Blockchain gaming platform startup Animoca Brands Corp. Ltd. said today it has raised $110 million in new funding to support its mission to deliver digital property rights to users, including creating a new asset class — play-to-earn economies — and a more equitable digital framework. Investors in the round include Boyu Capital, Singapore’s Sovereign Wealth Fund Temasek and GGV ...

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC, the owner of hotel brands such as Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza and Regent, has been hit by a cyberattack that resulted in its booking systems being knocked offline. In a statement filed Sept. 6 with the London Stock Exchange, IHG described the issue as its technology systems being subject to “unauthorized ...

Automated quality assurance startup QA Wolf Inc. today launched out of stealth mode with $20.1 million in funding to scale up its team and expand its product experience. Inspired Capital led the round with Notation Capital, CoFound and several individual investors including Peter Thiel also participating. Founded in 2019, QA Wolf pitches itself as transforming the $40 billion ...

Managed cybersecurity platform startup Huntress Labs Inc. said today it has raised $40 million in debt financing from CIBC Innovation Banking to pursue merger and acquisition opportunities, research, product development and expansion into international markets. Founded in 2015, Huntress offers a cybersecurity platform with managed endpoint detection and response. The company’s platform uses automated detection and human-powered ...

Cybersecurity and compliance solution startup Onapsis Inc. today launched a dedicated threat intelligence center to enhance business-critical application security. The Onapsis Research Labs Threat Intel Center connects the Onapsis Threat Intelligence Cloud, a global network of sensors and applications that capture exploit activity by attackers, plus deep research conducted by ORL, into a unified, detailed threat ...

The Los Angeles Unified School District, the second largest school district in the U.S., has been struck by a ransomware attack that disrupted services. The attack, first described by LAUSD as technical issues until later disclosed as a ransomware attack, struck the school district on the weekend of Sept. 3-4. The form of ransomware used ...

Meta Platforms Inc. has scheduled an event for Oct. 11 where it’s expected to debut its next-generation mixed reality headset. The Meta Connect 2022 event will be held virtually. The site for the event says attendees can “discover how the metaverse is being built by many and why collaboration is the key to it all.” ...

TikTok has denied a claim that it had been breached after a hacker on a popular hacking forum claimed to have obtained both user data and source code from the popular service. A hacker going by the name of “AgainstTheWest” claimed to have breached TikTok on Breach Forums on Sept. 3 and stolen data from ...

Cryptocurrency mining pool provider Poolin has suspended withdrawals from its cryptocurrency wallet service in a possible sign of serious trouble at the company. Founded in 2017, Poolin offers a multi-cryptocurrency mining pool, custodial wallet, block explorer and transaction accelerator. The company is venture capital-backed, having raised $10 million from investors including Three Arrows Capital, LedgerPrime, ...

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has begun a review into Amazon.com Inc.’s $1.7 billion planned acquisition of iRobot Corp., the company behind the Roomba brand of robot vacuum cleaners, Politico reported late Friday. The deal, announced Aug. 5, would see Amazon acquire not only the Roomba robotic vacuum line but also educational robots that are ...