DarkReading: Thoma Bravo, a leading private equity investment firm focused on the software and technology-enabled services sector, today announced the completion of its acquisition of Exostar, LLC, a leader in trusted, secure business collaboration.
Bleeping Computer: Microsoft took control of domains used by cybercriminals as part of the infrastructure needed to launch phishing attacks designed to exploit vulnerabilities and public fear resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.
BNN Bloomberg: The documents began arriving in China at 8:48 a.m. on a Saturday in April 2004. There were close to 800 of them: PowerPoint presentations from customer meetings, an analysis of a recent sales loss, design details for an American communications network. Others were technical, including source code that represented some of the most sensitive information owned by Nortel Networks Corp., then one of the world’s largest companies.
Forbes: The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) has confirmed it paid a ransom totaling $1.14 million (£925,000) to the criminals behind a cyber-attack on its School of Medicine.
ZDNet: The 106 extensions are part of a batch of 111 Chrome extensions that have been identified as malicious in a report published today by cyber-security firm Awake Security.
HedgeWeek: Panel sessions on evolving operational challenges and cybersecurity heard how the current remote working environment is shining a light on operational risk challenges, with the ongoing coronavirus pandemic described as “the largest continuity test ever” for emerging hedge fund managers.
Institutional Investor: Private equity firms are increasingly targeting publicly traded technology companies for buyouts, including Thomas Bravo’s deal in early March to buy cybersecurity firm Sophos. As a result, some tech firms may be staying public for a far shorter period of time, according to a new report from data provider PitchBook.
IT World Canada: Half a year after suffering arguably the worst data breach in Canadian history, LifeLabs provided its customers with an update on what it’s doing to make sure history isn’t repeated.
Yahoo Finance: U.S. authorities are investigating a vast hacking-for-hire operation that involves attempts to pilfer confidential communications from investigative journalists, short sellers and advocacy groups fighting climate change, according to law enforcement officials, court documents and cybersecurity officials who have tracked the scheme for years.
Bloomberg Law: Advent International Corp. countersued Forescout Technologies Inc. in Delaware Monday, six weeks before a YouTube trial over the breakdown of their $1.9 billion take-private buyout, saying the deal’s collapse can’t be blamed on the coronavirus alone.
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