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Security intelligence firm LogRhythm Inc. today announced the launch of a new version of its security information and event management platform with new features to help security teams. LogRhythm says its SIEM Platform 7.9, in conjunction with updates to LogRhythm NDR and LogRhythm UEBA, helps …
$8.78M stolen in hack of DeFi protocol startup Crema Finance
Decentralized finance protocol startup Crema Finance has temporarily suspended services after a hacker stole $8.78 million in cryptocurrency from the company. Crema offers a concentrated liquidity protocol or CLMM that provides services for traders and crypto liquidity providers. Liquidity protocol providers offer …
Records of 1B mainland Chinese residents offered for sale on hacking forum
Unknown hackers have claimed to have stolen data on as many as a billion mainland Chinese residents and are attempting to sell the data on a hacking forum. The data is alleged to have been stolen from the Shanghai National Police database …
Cryptocurrency platform Vauld suspends services amid financial challenges
Singapore-based cryptocurrency trading and lending platform provider Vauld has suspended all withdrawals, trading and deposits due to what it describes as “financial challenges.” In a blog post today, the company said the financial issues are the result of volatile market conditions and financial …
Meta to shut Novi cryptocurrency wallet in September
Meta Platforms Inc.’s longstanding and at times highly controversial cryptocurrency project is ending with the announcement July 1 that the Novi digital wallet will close on Sept. 1. The Novi digital wallet launched with a pilot program in November with custody support …
Cryptocurrency hedge fund Three Arrows Capital files for Chapter 15 bankruptcy
Cryptocurrency hedge fund Three Arrows Capital Ltd. has filed for Chapter 15 bankruptcy in a New York court less than a week after it was ordered to liquidate its assets in the British Virgin Islands. Chapter 15 bankruptcy is a form of …
Google blocks 30+ malicious domains used by hack-for-hire groups
Google LLC’s Threat Analysis Group said today it has blocked more than 30 malicious domains linked to hack-for-hire groups from Russia, India and the United Arab Emirates. The hack-for-hire firms have been actively targeting Gmail and Amazon Web Services Inc. accounts, among others, …
Infrastructure-as-code security startup Oak9 raises $8M
Infrastructure-as-code security startup Oak9 Inc. has raised $8 million in new funding to grow its free Community Edition and help launch a next-generation “Security as Code” offering. The round was led by Menlo Ventures and included Cisco Investments, Morgan Stanley’s Next Level Fund and …
NFT marketplace OpenSea’s customer email addresses stolen by employee of contractor
Nonfungible token marketplace OpenSea has suffered a data breach after an employee of a third-party contractor downloaded email addresses belonging to OpenSea users and newsletter subscribers. The breach involved an employee of Customer.io downloading the email addresses and providing them to an unauthorized external …
FTX reportedly close to finalizing deal to acquire crypto lender BlockFi for $25M
Cryptocurrency exchange FTX Digital Markets Ltd. is reportedly close to finalizing a deal to acquire crypto lender BlockFi Lending LLC for only $25 million. CNBC reports that FTX is close to finalizing a term sheet for the deal that is expected to …