Hackers have successfully attacked hundreds of unpatched Docker hosts to run cryptomining scripts, according to a new report released Monday by security firm Imperva Inc. The new wave of attacks on Docker has come about following the disclosure of a vulnerability in February known as CVE-2019-5736, a runC flaw that allows an attacker to secure host root access in ...

Buzzwords in the tech scene are often laid on so thick it’s sometimes difficult to ascertain what a company does, and one of the most common buzzwords today is artificial intelligence. Mostly the application of a buzzword has some representation of truth, but as it turns out many companies claimed to be using AI are ...

Chronicle LLC, an Alphabet Inc. X spinoff company, today emerged from stealth mode with its first product: Backstory, a cloud security data and threat intelligence platform. Described as “Google Photos for business’ network security” by Chronicle Chief Executive Officer Stephen Gillett, Backstory is claimed to be the “first global security telemetry platform designed for a ...

The cryptocurrency industry has seen strange bedfellows over the years, and here’s a new one: Controversial “stablecoin” provider Tether is gotten into bed with the TRON Foundation to offer Tether’s USDT on the TRON blockchain. Under the deal, a new version of the Tether USDT stablecoin will be listed on the TRON blockchain as a ...

It’s often claimed that Apple Inc. products are safe from hacking, but even though that has been proven to be false time and time again, a new vulnerability has emerged that suggests threats have graduated from a soldier with a gun to a B-52 dropping a large bomb. Discovered by Google LLC’s Project Zero security ...

The USB Promoter Group has approved USB4, a new USB standard that supports data transfers of up to 40 gigabits per second. The new USB standard is an upgrade from USB 3.2, which supports transfers of up to 20 Gbps and sees the next generation of USB plugs fully embracing the Thunderbolt 3 standard designed by ...

Google LLC is expanded its partnership with LimeBike Inc., adding support for Lime bikes and e-scooters listings in Google Maps to more than 80 cities worldwide starting this week. The feature was initially launched in limited markets in December. Now, Google Maps users will be given transit information about Lime devices alongside public transit information ...

The tale of failed Canadian cryptocurrency exchange QuadrigaCX has turned downright ridiculous as a court-appointed auditor found that many of the wallets storing allegedly inaccessible cryptocurrencies are actually empty. The drama surrounding QuadrigaCX started when the exchange ceased business late January. QuadrigaCX claimed that it was unable to access customer funds because founder Gerald Cotten, who ...

Bitcoin and blockchain startup Circle Internet Financial Inc. is looking to raise an additional $250 million in funding ahead of possible initial public offering, according to a report published Saturday. The Information claimed that the round will consist of equity and debt financing and will be used to expand its operations and product offerings. The decision to raise additional ...

Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken is offering a $100,000 reward for information about the location of $190 million in crypto and regular currency from failed Canadian exchange QuadrigaCX. QuadrigaCX closed its doors at the end of January, claiming that its 30-year-old founder Gerald Cotten had died of Crohn’s Disease while in India and that he was the only person who had ...