Shares in Twitter Inc. rose in after-hours trading today after the microblogging platform said that it had not been affected as much as expected by privacy changes Apple Inc. has made in iOS 14. For the quarter ended Sept. 30, Twitter reported a profit of 18 cents a share. Revenue rose 37% from a year ago, ...

Data privacy engineering for cloud startup Piiano Privacy Solutions Ltd. today launched out of stealth mode with an announcement of $9 million in new funding to drive research and development and go-to-market efforts. YL Ventures led the seed round. Also participating were Jibe Ventures and founders of leading cybersecurity companies such as Snyk Ltd., Armis Inc., Wiz ...

In the age of COVID-19, healthcare security has never been more vital. But despite the known risks, a new report finds that applications in the industry continue to remain at high risk of being attacked because of poor security. The data comes from the Application Security Division of NTT Ltd., which found that 52% of ...

A new form of unique phishing attack has been found that targets users on Craigslist Inc. with fraudulent violation notifications. Detailed today by researchers at Inky Technology Corp., the new phishing attack involves attackers manipulating the Craigslist email system. The attacks were discovered earlier this month when several Inky users received real Craigslist email notifications informing ...

Taiwanese manufacturer Gigabyte Technology Co. Ltd. has allegedly been struck by a ransomware attack, the second time the company has been targeted in three months. The previous attack on the company, best known for its motherboards and graphics cards, occurred in August with 112 gigabytes of sensitive data stolen. That attack was attributed to the ...

The second disappearance of the infamous ransomware group REvil earlier this week is being attributed to a multicountry law enforcement operation. The group, also known as Sodinokibi, first went offline in July at around the same time pressure was put on Russia to act on ransomware gangs operating in the country. It returned in September until once again going ...

Shares in Snap Inc. plunged in after-hours trading today after the social media company blamed Apple Inc. for missing expectations in its third-quarter earnings report. For the quarter ended Sept. 30, Snap reported revenue of $1.067 billion versus analysts’ forecast of $1.1 billion. The average revenue per user came in at $3.49, lower than the $3.67 ...

Application security management platform provider Tromzo Inc. today launched out of stealth mode to announce that it has raised $3.1 million in new funding to further its mission to eliminate friction between developers and security. Innovation Endeavors led the seed round. Also participating in the round were more than 25 leading chief information security officers, including ...

Zeno Technologies Inc. today unveiled a new cloud-based platform designed to assist energy companies, investors and partners to adapt and thrive in the face of new market realities in what it calls the “Production Era.” Zeno’s new Energy Operating System provides clarity to understand and improve business performance and provides insight to assess and pursue new ...

The price of bitcoin hit a new record high today amid increasing inflation in the U.S. and the successful debut of the bitcoin-linked ProShares Exchange Traded Fund the day before. Bitcoin peaked at $66,974.44 just before 11 a.m. EDT, up from around $64,000 the day before. Bitcoin’s previous record high came in April when it ...