In a case of potential irony given that Monero is the favored cryptocurrency of hackers worldwide, a recently discovered bug in its code could have allowed bad actors to obtain funds from exchanges illegally. Described as a “burning bug,” the vulnerability potentially allowed a user to deliberately “burn” Monero, also known as XMR, by sending multiple payments ...

Google LLC has partially backflipped its stance on cryptocurrency advertising, rescinding a decision to ban all cryptocurrency advertising that it announced in March. The ban, which went into effect in June, prohibited all cryptocurrency advertising over concerns about illegal activities. The ban extended across all Google-owned platforms, including YouTube, its DoubleClick web ad serving system and ...

Updated: Cloud-based online survey and questionnaire firm SurveyMonkey Inc. today upped its initial public offering share price ahead of its debut on the Nasdaq exchange Wednesday. SurveyMonkey is listing at $12 per share, above the $9 to $11 it had previously been seeking, seeing to raise $180 million, up from about $150 million. Update: Shares ...

Instagram co-founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger are leaving Facebook Inc., according to a report from the New York Times Monday. Although neither gave an overt reason for leaving in their resignation letters, Chief Executive Systrom said in a statement that he and Chief Technology Officer Krieger (pictured) were “planning on taking some time off to ...

Despite numerous promises from Google LLC and occasional crackdowns, cryptojacking apps — apps that hijack a mobile device to mine cryptocurrencies — have once again been discovered in the Google Play store. A week after a report from the Cyber Threat Alliance found that cryptomining detections spiked 459 percent this year, securities researcher at Sophos Ltd. Monday said they’ve discovered ...

SiriusXM Holdings Inc. today announced a deal to acquire internet radio company Pandora Media Inc. for $3.5 billion in an all-stock deal. The offer may not be final. CNBC reported that the acquisition agreement includes a “go-shop” clause that allows Pandora to solicit and potentially enter into negotiations with parties that may be interested in acquiring the company ...

Apple Inc. today released macOS 10.14 Mojave to the general public, but in a bad sign for the company, it has a major security vulnerability. Mojave was announced in June 4 with a beta release being made available later that month. Finder and Quick Look have been upgraded with support added to the sidebar for full metadata ...

Microsoft Corp. today released a number of new features for its Teams workplace collaboration service as it continues to grow in popularity against rival Slack Technologies Inc. The announcement started with an update on Teams growth numbers. Microsoft Teams is claimed to be the fastest-growing app in Microsoft history and now boasts of having 329,000 organizations ...

Apple Inc.’s on-again, off-again plans to launch a paid streaming video service to compete with Netflix Inc. is apparently on again but with a twist: It’s already censoring content before launching to avoid upsetting people. First reported Saturday by The Wall Street Journal, Apple is alleged to have killed “Vital Signs,” a series from hip-hop star and ...

Twitter Inc. has patched a vulnerability in one of its application programming interfaces that gave third parties access to direct messages and protected tweets. The so-called bug was discovered in Twitter’s Account Activity API, where it was introduced in May 2017. It allows registered developers to build tools that assist businesses in communicating with customers, ...