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Pennsylvania sued Uber Technologies Inc. today, becoming the latest government to take legal action over the ride-hailing giant’s coverup of a data breach that affected 57 million customer and contractors in 2016. The new suit, announced by Attorney General Josh Shapiro Monday, alleges that Uber …
Bitcoin theft now passé as criminals target crypto mining gear instead
Stealing bitcoin appears to be passé in 2018. Now, thieves in two countries are stealing bitcoin mining equipment instead. In the largest known theft to date, thieves in Iceland stole 600 bitcoin mining rigs along with 100 power sources, 100 motherboards, 100 memory discs …
New Spectre vulnerability exploits software guard extensions in Intel chips
Just when Intel Corp. was addressing the Spectre security vulnerabilities first revealed in January, researchers have spoiled the party by revealing a new, previously unknown variant. Dubbed SgxPectre, the vulnerability allows an attacker to undertake a so-called side-channel attack via Intel’s SGX secure …
Microsoft releases new patch for Spectre Type 2 vulnerability
Microsoft Corp. today released a new patch for one of the Spectre central processing unit vulnerabilities and has announced plans to distribute further patches when they become available. The new patch is available via the Microsoft Update Catalog for those running Windows 10 Fall Creators Update and …
Equifax reveals 2.4M additional records stolen in 2017 hack
Consumer credit reporting agency Equifax Inc. revealed Thursday that an additional 2.4 million people had their data stolen in their infamous 2017 hack — that is, on top of the 143 million consumer records it previously believed had been stolen. In a …
Overstock.com shares drop as SEC probes tZERO initial coin offering
Shares in Overstock.com Inc. dropped as much as 10 percent Thursday after the company revealed that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission was investigating its tZERO initial coin offering. The revelation, disclosed in an 8K filing, stated that the SEC had requested “certain …
Record-breaking GitHub DDoS attack: Here’s what enterprises need to know
Days after security companies first detected a new form of distributed denial-of-service attack, GitHub has been targeted by the largest DDoS attack ever recorded. Detailed in an incident report, the attack occurred at 12:21 p.m. EST Wednesday and also saw an amplification …
VR data visualization startup Virtualitics raises $7M
Virtual and augmented reality data visualization startup Virtualitics Inc. today said it has raised $7 million in new funding. Founded in 2016, Virtualitics offers a data visualization platform that combines artificial intelligence, big data and virtual reality to create interactive 3-D data models. The platform, accessible by both …
Report: SEC issues dozens of subpoenas in initial coin offering crackdown
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is expanding its efforts to reign in dubious initial coin offerings. The Wall Street Journal reported today that the commission has issued dozens of subpoenas and information requests to technology companies and advisers involved in the market. The SEC first took …
Chinese video streaming site iQiyi files for $1.5B US IPO
Video streaming site iQiyi Inc. is set to be the latest Chinese company to go public in the United States. The company filed paperwork for an initial public offering with the Securities and Exchange Commission Tuesday. The IPO will offer American Depository Shares on …