The U.S. Cyber Command issued a warning Friday that mass exploitation of Atlassian Corp. PLC’s Confluence software is taking place and that users should patch their installations immediately. The vulnerability, formally named CVE-2021-26084, was revealed by Atlassian on Aug. 25 and was described as allowing an authenticated user to execute arbitrary code on a Confluence Server or data ...

Chinese phone manufacturer Xiaomi Inc. is entering the electric vehicle business at a time that Apple Inc. continues to struggle to bring a car to market. Often referred to as the Apple of China, Xiaomi may not be a well-known name in the U.S., but it surpassed Apple in July to become the second-largest smartphone ...

The Conti ransomware gang is actively targeting unpatched Microsoft Corp. Exchange servers through the same exploit used to target servers earlier this year. Discovered and detailed Friday by researchers at Sophos plc, Conti is targeting networks with ProxyShell, an evolution of the ProxyLogon attack method used by the Epsilon Red ransomware gang in May. Conti affiliates ...

A now patched vulnerability in the Facebook Inc.-owned WhatsApp messaging service could have led to user data being exposed. Discovered by researchers at Check Point Software Technologies Ltd., the vulnerability is described as an “out-of-bounds read-write vulnerability.” While the flaw required complex steps to exploit, it could have allowed an attacker to read sensitive information ...

Shares in cybersecurity firm Secureworks Corp. plunged in regular trading today after the company missed most analyst expectations in its second-quarter earnings report. For the quarter ending July 31, Secureworks reported revenue of $134.2 million, down 3.1% from the second quarter of last year. Profit before costs such as stock compensation came in at $900,000 ...

Shares in DocuSign Inc. dropped slightly in after-hours trading despite the digital document signing tools company beating analysts’ expectations in its quarterly earnings report. For the quarter ending July 31, DocuSign reported total revenue of $511.8 million and a profit before costs such as stock compensation of $208 million or 47 cents per share. Analysts had ...

Connected operations cloud startup Samsara Inc. today filed its paperwork with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for an initial public offering. The number of shares to be issued or the amount the company is seeking to raise was not disclosed. Yahoo Finance noted that the IPO is expected to take place after the SEC completes its review. ...

Microsoft Corp. today announced a Sept. 22 event to reveal new Surface hardware along with an update on Windows 11. Microsoft traditionally holds a reveal event in the fall. Reports heading into the event include the debut of the Surface Duo 2, a new Surface Pro 8 and the new Surface Go 3. There’s also the ...

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 ...