The U.S. Department of Justice is preparing to file a second lawsuit against Google LLC alleging anticompetitive behavior, according to a new report today. Bloomberg, referencing a person familiar with the matter, said the Justice Department is investigating Google’s digital advertising business. Although no final decision is said to have been made, the lawsuit against ...

Enterprise communications platform startup Trengo B.V. announced today it has raised $36 million in new funding to accelerate international expansion and further develop its technology. The Series A round was led by Insight Partners and Peak. Including the new funding, Trego has raised $27.91 million to date, according to data from Pitchbook. Founded in 2017, Trengo offers what ...

Intuit Inc. is in talks to acquire email marketing firm Mailchimp Inc. for a sum north of $10 billion, according to a report late today from Bloomberg. Mailchimp was first reported to be in acquisition talks Aug. 12. At the time, it was said that Mailchimp had received interest from private equity firms and unnamed ...

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and the Federal Bureau of Investigation today published a cybersecurity advisory warning organizations to remain vigilant to ransomware threats. The warning expressly referred to Labor Day, which is Sept. 6 in the U.S. The advisory noted that ransomware attacks increasingly occur on holidays and weekends when ...

Thai airline Bangkok Airways Public Company Ltd. is the latest victim of the LockBit ransomware gang, with stolen data published on the dark web. The attack was first disclosed to customers on Aug. 28 via an email. The email described the attack as a “cybersecurity attack” that resulted in unauthorized and unlawful access to the ...

Cybersecurity firm ZeroFox Inc. today announced a global strategic partnership with Mandiant, a part of FireEye Inc., that will see ZeroFox offered as part of the Mandiant Advantage software-as-a-service platform. The deal will see ZeroFox’s capabilities for disrupting malicious activity on social media and digital channels available within the Mandiant platform, including the ability to disable ...

A new report published by Mendix Technology BV has found that low-code adoption is surging as the benefits of adopting a visual development approach is being embraced by more enterprises. Based on a survey of 2,205 individuals, including information technology professionals and software developers in six countries, the report found that 77% of enterprises have ...

Ahead of an expected direct listing later this year, the S-1 filing of behavior tracking unicorn Amplitude Inc. was made public today, and it shows a company with increasing losses. Amplitude had previously announced that it had confidentially filed its direct listing paperwork with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in July. For the year ended ...

Cybersecurity giant Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. today announced the acquisition of cloud email security startup Avanan Inc. for an undisclosed price. CRN, referring to a source familiar with the situation, pegs the acquisition price as between $250 million to $300 million. Founded in 2014 and with offices in New York and Tel Aviv, Avanan offers ...

Software-as-a-service customer relations management startup Freshworks Inc. filed its paperwork late Friday with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for an initial public offering. The company is seeking to list on the Nasdaq Global Select Market and is looking to raise $100 million through the sale of Class A stock. Founded in 2010, Freshworks was ...