A new form of malware has been discovered to be infecting Apple Inc. computers running Intel Corp. chips and the company’s own M1 chips but oddly it’s not known what the intent behind the malware is. Detailed late last week by security researches at Red Canary, the malware targets LaunchAgent, a root-level folder in macOS that ...

The hot audio-based social app Clubhouse has apparently suffered a data breach, as a third-party developer designed an open-source app that allowed Android smartphone users to access the invite-only, iPhone-only service. Launched in March 2020, Clubhouse is an audio-based social app that allows users to join group chats spontaneously. It raised $100 million in funding ...

Data relating to millions of car owners in California may have been stolen after a third-party contractor used by the California Department of Motor Vehicles was struck by a ransomware attack. The ransomware attack struck Automatic Funds Transfer Services Inc., a Seattle-based company that provides financial services and data management services the DMV uses to ...

Microsoft Corp.’s Security Response Center today concluded its internal investigation into the SolarWinds Worldwide LLC breach, finding that although some source code was downloaded, there was no evidence hackers had abused internal systems or products to attack its users. Reports that Microsoft had been a possible victim of the SolarWinds hack first emerged Dec. 17 ...

Israeli software-as-a-service automation startup Torii Labs Ltd. has raised $10 million in new funding to develop out its management platform and hire more people. The early-stage venture capital round was was led by Wing Venture Capital and included Entree Capital, Global Founders Capital, Scopus Ventures and Uncork Capital. Founded in 2017, Torii offers a SaaS ...

Cloud enterprise identity security company SailPoint Technologies Inc. has acquired software-as-a-service operations startup Intello Inc. for an undisclosed price. Founded in 2017, Intello offers a SaaS operations platform designed to enable companies to discover and manage their SaaS spend, usage and compliance data. Intello’s platform monitors all internal software subscriptions to manage the lifecycle of ...

Kia Motors America Inc. has been allegedly struck by a DoppelPaymer ransomware attack along with a demand for a 404 bitcoin ($20 million) ransom payment. As reported by Bleeping Computer, the attack appeared first with a nationwide information technology outage across Kai’s North American business earlier this week. The outage affected Kia’s mobile UVO Link app, ...

Artificial intelligence-powered autonomous vehicle sensor startup AEye Inc. today announced that it plans to go public via a special-purpose acquisition company. The deal will see AEye merge with CF Finance Acquisition Corp. III in a deal that values the company at $2 billion. As part of the deal, AEye will raise $225 million in private investment in ...

Waymo LLC, the self-driving car division of Alphabet Inc., today announced that it has begun limited testing of an autonomous robotaxi service in San Francisco some two years after it launched a commercial service in Phoenix. The testing of the service in San Francisco involves Waymo employee volunteers who are tasked with gathering feedback on ...

The U.S. Justice Department today indicted three North Korean nationals for their alleged role in the hacking and ransomware attacks that targeted cryptocurrency exchanges, banks and the entertainment industry among others. Jon Chang Hyok, Kim Il and Park Jin Hyok are accused of being members of the Reconnaissance General Bureau, a military intelligence agency of North Korea ...