Consumer Security Firm Aura Raises $200 Million at $2.5 Billion Valuation

Aura, a Burlington, MA-based company that provides cybersecurity solutions for consumers, has announced raising $200 million in a Series F funding round. The funding, which values Aura at $2.5 billion post money, brings the total raised by the firm to $650 million. read more

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FiveSys Rootkit Abuses Microsoft-Issued Digital Signature

A rootkit named FiveSys is able to evade detection and slip unnoticed onto Windows users’ systems courtesy of a Microsoft-issued digital signature, according to security researchers with Bitdefender. read more

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Smart Security Camera Startup Rhombus Systems Raises $10 Million

Sacramento, CA-based Rhombus Systems – a provider of smart security cameras – has raised $10 million in a Series A funding round led by Cota Capital.  read more

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Two Bulletproof Hosting Administrators Sentenced to Prison in U.S.

The United States Department of Justice this week announced that two individuals involved in providing bulletproof hosting to various malware families were sentenced to prison. read more

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Former Execs of Cybersecurity Firm GigaTrust Charged With Financial Fraud

Three former executives of now defunct cybersecurity company GigaTrust have been charged for defrauding investors and lenders in a $50 million fraud scheme. read more

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US to Curb Hacking Tool Exports to Russia, China

US authorities unveiled Wednesday long-delayed new rules aimed at clamping down on export to nations like Russia and China of hacking technology amid a sharp uptick in cyberattacks globally. The rules, which are set to go into force in 90 days, would prevent the sale of certain software or devices to a list of countries unless approved by a bureau...

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Google Patches 19 Vulnerabilities in Chrome 95 Browser Refresh

Google has released a new version of its flagship Chrome web browser with patches for a total of 19 vulnerabilities, including 16 reported by external researchers. read more

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Investors Bet Big on Attempts to Solve Encryption 'Holy Grail'

News Analysis: Venture capital investors are pumping millions of dollars into privacy enhancing technology (PET) projects, betting that hardware and software innovation is finally coming together to solve one of the “holy grails” of encryption. read more

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Query.AI Raises $15 Million in Series A Funding Round

Query.AI, a company that has developed a security investigations platform for enterprises, this week announced raising $15 million in a Series A funding round, which brings the total raised to nearly $20 million. read more

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Magnitude EK Expands Arsenal With PuzzleMaker Exploit Chain

The Magnitude exploit kit (EK) is now capable of targeting Chromium-based browsers running on Windows systems, security researchers with Avast warn. read more

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