The Perth Mint Gold Token, a cryptocurrency token secured by gold and guaranteed by the government of Western Australia, begins public trading today, debuting on the KuCoin exchange. The token was launched in October by precious-metals digitization company InfiniGold Pty. Ltd. and is backed one-to-one by GoldPass certificates issued by the Perth Mint. GoldPass certificates are ...

Updated with announcement: Business and financial software company Intuit Inc. today confirmed it’s acquiring personal finance company Credit Karma Inc. for $7.1 billion in cash and stock. “Our mission is to power prosperity around the world with a bold goal of doubling the household savings rate for customers on our platform,” Intuit Chief Executive Officer ...

A data breach has hit the Defense Information Systems Agency, the U.S. Department of Defense agency tasked with providing information technology and communications support to the White House, Secretary of Defense, military services and combat commands. The personal data of about 200,000 people, including names and Social Security numbers, may have compromised, though the agency ...

Organizational management platform startup ChartHop Inc. today announced $5 million in new funding and emerged from stealth mode. The seed round was led by Andreessen Horowitz and included Abstract Ventures, the a16z Cultural Leadership Fund, CoFound, Cowboy Ventures, Flybridge Capital, Shrug Capital and Work Life Ventures. Founded in 2018, ChartHop pitches itself as the “world’s first org ...

The annual Game Developers Conference scheduled to be held in San Francisco March 16 is the latest to suffer from coronavirus-related fears as both Facebook Inc. and Sony Corp. withdrew from the event today. “GDC is always a highlight of our gaming event lineup, however, the health of our employees and the wider games community comes ...

Microsoft Corp. announced the general availability of its Microsoft Threat Protection and Insider Risk Management platforms today, along with a version of its Defender antivirus software for Linux now and for Android and iOS later this year. Microsoft Threat Protection, released as a public preview in December, offers an integrated solution built on the Microsoft ...

Code security startup BluBracket Inc. today said it has raised $6.5 million in funding and debuted its security solution product suite as well. The seed round was lead by Unusual Ventures and included Point72 Ventures, SignalFire and Firebolt Ventures. Founded in 2019, BluBracket has designed a security product, the BluBracket Code Security Suite that analyzes code in ...

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure and Security Agency has issued a warning of potential cyberattacks after an unnamed gas pipeline was shut down following a ransomware attack last year. The attack targeted the control and communication assets on the operational technology network of a natural gas compression facility according to the alert Tuesday. ...

The details of some 10.6 million customers of MGM Resorts International, including celebrities, have found their way online after the company experience a data breach last year. The customer details were first discovered by an Israeli security researcher going by the name of Under the Breach and provided to ZDNet today. The data included full names, addresses, ...

Coinbase Inc. has been granted principal membership to Visa Inc., a decision that allows the cryptocurrency firm to provide more features to customers who opt for a Visa card to access their crypto funds. The decision was made in December but only announced today. It makes Coinbase the first pure-play crypto company to be approved as a ...