The International Red Cross is the lead signatory on a letter released today calling for an end to cyberattacks on healthcare and medical research facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic. The letter was initiated by the nongovernmental organization CyberPeace Institute and co-signed by 42 prominent people, including Microsoft Corp. President Brad Smith and former U.S. Secretary ...

Facebook Inc. today renamed Calibra, the digital wallet designed to work with its Libra cryptocurrency, to Novi. The move comes after the Libra Association announced in April that it was abandoning its original plan for Libra to be a single global currency to assist cross-border transactions in favor of a network of stablecoins tied to ...

Business software automation platform startup Baton Technologies Inc. announced today it has raised $10 million in new funding. The Series A round was led by Activant Capital and included Global Founders Capital and Hybris founder Carsten Thoma. Founded in 2019, Baton is a software as a solution provider with a platform designed to automate and manage the software ...

Cryptocurrency wallet providers Trezor (SatoshiLabs s.r.o.) and Ledger SAS are denying reports that they have been hacked and data stolen from their customers being offered for sale in the dark web. The hacking claim comes via data breach monitoring and prevention service Under The Breach, which claimed Sunday that data stolen from both companies is being offered by ...

Messaging startup Telegram Group Inc. has withdrawn an appeal against a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ruling that blocked its efforts to build the Telegram Open Network and associated Gram cryptocurrency. That Telegram decision to abandon its appeal comes after the company cited SEC opposition on May 12. According to Coindesk, Telegram filed a document Friday with ...

Some 25 million records belonging to users of the popular math calculator Mathway LLC have been found for sale on the dark web, a shady corner of the internet reachable with special software. First discovered by security researchers at Cyble Inc., the stolen data is being sold by Shiny Hunters. That’s the same hacking group behind the theft ...

The hacker group UncOver has released a new jailbreak tool for iOS devices that includes the most recent 13.5 release of the operating system. Jailbreaking is the process of hacking an iOS device to allow users to remove software restrictions put in place by Apple. A jailbroken phone allows users to install third-party software not ...

There’s always a lot of talk in cybersecurity about the importance of training employees to be aware of phishing attempts. Training does work but it’s not a panacea, the reality being is that there will always be employees who get tricked even with training. Although there are various industry estimates, code repository management firm GitLab Inc. ...

Cloud information archiving firm Smarsh Inc. revealed today that it has acquired cybersecurity compliance and risk analytics firm Entreda Inc. for an undisclosed price. Founded in 2010, Entreda offers a comprehensive suite of cybersecurity software, systems and training to the wealth management industry. The company’s cyber risk platform Unity is designed to assist regulated industries monitor ...

User behavior tracking firm Amplitude Inc. announced today it has raised $50 million in new funding to accelerate machine learning innovation for analytics and expand its investments in enterprise data trust. The Series E round was led by Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC and included Sorenson Capital, Sequoia Capital, Benchmark, Battery Ventures, IVP and Lead Edge ...