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Shares of New York City-based IoT device maker Ubiquiti (NYSE: UI) fell significantly this week following a report claiming that the recently disclosed data breach was “catastrophic” and that its impact was downplayed.

An Israeli national has pleaded guilty to his role in operating DeepDotWeb (DDW), a website that functioned as a gateway to various Dark Web marketplaces.

A couple of serious vulnerabilities patched recently by VMware in its vRealize Operations (vROps) product can pose a significant risk to organizations, according to a researcher involved in the discovery of the security bugs.

The Ability to Think Global, Act Local is One of the Hallmarks of a Modern Security Operations Center

Sensitive data pertaining to the customers of top mobile services providers in the European Union is at risk of compromise due to improperly secured websites, data security and privacy firm Tala reveals.

Vulnerabilities Citrix patched in Hypervisor this week could allow for code executed in a virtual machine to cause denial of service on the host.

A North Korean government-backed APT group has been caught using a fake pen-testing company and a range of sock puppet social media accounts in an escalation of a hacking campaign targeting security research professionals.

Microsoft won a nearly $22 billion contract to supply U.S. Army combat troops with its augmented reality headsets.

The Dutch Data Protection Authority announced on Wednesday that it has issued a fine of €475,000 (roughly $550,000) to online travel agency Booking.com for failing to report a data security incident within the required timeframe.

Living Security, an Austin, Texas-based company that specializes in cybersecurity awareness training, on Tuesday announced that it raised $14 million in a Series B funding round.The round was led by Updata Partners, with participation from Silverton Partners, Active Capital, Rain Capital and SaaS Venture Partners.

Deviating from their typical activity, an Iranian threat actor known as TA453 has mounted a phishing campaign targeting senior medical professionals in the United States and Israel, cybersecurity firm Proofpoint reports.

Critical infrastructure protection firm OPSWAT has secured $125 million growth funding from Brighton Park Capital. The money will be used to accelerate the firm’s global growth, to invest in R&D, and to pursue strategic acquisitions. 

Researchers from Chinese cybersecurity company Qihoo 360 have earned another $20,000 from Google for a sandbox escape vulnerability affecting the Chrome web browser.

It is Vital to Maintain Granular Visibility and Control Over Access Points to Establish Resilience 

Automation, Artificial Intelligence and Machine-learning Should be on the Radar for Any Modern SOC

Edinburgh, Scotland-based start-up Cyan Forensics has secured £5 million (approximately $6.9 million) in a Series A funding round led by Par Equity. This brings the total funding raised to date to £8 million ($11 million).

The FIN11 hacking group has published on their leaks website files that were allegedly stolen from oil and gas giant Shell, likely during a cyber-security incident involving Accellion’s File Transfer Appliance (FTA) file sharing service.

Some jokingly said the cryptic tweet, ";l;;gmlxzssaw," was a US nuclear launch code. Others, that the Pentagon had been hacked.And some even thought it was a signal to political conspiracists.