Security News > 2021 > June

McAfee announced an extension of its longstanding partnership with Samsung to protect consumers' personal data against online threats. Since 2017, McAfee has provided cross-device security to Samsung PC users worldwide via consumer security by McAfee LiveSafe.

Analysts from Privacy Sharks stumbled across the data put up for sale on RaidForums by a hacker calling himself "GOD User TomLiner." The advertisement, posted June 22, claims that 700 million records are included in the cache, and included a sample of 1 million records as "Proof." It contained an "Aggregation of data from a number of websites and companies" as well "Publicly viewable member profile data," LinkedIn said at the time.

Parallel Wireless is been selected by Axiata Group Berhad as a strategic partner providing O-RAN networks for the group's digital telcos across Southeast Asia and South Asia, enabling both 2G and 4G broadband connectivity. Headquartered in Malaysia, Axiata is one of the leading Mobile Network Operators in Asia operating digital telcos, digital businesses and infrastructure with a vision to be the Next Generation Digital Champion by 2024.

Microsoft announced today that they might lower the Windows 11 system requirements to allow Intel 7th generation and AMD Zen 1 CPUs to use the new operating system. Even if your hardware had no problems running Windows 10, Microsoft decided only to allow Intel 8th generation, AMD Zen 2, and Qualcomm 7 and 8 Series processors to be compatible with Windows 11.

With four million subscribers today, Rakuten Mobile continues to advance and scale its network to support new demands driven by the growth of remote and mobile workers. With the implementation of Segment Routing over IPv6 and Cisco Routed Optical Networking, Rakuten Mobile plans to expand its capabilities to support enterprise customers with 5G and IoT services.

HealthVerity announced the close of $100 million in Series D funding to accelerate the growth of its IPGE platform. "We are excited to partner with HealthVerity as it continues to build the next generation of modern technologies that will support the shift towards increased real-world data governance and privacy needs within healthcare," said Henry Ellenbogen, Managing Partner & Chief Investment Officer at Durable Capital Partners LP. "After witnessing its growth over the past few years, I believe HealthVerity is uniquely positioned to provide solutions for many of the challenges around identity, privacy and governance that will help life sciences, payers and government agencies power secure and private data exchange across an array of patient-centric use cases. It has the potential to be a significant company."

AUTOCRYPT announced the opening of its first European office in Munich, Germany in June 2021. The new office, AUTOCRYPT Technologies GmbH, is expected to play a key role in the company's active work with European OEMs on building V2X, in-vehicle, and Plug&Charge security solutions, as well as its ongoing discussions to participate in the development of Europe's Cooperative Intelligent Transport Systems.

The REvil ransomware operation is now using a Linux encryptor that targets and encrypts Vmware ESXi virtual machines. With the enterprise moving to virtual machines for easier backups, device management, and efficient use of resources, ransomware gangs increasingly create their own tools to mass encrypt storage used by VMs. In May, Advanced Intel's Yelisey Boguslavskiy shared a forum post from the REvil operation where they confirmed that they had released a Linux version of their encryptor that could also work on NAS devices.

Microsoft is investigating an incident where a threat actor submitted malicious drivers for certification through the Windows Hardware Compatibility Program. "We have seen no evidence that the WHCP signing certificate was exposed. The infrastructure was not compromised," Microsoft says.

As 5G private networks roll out in the coming years, security may be a key issue for enterprises. A survey released at Mobile World Congress on Monday shows that major gaps persist in security capabilities among mobile operators.