Twitter Inc. has reportedly cut off third-party services from accessing its application programming interface in an apparently intentional move. Third-party services that rely on the Twitter API for access were first reported to have issues as early as Thursday night, with the apparent outage continuing into the weekend. The API, in this case, gives third-party ...

Biometric identity and authentication solutions provider authID Inc. today announced the integration of its Verified CloudConnect service with Okta Inc.’s Workforce Identity Cloud and the expanded availability of Verified 3.0’s full capabilities with Okta Customer Identity Cloud. Verified CloudConnect complements Okta’s Workforce and Customer Identity and Access Management platforms to secure desktop and mobile devices with ...

Content delivery network provider Cloudflare Inc. today announced an expansion of its relationship with Microsoft Corp. to help customers deploy, automate and enhance their organization’s zero-trust security. The new integrations between Cloudflare and Microsoft allow customers to deploy zero-trust security tools in minutes, with no complex code changes. The integration also includes claimed industry-first features, ...

Three cryptocurrency-related firms — Genesis Global Capital LLC, Gemini Trust Co. LLC and Nexo Inc. — are facing legal issues as law enforcement goes after companies in the sector as the fallout from the failure of FTX Trading Ltd. continues. In the U.S., both Genesis and Gemini have been charged by the Securities and Exchange ...

SailPoint Technologies Inc. today announced it has acquired identity solutions startup SecZetta Inc. for an undisclosed sum. Founded in 2019, SecZetta offers a third-party risk solution product designed to assist organizations in implementing a risk-based identity lifecycle process. The company’s solution allows organizations to collect third-party, non-employee data from internal and external sources to create ...

Blockchain startup Ava Labs Inc. has teamed with Amazon Web Services Inc. in a partnership that aims to accelerate enterprise, institutional and government adoption of blockchain. Under the partnership, announced today, AWS will support Ava’s Avalanche infrastructure and decentralized application ecosystem, including one-click node deployment through the AWS Marketplace. Avalanche node operators can also run AWS ...

Cisco Systems Inc. today warned customers of two critical vulnerabilities in the web management interface of some of its small business routers that could allow a remote attacker to gain access to a targeted device. The vulnerabilities have been found in Cisco Small Business RV016, RV042, RV042G and RV082 routers. Using the access, an attacker can ...

Microsoft Corp. is introducing a new subscription tier to Microsoft 365 that offers access to services above the free tier but at a reduced price. The new Microsoft 365 Basic will be available starting Jan. 30 for $1.99 per month or $19.99 per year and replaces a previous 100-gigabyte OneDrive storage subscription with additional features. ...

Guardian News & Media Ltd., the publisher of the U.K. newspaper The Guardian, today confirmed that a cyberattack that disrupted its internal services in December was a ransomware attack. In an email sent to staff today, the attack was described as a “highly sophisticated cyber-attack involving unauthorized third-party access to parts of our network.” The attack ...

Cybersecurity services company Group-IB Global Pvt. Ltd. today published a report on a new advanced persistent threat campaign targeting countries in Southeast Asia and Eastern Europe for apparent espionage purposes. Dubbed “Dark Pink,” the APT is believed to be a new threat actor. Dark Pink has been found to be targeting military bodies, government ministries and agencies, ...