A massive database containing nearly 773 million unique email addresses and 21 million plain text passwords has been found online in what is shaping up to be possibly one of the largest data breaches of all time. Discovered by Have I Been Pwned founder Troy Hunt, the database, dubbed “Collection #1,” was found to be ...

Google LLC today announced an agreement to acquire smartwatch-related intellectual property from Fossil Group Inc., the company behind brands such as Michael Kors, Kate Spade New York and Diesel for $40 million. The deal sees Google acquire IP “related to a smartwatch technology currently under development by Fossil Group.” A portion of Fossil’s research and development ...

Microsoft Corp. may be set to announce the second incarnation of its mixed-reality HoloLens headset, according to widespread reports among the tech press. The speculation that HoloLens 2 may soon be announced has its roots in an unexpected announcement — that Microsoft will have a stand at the Mobile World Congress 2019 in Barcelona starting ...

Michael Terpin, founder of the investment group BitAngels, has filed a civil suit and Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations claim against a New York City man and others he alleges stole about $24 million in cryptocurrency from his personal accounts last year. Terpin was last in the news when he filed a lawsuit against AT&T Inc. claiming ...

A new subgroup of the Magecart digital credit card skimming gang has been detected that’s targeting advertising-related websites with a new strain of malware, security researchers from RiskIQ Inc. revealed today. Dubbed Magecart Group 12, the subgroup is said to have been founded in September. It’s specifically gaining access to targets via third-party suppliers of code meant to ...

President Donald J. Trump has signed the OPEN Government Data Act into law, theoretically making U.S. government documents more easy to access by the general public. The act, which passed through both the House of Representatives and the Senate in what some describe as a “major bipartisan move,” requires federal agencies to make data that present ...

Nine people have been charged over their role in the hack of a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission database to steal confidential information later used to profit from stock trading. The hack took place in 2016 and involved the hackers obtaining access to the EDGAR SEC corporate reporting network. The network is used by companies ...

The price of Ethereum plunged today as the developers of the cryptocurrency were forced to delay an update following the discovery of a new security vulnerability. The Ethereum Improvement Proposal 1283, code-named “Constantinople,” was scheduled to go live Wednesday, but that has now been delayed to a date unknown after a security company detailed a vulnerability ...

Collaboration software supplier Smartsheet Inc. has acquired TernPro Inc., the maker of Slope, an application that assists teams to collaborate on and manage creative work. The terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. The company had raised $2.6 million in funding prior to its acquisition. Founded in 2014, Slope allows for the management of tasks, projects, creative proofing ...

Snap Inc. is losing another executive as Chief Financial Officer Tim Stone is set to leave the company after only eight months on the job. Stone, who had worked at Amazon.com Inc. for nearly 20 years, most previously in the position of vice president of finance, joined Snap in May, replacing the company’s founding CFO ...