Soracom claims five million IoT connections (a million in 2022), applies to list on TSE

IoT Building News

KDDI-owned IoT connectivity provider Soracom has claimed its five-millionth IoT connection, citing strong uptake in the energy, retail, healthcare, agriculture, and consumer electronics industries. The figure represents an advance of one million global connections in less than a year; the firm passed four million, it said, in January. It passed one million in June 2019.…

34 Russian Cybercrime Groups Stole Over 50 Million Passwords with Stealer Malware

Web Security News

As many as 34 Russian-speaking gangs distributing information-stealing malware under the stealer-as-a-service model stole no fewer than 50 million passwords in the first seven months of 2022. “The underground market value of stolen logs and compromised card details is estimated around $5.8 million,” Singapore-headquartered Group-IB said in a report shared with The Hacker News. Aside…