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Congress moves to block Trump administration deal with ZTE
Congress, led by bipartisan legislation being pushed in the Senate, is attempting to block a deal between the Trump administration and Chinese electronics maker ZTE Corp. that was only agreed to early Thursday morning. The long-rumored deal, pushed as a way to improve trade relations between the two countries, will see ZTE pay a new ...
Cybersecurity firms Zscaler and Carbon Black beat forecasts in first post-IPO results
Both Zscaler Inc. and Carbon Black Inc. have delivered their first post-initial public offering quarterly financial reports, but though both companies’ results beat market estimates, it was Zscaler’s stunning numbers that gained most of the attention. For the quarter ending April 30, Zscaler on Wednesday reported total revenue was $49.2 million, a jump of 49 percent over the same ...
EON Foundation raises $5M to build out its decentralized blockchain gaming platform
Blockchain gaming startup EON Foundation has raised $5 million in seed funding from Cherubic Ventures, Wei Guo and Feng Li to build out its decentralized gaming platform. With offices in Palo Alto, California, and Singapore, the EON Foundation is developing the EON Protocol, a platform designed to assist developers reach more players at less cost. ...
Cryptocurrency startup Circle is seeking a banking license
Cryptocurrency and blockchain platform provider Circle Internet Financial Inc. is seeking to go where no crypto startup has gone before: attempting to become a legally registered bank. In a bizarre turn of events, Bloomberg reported Wednesday that Circle is seeking a federal banking license to provide more services to customers. It also intends to pursue registration ...
Coinbase exchange snaps up three firms in push to offer more financial services
Coinbase Inc., the largest U.S. cryptocurrency exchange, has acquired three different companies in a push to offer customers additional financial services. Leading the acquisition list was Keystone Capital Inc., a California-based Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Inc. registered broker. According to The Wall Street Journal, it can also operate as a registered investment adviser as well ...
VPNFilter malware doubles down in what could be this year’s largest attack
VPNFilter, a destructive form of malware that targets routers first discovered in May is far worse than initially thought, shaping up to be potentially this year’s largest coordinated attack, according to a new report. The persistent malware, persistent in that it’s difficult to remove and remains active even after routers are rebooted, deploys multiple stages, ...
Huobi offers $100M in prizes for its new decentralized Chain Project
Cryptocurrency exchange Huobi Technology Co. Ltd. today announced the launch of the Huobi Chain Project and the Huobi Chain Superhero Championship Program, the latter to assist the former in development. The Huobi Chain Project is being designed as a new network that’s intended to provide individuals and organizations with a trustworthy and autonomous platform for value ...
‘Zip Slip’ vulnerability affects projects across multiple coding languages and companies
Researchers at cybersecurity firm Synk Ltd. have uncovered a new vulnerability that affects thousands of projects, including ones designed across multiple programming languages used by some of the largest companies in the business. Dubbed “Zip Slip,” the issue is an arbitrary file overwrite vulnerability — that is, the ability to overwrite an existing file. It’s triggered by ...
92M records stolen in data breach of DNA testing company MyHeritage
Genealogy and DNA testing company MyHeritage Ltd. revealed Monday that it had experienced a data breach involving the theft of usernames and hashed passwords of more than 90 million customers. The breach relates to 92 million users who had signed up to MyHeritage up to and including Oct. 26, 2017. The company found out about the ...
New York task force will consider the positives and negatives of cryptocurrencies
The State of New York is set to form a cryptocurrency task force to consider the “potential effects of the widespread implementation of digital currencies on financial markets in the state.” Currently, the establishment of the crypto task force consists of a proposed bill that is being supported by the New York State Legislature’s banking committee. ...









