Fortive Corporation will acquire EA Elektro-Automatik Holding GmbH, a supplier of high-power electronic test solutions, for $1.45 billion in cash. In addition to strengthening Fortive’s position in electronic testing and measurement, the acquisition is set to to benefit from a projected growth in industries it serves. The deal is set to close in the first quarter of 2024.

Outlaw Group Uses SSH Brute-Force to Deploy Cryptojacking Malware on Linux Servers
Cybersecurity researchers have revealed details about Outlaw, an “auto-propagating” cryptocurrency mining botnet that targets SSH servers with weak credentials. The Romanian-origin malware performs SSH brute-force