Roundup of the thirty-seven cybersecurity-related merger and acquisition (M&A) deals announced in December 2024.
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Tenable Disables Nessus Agents Over Faulty Updates
Tenable has disabled two Nessus scanner agent versions after a differential plugin update caused the agents to go offline.
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Is Your Car Spying on You? What It Means That Tesla Shared Data in the Las Vegas Explosion
Many cars know where you’ve been and where you are going, and also often have access to your contacts, call logs, texts and other sensitive information thanks to cell phone syncing.
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⚡ THN Weekly Recap: Top Cybersecurity Threats, Tools and Tips [6 Jan]
Every tap, click, and swipe we make online shapes our digital lives, but it also opens doors—some we never meant to unlock. Extensions we trust, assistants we rely on, and even the codes we scan are turning into tools for attackers. The line between convenience and vulnerability has never been thinner.
This week, we dive into the hidden risks, surprising loopholes, and the clever tricks
This week, we dive into the hidden risks, surprising loopholes, and the clever tricks
CISA Update on Treasury Breach
US Sanctions Chinese Firm Linked to Flax Typhoon Attacks on Critical Infrastructure
The US Treasury has sanctioned Chinese company Integrity Technology for supporting state-sponsored group Flax Typhoon in hacking US critical infrastructure.
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From $22M in Ransom to +100M Stolen Records: 2025’s All-Star SaaS Threat Actors to Watch
In 2024, cyber threats targeting SaaS surged, with 7,000 password attacks blocked per second (just in Entra ID)—a 75% increase from last year—and phishing attempts up by 58%, causing $3.5 billion in losses (source: Microsoft Digital Defense Report 2024). SaaS attacks are increasing, with hackers often evading detection through legitimate usage patterns. The cyber threat arena saw standout
FireScam Android Malware Poses as Telegram Premium to Steal Data and Control Devices
An Android information stealing malware named FireScam has been found masquerading as a premium version of the Telegram messaging app to steal data and maintain persistent remote control over compromised devices.
“Disguised as a fake ‘Telegram Premium’ app, it is distributed through a GitHub.io-hosted phishing site that impersonates RuStore – a popular app store in the Russian Federation,”
“Disguised as a fake ‘Telegram Premium’ app, it is distributed through a GitHub.io-hosted phishing site that impersonates RuStore – a popular app store in the Russian Federation,”
IT Giant Atos Responds to Ransomware Group’s Data Theft Claims
IT services giant Atos has responded to the data breach claims made by a ransomware group named Space Bears.
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Russian-Speaking Attackers Target Ethereum Devs with Fake Hardhat npm Packages
Cybersecurity researchers have revealed several malicious packages on the npm registry that have been found impersonating the Nomic Foundation’s Hardhat tool in order to steal sensitive data from developer systems.
“By exploiting trust in open source plugins, attackers have infiltrated these platforms through malicious npm packages, exfiltrating critical data such as private keys, mnemonics,
“By exploiting trust in open source plugins, attackers have infiltrated these platforms through malicious npm packages, exfiltrating critical data such as private keys, mnemonics,