Medical device and software maker Zoll Medical Corp. has disclosed that it has suffered a data breach that resulted in the possible theft of records belonging to about a million people. A division of Asahi Kasei Group Co., Zoll develops and markets medical devices and software that assist in advanced emergency care, while increasing clinical and ...

Meta Platforms Inc. today announced that it is winding down support for nonfungible tokens on Instagram and Facebook less than a year after launching support for the digital collectibles. Meta was first reported to be working on NFTs in January 2022 before testing them on Instagram in May and rolling out international support in August. With ...

New York-based Signature Bank was shut down by New York State authorities today, making it the third bank to close this week, following SilverGate Bank on Wednesday and Silicon Valley Bank on Friday. The New York Department of Financial Services took control of Signature Bank pursuant to Section 606 of New York Banking Law in ...

The U.S. government today interceded in the ongoing crisis caused by the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank on Friday by guaranteeing depositor funds and making them available to customers starting Monday. The bailout isn’t officially a bailout, even if it clearly is in part, given the government’s intervention. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen claimed on Sunday ...

Personally identifiable information belonging to members of Congress and others has been published online following a data breach at DC Health Link, the District of Columbia’s health insurance exchange. The breach first came to light on Wednesday when DC Health Link informed members of the House and Senate that hackers had gained access to their ...

New York Attorney General Letitia James today filed a lawsuit against cryptocurrency exchange KuCoin, claiming that the company failed to register as a security and commodities broker-dealer and is falsely representing itself as an exchange. KuCoin, which is by all accounts a cryptocurrency exchange, is alleged to be allowing users in New York to buy ...

Domain name service threat protection and content filtering company DNSFilter Inc. and security service edge startup Banyan Security today announced a new partnership and creation of a new joint solution to simplify how modern enterprises achieve zero-trust security. The joint solution combines DNSFilter’s advanced threat detection and content filtering technology with Banyan Security’s remote access platform. DNSFilter provides ...

Cloud forensics and incident response platform startup Cado Security Ltd. today announced that it has raised $20 million in new funding for further global expansion and product development. Founded in 2020, Cado Security pitches itself as offering forensic-level details without forensic-level effort when dealing with incident response in the cloud. The company’s platform leverages the ...

Uber Technologies Inc. is reportedly considering spinning off its Uber Freight business in a sale or as a publicly traded firm. Bloomberg, referencing people familiar with the matter today, said the spin-off is being considered as Uber is looking to streamline its focus on ride-hailing and food delivery. A decision to spin off Uber Freight ...

Troubled cryptocurrency financial services provider Silvergate Bank will shut down and its assets will be liquidated following months of ongoing drama in the market following the collapse of crypto exchange FTX Trading Ltd. in November. Parent company Silvergate Capital Corp. made the announcement today, saying that it intends to wind down operations and voluntarily liquidate the bank in ...