Expired Redis Service Abused to Use Metasploit Meterpreter Maliciously

Attackers have compromised an 8-year-old version of the cloud platform to distribute various malware that can take over infected systems.

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Zscaler to Acquire Network Segmentation Tech Startup Airgap Networks

Zscaler announces plans to acquire Airgap Networks, a venture-backed startup selling network segmentation and secure access technologies.

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Instagram plans to blur nudes DMed to teens, hoping to fight sextortion scams

The goal is not only to stop unwanted nudity in direct messages but to protect teenagers from scammers aiming to trick them into sharing their own nude photos.

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Data Access Platform PVML Launches With $8 Million in Funding

Tel Aviv startup banks seed funding for technology to help organizations connect, secure, and provide access to multiple data sources.

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Sisense Data Breach Triggers CISA Alert and Urgent Calls for Credential Resets

The US government issues a red-alert for what appears to be a massive supply chain breach at Sisense, a company that sells big-data analytics tools.

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X Fixes URL Blunder That Could Enable Social Media Phishing

Users started noticing on Monday that X’s programmers implemented a rule on its iOS app that auto-changed Twitter.com links that appeared in Xeets (tweets) to X.com links.

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The Best Personal Safety Devices, Apps, and Wearables (2024)

Your smartphone or wearable could help you out in a truly dangerous situation. Here are some options to consider.

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Simbian Emerges From Stealth With $10 Million to Build Autonomous AI-Based Security Platform

Simbian aims to build a fully autonomous security platform that lets humans make the strategic decisions while AI implements those decisions.

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Apple warns of mercenary spyware attacks against iPhone users. Should you be worried?

Though rare and typically sent only to targeted individuals, mercenary spyware attacks being used across 92 countries are designed to remotely compromise an iPhone.

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Rhadamanthys Malware Deployed By TA547 Against German Targets

What’s particularly intriguing according to the researchers is the actor’s apparent employment of a PowerShell script likely generated by large language models (LLMs) such as ChatGPT, Gemini or CoPilot.

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