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Energy company EDP Renewables confirms April ransomware attack
EDP Renewables North America LLC has confirmed that it was targeted in a ransomware attack, with the company advising that those behind the attack gained unauthorized access to some information stored on its information systems. The attack was first reported in April and is believed to have involved the use of Ragnar Locker ransomware. Ragnar Locker is a ...
Salesforce cloud backup startup OwnBackup raises $50M
Salesforce.com cloud backup startup OwnBackup Ltd., a cloud backup firm centered on Salesforce.com Inc.’s platform, said today it has raised $50 million in new funding to accelerate product development and sales efforts. The Series D round was led by Insight Partners and included Salesforce Ventures, Vertex Ventures and Innovation Endeavors. Founded in 2012, OwnBackup offers cloud-to-cloud ...
Samsung set to debut Note 20 and Fold 2 at August online-only event
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. today announced it will hold its annual Unpacked event Aug. 5, and unsurprisingly in the age of COVID-19, it will be an exclusively online affair. At the annual event, one of two Samsung holds each year, the South Korean smartphone giant is expected to debut the Galaxy Note 20 alongside an ...
IPO Express rolls on: Palantir files confidentially for initial public offering
Joining a slew of recent and upcoming initial public offerings of stock by tech firms, data analytics firm Palantir Technologies Inc. is finally going public. Today the Palo Alto, California-based company disclosed that it has confidentially submitted its S-1 registration form with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Reportedly still losing money on reported revenue of $750 ...
Millions of records from dating sites found on misconfigured cloud storage
Information relating to millions of users of data sites have been found exposed online in yet another case of misconfigured cloud storage. Discovered late last week by security researchers at WizCase, the exposed records span up to 11 different dating services, with five identified: Catholic Singles, SPYKX, TESTIKI, the Blurry dating app and Charincharin/Kyuun-Kyuun. Data found on the ...
Study finds home routers unpatched and full of known vulnerabilities
A new study into commonly used home routers has discovered a range of known security vulnerabilities with manufacturers failing to issue security updates to patch them. The study recently released by the Fraunhofer Institute for Communication involved 127 routers from seven manufacturers: AsusTek Computer Inc., Netgear Inc., D-Link Corp., Linksys, TP-Link Technologies Co. Ltd., Zyxel Communications Corp. ...
FBI extradites Nigerian man who allegedly stole millions in business email compromise scams
A Nigerian Instagram “influencer” has been extradited to the U.S. after being arrested in Dubai last week on multiple allegations of money laundering, hacking, identity theft and bank fraud. Raymon Abbas (pictured), known online as Hushpuppi, had 2.4 million Instagram followers at the time he was arrested, with the account showing various photos of him ...
Arca gains SEC approval for blockchain-based US Treasury Fund
Digital asset investment firm Arca today gained approval from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for a new investment product that combines Treasury securities with blockchain management. Called the Arca U.S. Treasury Fund, the fund invests 80% of its portfolio assets in interest-bearing, short-duration U.S. Treasury securities, with investors being paid quarterly interest. That’s where similarities ...
Report: UK planning to remove Huawei equipment from its 5G networks
The U.K. is planning to remove Huawei Electronics Co. Ltd. equipment from its 5G networks following a decision by the government that the equipment presents security risks according, to a report today from Bloomberg. The U.K. government, unique among close U.S. allies, decided to allow Huawei equipment to be used in 5G rollouts in January with ...
Block.one opens blockchain-based Voice social network to limited public access
Blockchain startup Block.one opened its blockchain-powered social network Voice over the weekend to limited public access with a promise to reward users for quality content. Announced in 2019, Voice is pitched as a blockchain-based social media application designed with users of the platform in mind. Offering a “more transparent social media platform for the world,” users of the service ...