Apple Inc. today released software updates for its products that address security issues and a battery-draining issue on iPhones and iPads. Both iOS 15.4.1 and iPadOS 15.41.1 address a security issue in iPhones and various iPads. The vulnerability resides in AppleAVD, Apple’s audio and video decoding framework, and is described by Apple as an application may be ...

Shares in BlackBerry Ltd. dropped in after-hours trading today after the company reported mixed quarterly results. The company, which currently sells security software as well as software systems to automakers and other “internet of things” providers, reported a profit before costs such as stock compensation of a penny a share on revenue of $185 million ...

Cryptocurrency firm Blockchain.com Inc. is reported to have raised new funding at a valuation of $14 billion. Bloomberg reported today that the round was led by Lightspeed Ventures with Baillie Gifford & Co, also participating. Neither Blockchain.com or the investors has yet confirmed the round publicly. Founded in 2011, Blockchain.com is best known for providing cryptocurrency ...

A newly discovered vulnerability in the Spring Cloud Function could have the potential of being the next Log4shell, according to security researchers today. The vulnerability, dubbed “Spring4Shell,” is found in Spring Cloud Function versions 3.16, 3.22 and older. Spring is an open-source lightweight Java platform development framework. Millions use the service, hence the possibility that it ...

Omnichain interoperability protocol startup LayerZero Labs Inc. announced today that it has raised $135 million in new funding to accelerate the development of cross-chain decentralized applications. Sequoia Capital, FTX Ventures and Andreessen Horowitz led the Series A round. Coinbase Ventures, PayPal Ventures, Tiger Global and Uniswap Labs also participated. Marc Andreessen helped create the original Mosaic web ...

Network security specialist Palo Alto Networks Inc. today announced a new partnership with Amazon Web Services Inc. to provide a next-generation firewall service for securing AWS deployments. Palo Alto Networks Cloud NGFW for AWS, exclusively available on AWS, delivers Palo Alto Networks’ security to organizations in a few clicks. Pitched as enabling organizations to speed their pace ...

Decentralized wireless communication startup Helium Inc. today announced a change of name to Nova Labs Inc. and confirmed it has raised $200 million in new late-stage funding. The round, which is only official today, was first partially leaked in February. Tiger Global and Andreessen Horowitz led the Series D round with Seven Seven Six, Goodyear Ventures, Google ...

Three vulnerabilities in cams from Wyze Labs Inc. have been found to expose users to device takeover and video access. Detailed today by researchers at S.C. Bitdefender SRL, the first two vulnerabilities allowed for authentication bypass and remote code execution, while the third gave unauthenticated access to the contents of the SD card used in each ...

In a disturbing new trend, cybercriminals have been found to be sending fake “emergency data requests” to obtain customer data from internet service providers, phone companies and social media firms. Detailed today by security researcher Brian Krebs, the method involves cybercriminals compromising email accounts and websites tied to police departments and government agencies. With that access, ...

Updated: About $615 million in cryptocurrency has been stolen from the Ronin Network, the blockchain platform that runs the popular play-to-earn game “Axie Infinity.” About 173,600 Ethereum, currently valued at $590 million, was stolen, along with $25.5 million in USDC, Ronin said today. USDC is a stable coin pegged to the U.S. dollar. Based on ...