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Alcohol and blockchain technology may not be obvious bedfellows, but with distributed ledger technology being embraced in logistics and manufacturing, two cider companies in Spain have taken the leap into the world of blockchain product tracing. In a partnership with blockchain developer …
McAfee launches new cloud-based SIEM service for improved security operations
McAfee LLC today announced a new cloud-based security and information event management service that offers improved onboarding and related security services for security operations teams. Called the McAfee Enterprise Security Manager Cloud, the product supports detection, incident response and threat hunting activities that the …
Breach database company DataViper allegedly hacked with billions of records offered for sale
Cyberthreat intelligence and breach database company DataViper has been allegedly hacked and its database of breached credentials offered for sale on the shady part of the internet known as the dark web. The person behind the hack claims to have stolen more …
Crypto firm Abra settles with regulators after offering unregistered swap transactions
Crypto investment firm Abra Inc. and its affiliate Plutus Technologies Philippines Corp. have agreed to pay $300,000 in a settlement with both the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and Commodity Futures Trading Commission for offering unregistered securities-based swap transactions. Abra offers an app …
As Secret Service launches task force, Coinbase criticized for licensing blockchain software
The U.S. Secret Service has announced a new task force that merges two existing task forces into one, just as Coinbase Inc. has come under criticism for licensing its blockchain analytics software to the agency. The new Cyber Fraud Task Force combines …
Analog Devices to acquire Maxim Integrated for $21B
Updated: Semiconductor maker Analog Devices Inc. Monday said it has offered to acquire Maxim Integrated Products Inc. for $20.91 billion in stock. Maxim shareholders under the deal will receive 0.63 Analog Devices shares for each share they own. The overall price is higher than …
Digital olfaction startup Aryballe raises $7.89M to build out its smell technology
Does the “internet of things” smell? Some may argue that some valuations given to IoT companies do, but more seriously some startups are actually tackling smell as a service, more formally known as olfaction. One such company is Aryballe, which today said …
Report: Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase is exploring an initial public offering
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase Inc. has started preparing for an initial public offering later this year or early next year, according to a report today from Reuters. Quoting three people familiar with the matter, Reuters claims that the plans are still subject to change …
Study finds 15B stolen credentials for sale of the dark web
Barely a day passes without new reports of sites and services being hacked or companies exposing customer data through unsecured databases, but how many account credentials have been stolen in total is a mystery. Although it doesn’t answer how many account credentials have …
Slack acquires business directory startup Rimeto
Slack Technologies Inc. today said it has acquired business directory startup Rimeto Inc. for an undisclosed price. Founded in 2016, Rimeto offers a business directory service that automatically integrates information across a company to deliver rich profiles of every employee. Pitched as …