Hackers are targeting open-source programmers on the popular Git version control repository and Internet hosting service GitHub with a targeted malware campaign spread via fake emails. Discovered by researchers at Palo Alto Networks Inc. in mid-January, the attacks consist of malicious emails that are specifically crafted to attract the attention of developers, such as requests ...

Google Inc. wants you to get fit this spring with a new service that allows you to book fitness classes. Called Reserve, the service is available via the Reserve with Google website, within Google Maps and Google Search. It allows users to search for fitness studios near them, use filters to pinpoint exactly what they’re looking for, get ...

Dropbox Inc. is opening a $600 million line of credit as the cloud storage service heads towards its initial public offering, according to a report published Thursday. Bloomberg, quoting the usual “people familiar with the plans,” said that the line of credit came from six banks led by JPMorgan Chase & Co., intended to give Dropbox flexibility ...

Smart light bulbs look set to enter the mainstream as housewares maker Ikea prepares to enter the market in April with a range of Internet-connected devices. Ikea’s new TRÅDFRI lighting range includes bulbs, LED panels and cabinet doors that can be controlled using a remote or app. Sensors are offered as an optional extra to ...

A recently detailed zero-day exploit that takes advantage of a vulnerability in Microsoft’s Internet Information Services 6.0 has been used to attack sites since last July, according to newly published reports. The zero-day, so named because it hadn’t been identified before, was discovered by two Chinese researchers from the School of Computer Science & Engineering, Information ...

A new version of the notorious Cerber ransomware has been discovered that is harder to detect than ever because it can evade machine learning. Discovered by researchers at Trend Micro Inc., the new version is said to use a new loader that is designed to evade detection by machine learning solutions by separating the different stages of the malware ...

Buried among the news of Samsung Electronic Co. Ltd.’s Galaxy S8 launch Tuesday was news from the Korean tech giant of a new connected mesh router system to take on the likes of Google Wifi. Called Samsung Connect Home, the new service delivers wireless mesh networking, which is the ability to have multiple devices throughout the ...

Extreme Networks Inc. has acquired Brocade Communications Systems Inc.’s data center switching, routing and analytics business as new owner Broadcom Ltd. spins off parts of Brocade it doesn’t need. The deal is valued at $55 million in cash, consisting of $35 million at closing and $20 million in deferred payments, as well as potential performance-based payments over ...

The Securities and Exchange Commission has rejected a second application for a bitcoin exchange-traded fund in another blow to attempts to provide public investment vehicles for the cryptocurrency. In a ruling made Tuesday, the commission cited similar reasons to that given for its rejection of the Winklevoss Bitcoin Trust ETF earlier this month. It said the proposed product ...

Many Internet users aren’t taking any action to protect themselves or their data despite most being aware that it’s a serious issue, security firm Avast Software s.r.o. has found. The Avast Data Protection Survey Report, which polled more than 11,000 people globally on questions relating to security, found that even though 90 percent of surveyed global users ...