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Russian-speaking cybercrime evolution: What changed from 2016 to 2021

SecureList

Back in 2016, the primary focus of our expert was on major cybergangs that targeted financial institutions, banks in particular. This browser attack chain, popular in 2016, is no longer possible. To make matters worse, with the development of penetration-testing tools and services, the dark market saw the rise of new malicious tools.

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Microsoft Releases Emergency Fix for Office 2016 Update Crashes

Penetration Testing

Yesterday, we reported that the April 2025 cumulative security update KB5002700 for Microsoft Office 2016 has triggered widespread application crashes. Initially, it was assumed that Microsoft would resolve the […] The post Microsoft Releases Emergency Fix for Office 2016 Update Crashes appeared first on Daily CyberSecurity.

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Millions of Pixel devices can be hacked due to a pre-installed vulnerable app

Security Affairs

The app has been present since August 2016 [ 1 , 2 ], but there is no evidence that this vulnerability has been exploited in the wild. iVerify noted that the concern is serious enough that Palantir Technologies is opting to ban Android devices from its mobile fleet over the next few years. Google is also notifying other Android OEMs.

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NetSPI Lands $410 Million in Funding – And Other Notable Cybersecurity Deals

eSecurity Planet

NetSPI, a top penetration testing and vulnerability management company, recently announced a $410 million funding round, a huge amount in a year in which $100+ million rounds have become a rarity. Founded over 20 years ago, the company’s vision is “technology powered, human delivered.” In 2016, she left Dropbox to launch Vanta.

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The True Cost of A Great Penetration Test

NopSec

The car question is very much akin to asking “How much does a great penetration test cost ?” One man’s great penetration test is another man’s disaster. A quick search on Google for “great penetration test” yields 1,130,000 results. What’s your definition of a “great” penetration test?

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Malware Training Sets: FollowUP

Security Affairs

On 2016 I was working hard to find a way to classify Malware families through artificial intelligence (machine learning). One of the first difficulties I met was on finding classified testing set in order to run new algorithms and to test specified features.

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Top VC Firms in Cybersecurity of 2022

eSecurity Planet

As a leading VC, BVP offers budding companies plenty to consider, with a set of roadmaps and tools for today’s technologies and market complexities. Company Sector Year Status Verodin Cybersecurity analytics 2018 Acquired by FireEye Kenna Security Risk management 2018 Acquired by Cisco PhishMe Incident response 2016 Acquired: P.E.