The U.S. State Department is offering a reward of up to $5 million for information that could help disrupt the activities of North Korean front companies and employees who generated over $88 million via illegal remote IT work schemes in six years. […]
Fake IT Workers Funneled Millions to North Korea, DOJ Says
The Justice Department announced indictments against 14 North Koreans for involvement in a scheme to pose as remote IT workers to violate sanctions and commit wire fraud, money laundering, and identity theft.
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Phishing: The Silent Precursor to Data Breaches
Phishing is more than a mere nuisance—it is a formidable precursor to destructive data breaches.
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Cleo patches critical zero-day exploited in data theft attacks
Cleo has released security updates for a zero-day flaw in its LexiCom, VLTransfer, and Harmony software, currently exploited in data theft attacks. […]
Spain busts voice phishing ring for defrauding 10,000 bank customers
The Spanish police, working with colleagues in Peru, conducted a simultaneous crackdown on a large-scale voice phishing (vishing) scam ring in the two countries, arresting 83 individuals. […]
Bitcoin ATM firm Byte Federal hacked via GitLab flaw, 58K users exposed
US Bitcoin ATM operator Byte Federal has disclosed a data breach that exposed the data of 58,000 customers after its systems were breached using a GitLab vulnerability. […]
Silent Push Raises $10 Million for Preemptive Threat Intelligence Platform
Threat intel startup Silent Push has raised $10 million in a funding round co-led by Ten Eleven Ventures and Stepstone Group LP.
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Sublime Snags $60M Series B for Email Security Tech
Sublime said the new capital was provided by IVP, Citi Ventures, Index Ventures, Decibel Partners, and Slow Ventures and brings the total raised to $93.8 million.
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Fortinet Acquires Perception Point Reportedly for $100 Million
Fortinet has acquired Israeli collaboration and email security company Perception Point to expand its offering.
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The Ghost of Christmas Past – AI’s Past, Present and Future
The potential for how AI may change the way we work is endless, but we are still a way off from this and careful planning and consideration is what is needed.
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