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Tech stocks were hammered today as equities markets overall suffered their worst day of trading since the global financial crisis — not surprisingly, thanks to heightened coronavirus fears and a plunging world oil price following a dispute between Russia and Saudi Arabia. Key stock …
Hackers target potential victims with fake coronavirus websites and phishing scams
As the spread of novel coronavirus continues to make headlines globally and events such as South by Southwest are canceled, scammers are taking advantage of the news through targeted phishing emails and scam websites. Researchers at Check Point Software Technologies Inc. said …
FBI: Hackers are targeting Office 365, G Suite users with business email compromise attacks
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation has issued a new warning that hackers are currently targeting users of Microsoft Officer 365 and Google G Suite in so-called business email compromise attacks. The warning, issued via a Private Industry Notification March 3, noted …
Nvidia buys object data storage startup SwiftStack to build out its AI stack
Nvidia Corp. has acquired SwiftStack Inc., the maker of an object data storage and management platform for data-intensive applications and workflows, for an undisclosed sum. Founded in 2011, SwiftStack offers cloud-based software to manage cloud storage for enterprises, simplifying on-premises infrastructure while enabling the …
IoT cybersecurity startup Ordr raises an additional $6M
“Internet of things” cybersecurity platform startup Ordr Inc. today said it has raised an additional $6 million in funding to help it implement preventative security programs for enterprise IoT and unmanaged devices. The funding was an extension of the Series B round of announced in …
Customer and employee information stolen in latest T-Mobile data breach
T-Mobile USA Inc. has suffered another data breach following an attack on its email vendor with customer and employee information stolen. The breach was disclosed Wednesday by T-Mobile to customers. Although the company didn’t provide hard numbers, it involves unauthorized access to certain T-Mobile employee email accounts, …
Intel chipset vulnerability can be exploited to obtain encrypted data
Most Intel Corp. chipsets released in the past five years have been found to have a vulnerability that can be exploited to obtain encrypted data and compromise data protection. Detailed today by researchers at Positive Technologies, the flaw was one of a range uncovered …
Customer credit card data stolen in April 2019 hack of J.Crew
J.Crew Group Inc. is the latest victim of a data breach, as customer data was stolen around April 2019. The disclosure of the hack came via the company filing a notice late last month with the California Attorney General’s Office. The hack …
HPE and AMD team on El Capitan supercomputer to manage US nuclear stockpile
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Inc. and Advanced Micro Devices Inc. are set to make history by delivering the world’s largest supercomputer, designed to protect the U.S. nuclear stockpile. Dubbed “El Capitan,” the supercomputer is being designed for the U.S. Department of Energy by …
Zoom shares drop despite beating earnings expectations
Shares in videoconferencing firm Zoom Video Communications Inc. dropped in after-hours trading today despite the company beating analysts’ expectations and providing higher-than-expected guidance thanks to the spread of the coronavirus. Zoom reported a net profit of $15.3 million, or 5 cents a share, in …