware posing as a meeting app targets Web3 pros
Cybercriminals are targeting people working in Web3 with fake business meetings using a fraudulent video conferencing platform that infects Windows and Macs with crypto-stealing malware. The campaign is dubbed “Meeten” after the name commonly used by the meeting software and has been underway since September 2024. The malware, which has both a Windows and a macOS version, targets victims’ cryptocurrency assets,…
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