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Three vulnerabilities in cams from Wyze Labs Inc. have been found to expose users to device takeover and video access. Detailed today by researchers at S.C. Bitdefender SRL, the first two vulnerabilities allowed for authentication bypass and remote code execution, while the third …
Hackers are using fake ’emergency’ requests to obtain customer data
In a disturbing new trend, cybercriminals have been found to be sending fake “emergency data requests” to obtain customer data from internet service providers, phone companies and social media firms. Detailed today by security researcher Brian Krebs, the method involves cybercriminals compromising email …
$615M stolen from Ronin Network, the blockchain behind ‘Axie Infinity’ game
Updated: About $615 million in cryptocurrency has been stolen from the Ronin Network, the blockchain platform that runs the popular play-to-earn game “Axie Infinity.” About 173,600 Ethereum, currently valued at $590 million, was stolen, along with $25.5 million in USDC, Ronin said …
Sift integrates biometric multifactor authentication from Keyless acquisition
Digital trust startup Sift Science Inc. today announced that it’s integrating technology from Keyless Technologies Ltd., the passwordless and multifactor authentication company it acquired in November. The integration will see Sift users gain MFA step-up authentication as an option directly in the Sift Connect App …
Promethium-Snowflake partnership delivers federated query pipelines
Data fabric solutions startup Promethium Inc. has announced a partnership with Snowflake Inc. to deliver federated query pipelines for what the cloud data warehouse company calls the Data Cloud. Under the partnership, Promethium’s federated query pipelines can enable Snowflake customers to publish a federated query created …
Crunchbase Chrome extension designed to make identifying new opportunities easier
Market intelligence startup Crunchbase Inc. today unveiled a new Chrome browser extension designed to make it easier to leverage data to identify new opportunities. The Crunchbase Chrome extension seeks to address the complicated problem of the sales prospecting workflow. The extension is offered …
Russian government employees indicted for hacking critical infrastructure
Four Russian government employees have been indicted for allegedly undertaking hacking campaigns that targeted critical infrastructure worldwide. The four were indicted in 2021, with the U.S. Department of Justice only unsealing the indictments today. In the first indictment in June, Evgeny Viktorovich Gladkikh, …
Identity and access governance startup Clear Skye raises $14M
Identity and access governance startup Clear Skye Inc. announced today it has raised $14 million in new funding to expand its global footprint and continue reimagining the approach to enterprise identity governance and security. Storm Ventures and Toba Capital led the Series A …
Two arrested over $1.1M NFT fraud and money laundering scheme
The U.S. Department of Justice has arrested two 20-year-olds over a nonfungible token fraud and money laundering scheme. The two accused, Ethan Nguyen and Andre Llacua, are accused of selling NFTs called “Frosties” and then taking the money raised in what is …
Apple reportedly working on a hardware subscription service
Apple Inc. is reportedly working on a hardware subscription service that would allow users to obtain devices such as iPhones on a monthly basis. Mark Gurman at Bloomberg broke the news, saying that the service would make the process of buying an …