A recently discovered form of botnet malware has been found rapidly spreading, with more than 2 million “internet of things” devices believed to have already been infected. Dubbed IoT_Reaper by security researchers at Chinese security company Qihoo 360, the malware is based on the infamous Mirai internet of things worm that first compromised millions of devices in ...

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Bureau of Investigation have issued a rare joint statement warning that hackers are targeting firms in the energy, nuclear, water, aviation and critical manufacturing sectors. The warning, issued last Thursday through the United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team, said malicious actors had been targeting the sectors ...

Bitcoin hit new record highs over the weekend as both Australia and South Korea consider new regulations for the cryptocurrency sector. Following a rapid rise Oct. 13, The price of bitcoin surged through $6,000 for the first time Friday before hitting a peak of $6,148.82 Saturday. Traders decided to take profits at that point, with the ...

Intel Corp. and Amazon.com Inc. said Thursday they’re teaming up to deliver a new development kit that allows developers to embed Amazon’s Alexa voice-control capabilities in third-party smart home devices. The Intel Speech Enabling Developer Kit provides an audio front-end solution for far-field voice control and is claimed to be the first audio front-end solution that combines far-field voice processing and the ...

Google LLC has launched a bug bounty program that will reward white hat hackers and other security professionals who detect vulnerabilities in Android applications. Called the Google Play Security Reward Program, the program, run in conjunction with bug hunting bounty startup Hackerone Inc., will give rewards of $1,000 and more to those who identify vulnerabilities ...

Application security startup Contrast Security Inc. has raised $30 million in a Series C round led by Battery Ventures that included previous investors General Catalyst and Acero Capital. Founded in 2014, Contrast Security provides “self-protecting” security software that protects enterprise software applications from within. The company’s Contrast Assess and Contrast Protect products work together across popular development and deployment methods ...

Intel Capital, the investment arm of the giant chip maker, announced Thursday that it has invested $60 million in 15 data-focused startups as part of its plan to support early-stage innovation in the rapidly growing sector. The 15 companies cross borders, located in the United States, Canada, China, Israel and Japan. They also include substantial ...

Blockchain startup Tezos, which raised $233 million in an initial coin offering in July, is imploding as the founders of the code have declared war on the head of the foundation set up to raise funding to support its development. The row involves Arthur and Kathleen Breitman of Dynamic Ledger Solutions Inc., the company that developed the ...

New versions of malware spread by the Necurs botnet has been found to have a disturbing new twist: Along with making traditional infections, the software is now taking screenshots and gathering data from infected personal computers and sending it back to a command-and-control server. Spotted by researchers at Symantec Corp., the Necurs botnet, which is ...

Enterprise risk management firm Resolver Inc. has acquired Sunnyvale, California-based risk intelligence solutions startup RiskVision Inc. for an undisclosed sum. Founded in 2005, RiskVision offers an enterprise intelligence platform designed for a “real-time, big data, threat-centric world.” The platform is claimed to deliver the industry’s best usability, scale, automation and time-to-deployment advantages – at a fraction of ...