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In a story that begs the question, “What year is this?” the Obama Administration has penalized Russia over allegations that it tried to tamper with the 2016 U.S. presidential election. President Obama in his last days in office has decided to punish …
FDA issues advice to manufacturers on preventing medical device hacking
The Food and Drug Administration has released a set of recommendations for how device manufacturers should protect the security of Internet-connected medical devices. One year in the making, the 30-page document encourages manufacturers to monitor their devices and software for vulnerabilities and to patch …
Ford’s latest self-driving car includes better vision and computing power
Ford Motor Co. Wednesday unveiled its latest Fusion autonomous vehicle complete with more processing power that brings it closer to being ready for production. Included in the new car are adjustments to the sensor technology to allow the car to better see what’s around it, …
Application performance management firm AppDynamics files for 2017 IPO
Application performance management firm AppDynamics Inc. could become the tech industry’s first initial public offering in the new year, as the company submitted its S-1 regulatory filing Wednesday. AppDynamics is looking to raise $100 million on a valuation of approximately $1.9 billion, according to …
Huawei acquires Israeli database security startup Hexatier for $42M
Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. has acquired Israeli database security and compliance solutions startup HexaTier Ltd. for a reported $42 million. Founded in 2009 and previously known as GreenSQL, HexaTier offers database security and compliance through database reverse proxy technology to secure cloud-hosted databases …
Chinese military blamed for FDIC hack
Hackers sponsored by the Chinese military are being blamed in a new U.S. government hacking case, according to a report. Citing people with knowledge of the breach, Reuters Friday said the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. was hacked for several years beginning in 2010. The Federal …
Coinbase sued by Cryptsy victims for assisting bitcoin theft
Coinbase Inc. has been dragged into the ongoing drama surrounding failed bitcoin exchange Cryptsy (Project Investors, Inc.) over allegations that Coinbase helped steal money from the exchange. Silver Law Group and Wites & Kapetan, P.A., on behalf of Cryptsy victims, filed a …
Chinese citizens charged with hacking M&A law firms for insider trading
Three Chinese citizens have been charged in the United States of hacking law firms to obtain confidential information on corporate mergers and acquisitions to engage in insider trading. Iat Hong and Chin Hung of Macau and Bo Zheng of Changsha, China, were …
Police ask Amazon to provide Echo records in murder case
Alexa, who dunnit? That question might sound somewhat facetious, but police in Bentonville, Arkansas, are attempting to do exactly that through a request to Amazon.com Inc. to release information that may have been recorded by an Echo device in the home of a …
World’s largest hedge fund trying to build an AI version of its boss’ brain
Big Brother could soon be real for the employees of Bridgewater Associates LP. The world’s largest hedge fund is building a system that would automate most of the firm’s management. The system, variously known as “The Book of the Future,” “The One Thing” and the “Principles Operating …