A new report from security researchers at CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. details what’s believed to be the first-ever cryptojacking campaign targeting Kubernetes infrastructure and involving the Dero cryptocurrency. If you’ve never heard of Dero before, you wouldn’t be alone. It was launched in December 2017 and supports wholly anonymous transactions. The anonymous part is the key to ...

Shares in SentinelOne Inc. rose in after-hours trading after the cybersecurity company reported a solid earnings beat in the previous quarter but missed on its outlook for the current one. For its fourth quarter that ended Jan. 31, SentinelOne reported a loss before costs such as stock compensation of 13 cents per share, down from ...

Unified data control startup Securiti Inc. today announced that Capital One Ventures and Citi Ventures have become new investors, with the additional funding aimed at bolstering the company’s DataControls Cloud solution. The amount invested by the banks was not disclosed but was on top of the $75 million raised by Securiti in October. The October round ...

Software supply chain security startup ReversingLabs Inc. today unveiled new secrets detection features within its Software Supply Chain Security platform. The new features improve secrets detection coverage by providing teams with the context and transparency needed to prioritize developers’ remediation efforts. Doing so reduces manual triage fatigue and improves security controls for preventing leakage. ReversingLabs’ platform ...

Venture capital firms and private equity groups are reportedly working on plans to acquire and preserve parts of Silicon Valley Bank to continue serving clients in the technology sector. The Financial Times reported today that a group of more than a dozen VC firms, including General Catalyst Group LLC, Andreessen Horowitz LLC and Khosla Ventures LLC, have ...

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 ...