The US has taken a significant step in combating state-sponsored cyber attacks by charging 17 Iranian hackers affiliated with the Mabna Institute. This group, allegedly founded by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), has been stealing sensitive information from universities, research organizations, and private companies around the world. According to a superseding indictment, the Mabna … Read more
A UK-Based Startup Secures $22 Million to Tackle Fragmented Enterprise Data with AI-Powered Solution In a significant development that highlights the growing importance of artificial intelligence (AI) in cybersecurity, Prevalent AI, a London-based startup, has secured $22 million in growth funding from Integrity Growth Partners. The company’s data fabric platform uses AI to turn fragmented … Read more
A major virtual event is underway today, bringing together over 1,500 attendees from the developer and cybersecurity communities. CodeSecCon, the premier virtual conference on software security, kicked off this morning with a packed agenda focused on revolutionizing application development, security, and maintenance. The conference aims to address some of the most pressing challenges in software … Read more
A Chinese-linked cyber-espionage group has launched a sophisticated campaign targeting government organizations in Central Asia, using a range of previously unknown and highly evasive remote access Trojans (RATs) to gain long-term access to sensitive systems. The operation, attributed to an advanced persistent threat (APT) group called SilkParasite, has been tracked by researchers at Bitdefender Labs … Read more
ChatGPT Users Left Stranded as Outage Brings Services to a Standstill A massive outage has crippled OpenAI’s popular chatbot service, ChatGPT, leaving millions of users worldwide unable to access their accounts or create new ones. The issue, which began at around 8 PM ET on Wednesday, August 19, is also affecting the company’s coding platform, … Read more
Prevalent AI, a UK-based company that has been operating on a bootstrapped basis until now, has announced it has raised $22 million in growth funding from Integrity Growth Partners (IGP). This significant investment will allow the company to accelerate its expansion into new markets, particularly in the US, and scale up its go-to-market efforts. But … Read more
A Virtual Event Aims to Revolutionize Software Security with CodeSecCon Today, over 1,500 registered attendees gathered for CodeSecCon, a premier virtual event focused on securing applications and bridging the gap between developers and cybersecurity professionals. This unique conference addresses some of the most pressing challenges in software security, providing attendees with practical knowledge and innovative … Read more
A sophisticated cyber-espionage operation linked to China’s advanced persistent threat (APT) groups has been targeting government organizations in Central Asia with a series of remote access Trojans (RATs). The campaign, attributed to an APT group called SilkParasite, uses spear-phishing lures tailored to specific ministries and government entities across Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Kazakhstan. Researchers … Read more
A Shadowy AI Platform Raises Red Flags for Cybercrime Enthusiasts A new AI platform has emerged that’s raising eyebrows among cybersecurity experts and sparking concerns about its potential misuse by cybercriminals. Dubbed “Kriminal,” this AI tool promises to deliver unbridled capabilities, including social engineering, offensive cybercrime, and OSINT scanning – all for a price paid … Read more
ChatGPT Users Hit by Global Outage as OpenAI Struggles to Keep Pace A major outage is crippling access to popular chatbot platform ChatGPT, leaving millions of users worldwide unable to sign in, create new accounts, or load previous conversations. The issue, which began at approximately 8 PM ET on Wednesday, August 19, has been acknowledged … Read more