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Japanese conglomerate Panasonic Corp. has been hit by a cyberattack at its Canadian operations, less that six months after it was previously hit by a data breach. The company confirmed the attack to TechCrunch today, saying that it was a victim of a “targeted …
Cloud services provider Sungard AS files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
Cloud services provider Sungard Availability Services LP has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy some three years after settling a previous Chapter 11 filing. Reuters reports the company filed its paperwork with the Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas with about …
Following Spotify complaint, Apple reportedly faces new EU antitrust charges
Apple Inc. is facing new European Union antitrust charges in the coming weeks following an investigation triggered by a complaint by Spotify Technology SA, Reuters reported today. The additional charges will come on top of existing antitrust charges filed against Apple in April …
iOS 16 beta code reportedly references Apple mixed reality headset
Apple Inc.’s long-reported mixed reality headset is looking more likely to be coming sometime later this year after it was discovered that the iOS 16 beta code heavily references the device. Mark Gurman at Bloomberg wrote today that he believes that a full-blown …
Microsoft seizes domains linked to Russian hacking group targeting Ukraine
Microsoft Corp. today said it has taken control of seven internet domains linked to a Russian state-sponsored hacking group that was actively targeting sites and companies in Ukraine. The takedown targeted the Russian hacking group Strontium, also known as APT28 and Fancy …
Fox News database with 13M records found exposed online
Records belonging to Fox News have been exposed online through a database unprotected by a password, according to a report today. Security researcher Jeremiah Flower and the Website Planet research team discovered that the exposed database included about 58 gigabytes of data …
CB Insights finds VC funding is dropping, but it’s not all bad news
Despite global venture capital funding cooling in the first quarter of this year, it was still the fourth-best quarter on record, according to the latest CB Insights State of Venture Capital funding report released today. The quarterly CB Insights report found that global …
Mobile shopping rewards startup Fetch Rewards raises $240M on $2.5B valuation
Mobile shopping rewards startup Fetch Rewards Inc. revealed today that it has raised $240 million in a new late-stage funding to fuel its growth as it continues to build its digital loyalty and marketing platform. Investment management firm Hamilton Lane led the Series E …
New Cisco Secure Firewall offers new architecture designed for hybrid work
Cisco Systems Inc. today announced Secure Firewall 3100 Series, a midrange multipurpose firewall appliance with a new architecture designed expressly with hybrid work in mind. Secure Firewall 3100 Series offers high performance and flexibility to empower hybrid workers and also firewall administrators, who can …
Google removes Android apps with spyware linked to US security agencies
Google LLC has reportedly removed dozens of apps from the Google Play Store after researchers found they included software for collecting user data for a company with alleged ties to U.S. security agencies. The Wall Street Journal reported today that spy software found …