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Personal details relating to more than 38 million U.S. citizens compiled by an online marketing company have been found exposed online in the latest case of misconfigured cloud storage. The data, uncovered by researchers at Cybernews, was linked to a company called …
Episerver acquires product development lifecycle startup Optimizely
Digital experience development company Episerver Inc. today said it has acquired product development lifecycle startup Optimizely Inc. Although the price of the deal was not officially disclosed, Bloomberg, quoting people familiar with the deal, pegged the figure at less than $600 million, the valuation …
Report: Justice Department could file antitrust lawsuit against Google this month
The U.S. Department of Justice could file an antitrust lawsuit against Google LLC as soon as later this month, according to a report from The New York Times. Various reports have emerged over the last 12 months that both the Justice Department …
Assist Wireless exposes customer licenses, passports and Social Security numbers
Assist Wireless LLC, a U.S. mobile virtual network operator that provides phone services to the underprivileged with government support, has suffered a data breach with customer records found exposed online. The exposed customer data was discovered by security researcher John Wethington and …
Robinhood investigated for allegedly not disclosing it sold client orders
Free stock-trading app maker Robinhood Market Inc. is reportedly being investigated over alleged nondisclosure as the company heads toward an initial public offering in the coming months. The Wall Street Journal reported today that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating allegations that Robinhood …
CrowdStrike shares drop despite a beat on earnings and guidance
Shares in CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. dropped in after-hours trading today as investors decided to take profits despite the company beating predictions in its fiscal second-quarter earnings report and topping guidance for the new quarter. For the quarter ended July 31, CrowdStrike reported …
ServiceMax announces new product that integrates data with Salesforce Field Services
Service execution management firm ServiceMax Inc. has announced a new service that allows users to integrate their data with Salesforce.com Inc. ServiceMax Asset 360 for Salesforce combines ServiceMax’s asset-centric service with Salesforce Field Service enabling users to keep critical assets running for …
Report finds cybersquatting is on the rise and targeting major brands
Cybersquatting, the process by which domain names are registered to mimic those belonging to legitimate companies, has always been a problem. Now a new report from Palo Alto Networks Inc.‘s Unit 42 threat intelligence team details how the practice continues to rise …
Marc Andreessen joins Coinbase board ahead of crypto firm going public
Ahead of a possible initial public offering that could come later this year, cryptocurrency startup Coinbase Inc. has welcomed two new people to its board. One is Gokul Rajaram, a veteran executive at Google Inc., Doordash Inc. and Square Inc. But arguably the marquee …
Facebook warns it will block users in Australia from sharing media stories if link tax goes ahead
Facebook Inc. today issued a warning that it will block users in Australia from sharing stories from mainstream media ahead of a proposed law that will force internet companies to pay for the privilege of its users doing so. The proposed law, …