Digital contract management software startup Ironclad Inc. is reported to have raised at least $100 million in new funding in a round led by venture capital firm Bond. The company has not confirmed the round. The valuation on the round differs depending on the report. The Information reported today that the raise was on a $950 ...

Data stolen from a hack of cryptocurrency wallet provider Ledger SAS, which the company initially denied but eventually confessed to in July, has been published online. The stolen data was offered for free on Raid Forums, a website that has become well-known this year for being an internet site. It’s not on the dark web, a shady ...

Bitcoin hit a new all-time high in trading Sunday, Dec. 20 as the cryptocurrency’s remarkable December rally continues. The price of bitcoin hit $24,228.83 at 3:44 p.m. EST before dropping to $23,694.88 as of 9 p.m. Bitcoin first broke through the $24,000 mark briefly on Dec. 19 after having first passing the $20,000 mark for ...

Cisco Systems Inc. is the latest company targeted in the SolarWinds hack as Microsoft Corp. has discovered a second hacking group that was also targeting SolarWinds’ software. The attack on Cisco, revealed Friday, involved internal machines used by Cisco researchers with the company saying that its security team moved quickly to address the issue and ...

The city of Austin, Texas, is reported to have been hacked and a Russian state-sponsored group is suspected to be behind the intrusion. First reported today by The Intercept, which references documents prepared by the Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center that have not been publicly released, the hack has been traced to mid-October. It’s said to have been ...

Free stock-trading app maker Robinhood Market Inc. has agreed to pay a fine of $65 million as part of a settlement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission over allegations that it deceived customers about how it makes money and failing to deliver on a promise of best execution of trades. The investigation into Robinhood ...

Some five months after it was first reported to be exploring the option, cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase Global Inc. today announced that it has confidentially submitted a draft registration Form S-1 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for an initial public offering. Coinbase did not provide any details as to what form the IPO may take, ...

The number of potential victims in the SolarWinds WorldWide LLC hack continues to rise today, as the U.S. Energy Department and National Nuclear Security Administration are believed to have been compromised — along with Microsoft Corp., though the software giant strongly denies it. The hack, first reported Sunday and blamed on Russian state-sponsored hackers, came about after ...

Enterprise data backup provider Clumio Inc. today launched a new ransomware protection product designed to protect businesses from the ongoing threat of infection. Called Clumio RansomProtect, the product is described as the industry’s first air-gapped ransomware protection with 30-day retention for VMware Inc., Amazon Web Services Inc. and Microsoft Corp. Office 365 data, offering rapid granular ...

A newly discovered form of spyware has been found that can steal data from both iOS and Android users. Dubbed “Goontact” by researchers at cybersecurity firm Lookout Inc., the spyware is offered through illicit sites such as those offering escort services then steals personal information from those who visit. Data stolen can include device identifiers ...