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Conversation artificial intelligence startup NLX Inc. said today it has raised $4.6 million in additional funding to continue fueling its marketplace expansion and improve its product. IAG Capital Partners led the round, with previous investors JetBlue Ventures and Flying Fish Ventures also participating. Including the new …
Identity thieves exploit security flaw to steal credit reports from Experian
Credit reporting company Experian plc is in the news for the wrong reasons again, with a report claiming that identity thieves exploited a security weakness on its website to obtain credit reports. KrebsOnSecurity reported today that identity thieves are successfully exploiting the Experian …
Hackers target cryptocurrency customers by impersonating well-known employee
Researchers at Division Seven, SafeGuard Inc.’s threat intelligence team today detailed how customers at a cryptocurrency firm they work with were targeted by a threat actor using a social engineering attack with a twist: The hackers were pretending to be a well-known employee. The …
Facebook users targeted with fake copyright notices in credential stealing campaign
Hackers and those in cybercrime can never be accused of not being creative and a new credential theft campaign highlights the fact: It uses Facebook copyright notices to obtain user credentials. Detailed today by researchers at Avanan, a Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. …
Apple’s mixed reality headset could reportedly launch in spring
Apple Inc.’s long-awaited mixed reality headset could finally debut later this year, with a new report suggesting that the device may be launched in the northern spring ahead of Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference. Mark Gurman at Bloomberg today reported that the device has …
PitchBook: VC exits slow to a halt as market continues to struggle
Venture capital exits slowed to a halt as the rest of the market continued to struggle, according to a first look at the fourth-quarter PitchBook-NVCA Venture Monitor released ahead of a full report next week. For the full year, angel and seed …
New LogRhythm capabilities offer a force multiplier for security teams
Security intelligence firm LogRhythm Inc. today announced a series of expanded capabilities and integrations that propel its service’s ability to be a much-needed force multiplier for security teams who are expected to confidently, effectively and efficiently defend against cyberattacks. Following the launch of the …
Silvergate and Genesis announce layoffs amid ongoing cryptocurrency market turmoil
Two cryptocurrency-related companies have announced significant job cuts as the effects of both the collapse of FTX Trading Ltd. and the broader macroeconomic outlook continue to hit the industry particularly hard. Leading the list today was an announcement from New York Stock …
Netskope raises $401M for platform development and go-to-market activities
Cloud security startup Netskope Inc. said today it has raised $401 million in new funding through convertible notes to boost its platform development and expand go-to-market activities. Morgan Stanley Tactical Value led the convertible note raise, with Goldman Sachs Asset Management, Ontario Teachers’ Pension …
New ‘Bluebottle’ cybercrime group targets financial institutions in Africa
Security researchers at Symantec today detailed a new cybercrime group that’s actively targeting the financial sector in Francophone countries in Africa. Dubbed “Bluebottle,” the group is said to make extensive use of Living off the Land, dual-use tools and commodity malware, with …