New research from NetScout Systems Inc. details a rapid rise in politically motivated online attacks across the private, nonprofit and government sectors. The “Dawn of the TerrorBit Era” report looked at security data in the second half of 2018 and came up with some surprising finds as nation-state actors ramp up campaigns. In particular, the report ...

Troubled Tesla Inc. founder Elon Musk may love bitcoin, but the sentiment isn’t shared by famed investor Warren Buffett who has called the cryptocurrency “delusional.” The latest missive from Buffett (pictured), who has never been a bitcoin fan, came via an interview with CNBC where he said, among other things, that “bitcoin has no unique ...

SpaceX Inc. and Tesla Inc. founder and Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk is in serious trouble after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filed court charges that alleges that he is in contempt of court for violating a previous settlement. Musk, who self-identifies as bipolar and often lashes out on Twitter, has caught the ire of the SEC over ...

Coinbase Inc., the largest U.S. cryptocurrency exchange, today announced it’s adding trading support for Ripple XRP. Initially, XRP trading will be available to Coinbase Pro customers in the U.S. (except New York), the United Kingdom, parts of the European Union, Canada, Singapore and Australia, with more support to follow. Starting today, support starts with inbound transfers of ...

McAfee Labs’ Advanced Threat Research team today detailed vulnerabilities in two smart home devices that could cause grief for users: a smart padlock and an internet-connected coffee maker. The first device, called BoxLock, first made an appearance on the show Shark Tank and is designed to be set up outside a home to secure a ...

What goes up must come down, especially when it comes to bitcoin: Its price has plunged again after breaking through the psychological $4,000 barrier over the weekend. The price of bitcoin started heading upward on Feb. 7 in a possible end to a 13-month bull run, climbing from a low of about $3,300 through to ...

Microsoft Corp. launched the second incarnation of its mixed-reality HoloLens headset at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona Sunday and as rumored, it has delivered upgrades across the board. HoloLens 2 comes four years after Microsoft announced the original device. Since then the technology available has rapidly improved, and that’s apparent in the core of the ...

A new report from cyberthreat intelligence firm DomainTools LLC says spoofed or faked domains are increasingly targeting media outlets. The quarterly “State of the Domain” report found that top media outlets in the U.S., including The New York Times, USA Today, CSO, The Washington Post and Krebs on Security, are being targeted. More than 200 fraudulent domains that ...

A newly discovered form of Android malware is draining batteries and gobbling up user data as part of a major ad-fraud operation. Discovered by Oracle Corp. technology teams from its Moat and Dyn acquisitions, “DrainerBot” is being distributed through infected apps. Infected apps, which have since been removed from the Google Play Store, include the ...

Microsoft Corp. today expanded its augmented reality platform to Android and iOS as part of an expansion of its cloud-based business and customer management service platform Dynamics 365. The push, dubbed Dynamics 365 Mixed-Reality, starts with an app named Remote Assist that is designed for engineers working in the field. Bringing similar features to those already available in HoloLens, ...