Israeli compensation and benefits benchmarking startup Compete HR Ltd. today announced that it has raised $15 million in new funding to drive its U.S. expansion and bolster its global teams. Tiger Global led the Series A round and Aleph and Vine Ventures also participated. Including the new funding, Compete has raised $17.5 million to date. Founded ...

Artificial intelligence-powered cybersecurity insurance provider Cowbell Cyber Inc. announced today that it has raised $100 million in new funding. The new funding will be used to increase its investment in data science, underwriting, risk engineering and claims management, expand go-to-market channels and support Cowbell Re, the company’s reinsurance captive unit. Anthemis Group led the Series B round with ...

Rosneft Deutschland, the German subsidiary of Russian state-owned oil company PJSC Rosneft Oil Co. has been hit by a cyberattack, with hackers linked to Anonymous claiming responsibility. According to The Local de, the German Federal Office for Information Security said today that the attack took place in the early hours of Saturday morning. Rosneft Deutschland is ...

Two weeks after Toyota Motor Corp. was forced to halt manufacturing at its plants in Japan following an attack on supplier Kojima Industries Corp., another Toyota supplier has been targeted in a cyberattack. The latest attack involved Denso Corp., a global automotive manufacturer based in Japan that is also 25% owned by Toyota. The Pandora ...

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Ltd., better known as Foxconn, is reported to be in talks with Saudi Arabia about jointly building a multipurpose factory. People familiar with the matter told The Wall Street Journal that the factory would be valued at about $9 billion and could make microchips, electronic vehicle components and other electronics ...

Problems with content moderation on Meta Platforms Inc.-controlled platforms, particularly Facebook, have been detailed over the years, but at a time the company should be getting better, it appears it’s not. In a disturbing report today for Wired, Lara Putnam details how she stumbled across disgusting child-grooming groups on Facebook. Many of the groups were clearly ...

Famed Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has some new predictions for the upcoming iPhone 14 range, and they may disappoint some Apple Inc. fans. Kuo predicts four new iPhones will be launched in the second half of the year: the iPhone 14 at 6.1 inches, iPhone 14 Max at 6.7 inches, iPhone 14 Pro at 6.1 ...

A proposal from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to compel companies to disclose cybersecurity incidents has received strong support from cybersecurity professionals. There are two components to the proposal. The first is mandatory cybersecurity incident reporting of “material” incidents. The disclosure of incidents would be via an 8-K form and must be reported within ...

An unknown member of the infamous Conti ransomware gang has been leaking internal documentation about the gang after it came out in support of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The leaks started in late February in the days following the Russian invasion, with the leaker making it very clear that he or she was doing so ...

Shares in Rivian Automotive Inc. dropped in late trading after the electric car maker reported lower-than-expected earnings and outlook in its first earnings report after going public in November. For the quarter ended Dec. 31, Rivian reported a loss before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization of $1.108 billion, or $2.43 per share, compared with an ...