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Cybercrime detection company Netcraft Ltd. today announced that it has acquired Australian online brand protection provider FraudWatch International Pty. Ltd. for an undisclosed sum. Founded in 2003, FraudWatch offers an always-available security operations center or SOC that protects businesses from brand threats such as …
New Gigamon release address blind spots in encrypted traffic
Cloud visibility and analytics company Gigamon Inc. today announced new cybersecurity innovations to its Deep Observability Pipeline with the release of its GigaVUE 6.4 software. The release includes the debut of Gigamon Precyption, a new feature that the company says will enable information technology …
Journalist details stolen in hack of old AP Stylebook website
The Associated Press Corp. is warning that users of the AP Stylebook may have been targeted in a phishing campaign following a data breach involving the theft of data from an old AP Stylebook website maintained by Stylebooks.com. The AP Stylebook is …
‘Cybersecurity issue’ disables computer systems at MGM Resorts
MGM Resorts International Inc., best known as an operator of casinos in Las Vegas, has been forced to shut down some casino and hotel systems following what the company described as a “cybersecurity issue.” The incident began on Sunday local time and …
Apple security updates address vulnerabilities targeted by NSO Group
Apple Inc. has released urgent security updates for its suite of operating systems after revealing two critical new vulnerabilities that researchers say were exploited by Israeli spyware maker NSO Group Ltd. to install spyware on devices. NSO Group, with its Pegasus spyware, has …
Argo AI founders return with new SoftBank-backed autonomous truck startup Stack AV
The founders of Argo AI LLC, a self-driving car startup backed by Ford Motor Co. and Volkswagen AG that had raised $3.6 billion in funding before it was shut down in October, are back with a new autonomous truck business called Stack AV …
Smartsheet shares rise on strong second-quarter results
Shares in Smartsheet Inc. were up by nearly 6% in late trading today after the management platform provider reported strong second-quarter results. For the quarter that ended July 31, Smartsheet reported adjusted earnings per share of 16 cents, up from a loss of 10 cents per …
Operational management platform startup Certa raises $35M
Operational management platform startup Certa announced today that it has raised $35 million in new funding to bolster its go-to-market efforts, expand its reach into new high-growth markets and accelerate adoption. Founded in 2019, Certa, officially Opinr Inc., offers an operational management platform that …
W3LL ‘Phishing Empire’ targets Microsoft 365 accounts
A new report from cybersecurity services company Group-IB Global Pvt. Ltd. warns of a largely unknown threat actor that is running a “phishing empire” targeting Microsoft 365 accounts. The group, called “W3LL,” runs a hidden underground market known as the W3LL Store that serves …
Microsoft reveals hackers compromised engineer account to gain access to government accounts
Microsoft Corp. has revealed that alleged Chinese hackers who breached email accounts belonging to U.S. government agencies, including the State Department, earlier this year did so by compromising the account of a Microsoft engineer. The details were revealed in a post-mortem published …