Aggressive Cloud-Security Player Wiz Scores $1B in Funding Round

The latest round of investment prices the fast-growing cloud native application protection platform (CNAPP) at $12 billion with a simple mandate: Grow quickly through acquisition.

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Accenture Lands $789 Million Contract to Bolster U.S. Navy Cybersecurity

Accenture Federal Services wins $789 million U.S. Navy SHARKCAGE cybersecurity contract.

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LockBit Claims Wichita as Its Victim 2 Days After Ransomware Attack

The city is still investigating the attack, and neither the group nor city officials have offered details about the ransomware demands.

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New TunnelVision Attack Allows Hijacking of VPN Traffic via DHCP Manipulation

Researchers have detailed a Virtual Private Network (VPN) bypass technique dubbed TunnelVision that allows threat actors to snoop on victim’s network traffic by just being on the same local network.
The “decloaking” method has been assigned the CVE identifier CVE-2024-3661 (CVSS score: 7.6). It impacts all operating systems that implement a DHCP client and has

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Vast Network of Fake Web Shops Defrauds 850,000 & Counting

China-based cybercriminal group “BogusBazaar” created tens of thousands of fraudulent online stores based on expired domains to steal payment credentials.

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Dell Says Customer Names, Addresses Stolen in Database Breach

Tech giant notifies millions of customers that full names and physical mailing addresses were stolen during a security incident.

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Kremlin-Backed APT28 Targets Polish Institutions in Large-Scale Malware Campaign

Polish government institutions have been targeted as part of a large-scale malware campaign orchestrated by a Russia-linked nation-state actor called APT28.
“The campaign sent emails with content intended to arouse the recipient’s interest and persuade him to click on the link,” the computer emergency response team, CERT Polska, said in a Wednesday bulletin.
Clicking on the link

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Update: Boeing Confirms Attempted $200 Million Ransomware Extortion Attempt

Boeing confirmed to CyberScoop that it is the unnamed multinational aeronautical and defense corporation referenced in an indictment unsealed Tuesday by the U.S. Department of Justice.

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How Workforce Reductions Affect Cybersecurity Postures

The Cobalt State of Pentesting Report highlights the challenges faced by the cybersecurity industry in balancing the use of AI and protecting against it, amidst significant workforce reductions and resource constraints.

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Poland Says it was Targeted by Russian Military Intelligence Hackers

Poland’s CERT-PL said on Wednesday that it had observed a large-scale malware campaign, likely carried out by the hacker group APT28, also known as Fancy Bear, associated with Russia’s military intelligence agency, the GRU.

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