Suspected Hackers Behind Meta Social Media Temporary Shutdown
Cyberint reported that three threat actor groups (Skynet, Godzilla, and Anonymous Sudan) are suspected to be behind the temporary shutdown of Meta social media platforms; Facebook, Instagram, and Threads.
Despite the claims from the three threat actor groups on the Meta shutdown across various Telegram groups, there is still suspicion that these claims could be a hoax.
Axonius Secures $200M in Series E Funding
Axonius announced raising $200M in their Series E funding round co-led by Lightspeed and Accel, driving the company’s valuation to $2.6B.
Axonius will use the latest funding round to expand the business and improve its aspects of attack surface management.
US Sanctions Intellexa Alliance for Spyware Development
The U.S. Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned the key personnel and entities behind Intellexa Alliance, the consortium of several companies suspected of developing and spreading spyware.
The spyware developed and spread by Intellexa Alliance was built to target government officials, journalists, and policy experts across the United States.