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Thousand of websites, including those run by government departments in Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States, have been serving up cryptomining script through a popular plugin used to assist disabled visitors on websites. First reported by The Register Sunday, the …
Uber rival Didi Chuxing heading to Japan via new deal with SoftBank
Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing Technology Co. is setting its sights on Japan. Under a new deal with SoftBank Group Corp. announced Thursday, Didi will run a trial of its services in Osaka, Kyoto, Fukuoka, Tokyo and other locations with an aim of …
Binance hacking rumors spook cryptocurrency markets
Cryptocurrency markets were spooked in trading Thursday after leading bitcoin exchange Binance went offline for over 24 hours without warning. Hong Kong-based Binance went offline at approximately 7 p.m. EST Wednesday as part of a system upgrade that the company said would result …
California voter registration data stolen after newspaper left database exposed
Databases detailing 19.5 million Californian voter records as well as 53,000 newspaper subscribers have been stolen after a newspaper left both files exposed online. The leak from The Sacramento Bee, reported today, was discovered by the Kromtech Security Center, which found a 91.5-gigabyte MongoDB …
Wikipedia wannabe Everipedia raises $30M to fund blockchain move
Everipedia Inc., a for-profit Wikipedia competitor, today said it has raised $30 million to move its “next generation encyclopedia” onto a blockchain. The Series A round was led by Galaxy Digital’s EOS.IO Ecosystem Fund and included the Distributed Network Advisors Fund. Founded …
Cloud contract management platform provider Icertis raises $50M
Bellevue, Washington-based Icertis Inc. has raised $50 million in new funding to expand its cloud contract management platform. The Series D round was led by Meritech Capital Partners and also included PSP Growth, Cross Creek Advisors, B Capital Group, Ignition Partners, Greycroft and Eight …
Reddit joins the crowd banning those AI-generated ‘deepfakes’ porn videos
Reddit Inc. is the latest site to ban artificial intelligence-generated fake porn as the practice continues to gain widespread popularity. The fake porn, dubbed “deepfakes,” uses AI software to superimpose the face of a celebrity, such as Alexandra Daddario (pictured), over existing …
Report: Russian hackers targeted military contractors and got secret data
Russian hackers have targeted and obtained secret data on military drones and other sensitive U.S. defense technology, according to a report published Tuesday by the Associated Press. The report details efforts by Fancy Bear, the notorious Russian hacking group previously tied to attacks against …
As Twitter suspends prominent Bitfinex critic, alternative Gab raises $4.8M
In a seeming coincidence, Twitter Inc. suspended the account of a prominent Bitfinex critic on the same day that Gab, a Twitter alternative that claims to be dedicated to free speech, announced it had raised $4.8 million in a crowdfunding campaign. On the …
Major cybercrime forum shut down in global operation led by Justice Department
The U.S. Department of Justice has led a global effort to shut down a huge online cybercrime forum, resulting in the arrest of both people involved in running it and those who used its services. The site, called the Infraud Organization or …