This latest investment, led by New Era Capital Partners, brings Apono’s total funding to $20. 5 million, positioning the company to lead the identity security market with its innovative AI-driven product.

The Taiwan Computer Emergency Response Team (TWCERT/CC) has released a series of security advisories highlighting critical vulnerabilities affecting various PLANET Technology switch models.

The UK and US issued a joint warning about the increasing Iranian spear phishing threat, attributing it to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps targeting individuals in Iranian and Middle Eastern affairs, as well as US political campaigns.

The KartLANPwn vulnerability (CVE-2024-45200) targets Mario Kart 8 Deluxe’s LAN Play feature, potentially allowing hackers to execute remote code on players’ game consoles.

Logpoint, a SIEM company based in Copenhagen, acquired Muninn, an AI-powered NDR startup, to enhance threat detection capabilities. Muninn’s AI technology is designed to detect complex attacks in environments where traditional methods fall short.

The investigation strategy shared by JPCERT/CC covers Application, Security, System, and Setup logs, which can reveal traces left by ransomware attacks and help identify the attack vector

The CISA has alerted to four newly exploited vulnerabilities in its KEV catalog. The vulnerabilities include critical flaws in D-Link and DrayTek Vigor routers, Motion Spell GPAC, and SAP Commerce Cloud.

Platforms like Github, Discord, and YouTube are used to distribute compromised game cheats, which contain malware such as Skuld Stealer and Blank Grabber, known for stealing sensitive information.