DevOps company JFrog Ltd. today introduced Project Pyrsia, an open-source software community initiative that uses blockchain technology to secure software packages from vulnerabilities and malicious code. Project Pyrsia is an open-source-based, decentralized, secure build network and software package repository aimed at helping developers establish a chain of provenance for their software components, creating greater confidence and trust. The ...

Indian low-cost airline SpiceJet Ltd. has been forced to cancel flights following a ransomware attack. SpiceJet officially describes it as an “attempted ransomware attack,” but you don’t delay and cancel flights as it did today just because of an “attempted” attack. In a statement, the airline said that “certain of our systems faced an attempted ransomware ...

Fleet management software company Motive Technologies Inc., previously known as KeepTruckin, said today it has raised $150 million in new funding to scale up its investment in artificial intelligence, expand its product suite into spend management and grow its enterprise capabilities. The Series F round was co-led by Insight Partners and Kleiner Perkins. Including the new funding, Motive ...

Shares in Box Inc. fell slightly in late trading after the file-sharing company reported mixed results in its fiscal first quarter. For the quarter ended April 30, Box reported a profit before costs such as stock compensation of 23 cents per share, compared with 18 cents in the same quarter of last year. Revenue rose ...

Anti-phishing attack startup PIXM Software Inc. today announced an expansion of its products with the launch of PIXM Mobile, which protects individuals and enterprises from targeted and unknown phishing attacks on mobile devices. Claimed to be the first cloud-based mobile solution developed with computer vision technology, PIXM Mobile detects phishing attacks on mobile devices and stops them in real ...

Some 142 million records relating to MGM Resorts International hotel guests have been publicly shared on Telegram. Discovered by researchers at vpnMentor and revealed May 22, the four archive files totaled 8.7 gigabytes of data. Although there were 142 million records in total, the number of affected customers is believed to be around 30 million. ...

Vehicle manufacturer General Motors Co. has been targeted in a credential stuffing attack that exposed the information of some customers and allowed those behind the attack to redeem rewards points for gift cards. According to a May 16 breach notice from GM, the company detected suspicious logins to certain GM online customer accounts between April ...

Open-source software support company Tidelift Inc. today revealed that it has raised $27 million in new funding to improve open-source health and security. Dorilton Ventures led the Series C round with Kaiser Permanente, Atlassian Ventures, General Catalyst and Foundry Group also participating. Including the new funding, Tidelift has raised $67 million to date, according to data from Crunchbase. Previous rounds include $25 ...

Nonfungible token social marketplace Bubblehouse said today it has raised about $9 million in new funding to expand its marketplace and portfolio of partners across brands, art, athletics, hospitality, music, fashion and influencer categories. Cassius Family led the seed round. Also participating in the round were Third Kind VC, SV Angel, Kima Ventures, Watertower Ventures, Ocho ...

Data management startup Alation Inc. today announced that a range of data providers have joined its Open Data Quality Initiative for the modern data stack. Alation designed the Open Data Quality Initiative to accelerate data governance and access to trusted self-service analytics for the data consumers. The company describes data quality as a top priority for ...