Cybersecurity firm Cyera has raised $540 million in a Series E funding round, bringing its total to over $1.3 billion. Cyera’s valuation has surged to $6 billion in six months, reporting a 353 percent year-over-year growth.
International law enforcement is hailing last week’s bust of LabHost, the world’s largest phishing-as-a-service platform, as a major victory in the war against cybercrime. In addition to multiple arrests, the Europol-co-ordinated investigation also unearthed the identities of around 10,000 users of the illegal site, many of whom are now already under police investigation. The year-long investigation, led by the UK’s London Metropolitan Police, resulted in the arrest of 37 suspects worldwide following Europol-coordinated raids across 70 addresses worldwide. Partners in the investigation also included Chainalysis, Intel 471, Microsoft, The Shadowserver Foundation, and Trend Micro.
Trend Micro reported on an advanced persistent threat actor linked to the Chinese government called ‘Earth Krahang’, compromising over 70 organizations, with a focus on governments. Focusing on cyber espionage, 'Earth Krahang' and its attacks target government agencies, affecting 48 government organizations across Asia, the Americas, Europe, and Africa.
Leading women politicians have become the latest targets of the now-notorious Void Rabisu threat actor following a cyber-campaign aimed at the Women Political Leaders (WPL) Summit in Brussels in June. A new report from Japan-based cybersecurity company Trend Micro shines a light on Void Rabisu’s extensive recent cyber-espionage activities.
The China-backed hacking group referred to as RedHotel has been linked to attacks in 17 countries during a three-year espionage campaign. According to cybersecurity firm Recorded Future, RedHotel has been infiltrating sectors such as academia, aerospace, government, media, telecoms, and research while operating across the US, Europe, and Asia.
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