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Two lawmakers representing both sides of the political spectrum have launched a Congressional Blockchain Caucus dedicated to the advancement of sound public policy toward blockchain-based technologies and digital currencies. First proposed by Jared Polis (D-Colo.) and David Schweikert (R-Ariz.) in September, the bipartisan caucus will …
Cloud security startup Evident.io raises $22M from Google
Cloud security startup Evident.io Inc. has raised $22 million Series C in a round led by GV, the former Google Ventures, and joined by existing investors Bain Capital, True Ventures and Venrock. Founded in 2013, Evident.io offers cloud security and compliance automation …
French philanderer sues Uber for $48M over app bug that led to divorce
A French man is suing Uber Technologies Inc. for about $48 million over a fault in its mobile app that allowed his wife to find out he was cheating on him, ultimately leading to a divorce. The unnamed man, identified only as hailing …
IRS warns employers to be on the lookout for new W-2 phishing scam
As the tax season looms, the Internal Revenue Service is warning employers to be on the lookout for an evolved W-2 email phishing scam that is targeting companies as well as school districts, tribal organizations and nonprofits. The W-2, the U.S. federal tax form …
Sophos snaps up endpoint security startup Invincea for $100M+
Security firm Sophos Group plc has acquired Invincea Inc., an endpoint security solutions startup that uses virtual application containers to protect against advanced malware and other threats. The price of the acquisition came in at $100 million in cash with an additional $20 …
Security firm Exabeam raises $30M round from Lightspeed and Cisco
Security firm Exabeam Inc. has raised $30 million in a late-stage funding round led by Lightspeed Venture Partners and Cisco Investments. The Series C round also included existing investors Norwest Venture Partners, Aspect Ventures, Icon Ventures and Shlomo Kramer. As part of the deal, Lightspeed’s Ravi Mhatre …
Former FireEye intern convicted of selling Android malware avoids jail time
A former intern at security company FireEye Inc., who was arrested in 2015 after it was discovered he was one of the world’s top Android hackers, avoided a jail term at his sentencing hearing on Monday. Twenty-year-old Morgan Culbertson stood accused of …
Security flaw in Steam allows hackers to inject malicious code via a profile page
A security flaw discovered in the popular online gaming platform Steam allows a hacker to execute malicious commands on the computers of any user visiting an infected profile page. The flaw consists of a cross-site scripting vulnerability that can occur due to the …
Dozens of iPhone apps found to be vulnerable to data interception
Dozens of popular Apple Inc. iOS apps contain serious security flaws that make them vulnerable to data interception, security researchers at Verify.ly have discovered. Some 76 apps, which included browser apps, news apps and various virtual private networking apps, were found to be open to …
Hacker trolls 150,000 unsecured printers to raise security awareness
A hacker has claimed to have dumped warning messages on over 150,000 unsecured Internet-connected printers in an alleged effort to raise awareness about printer security. The gray-hat hacker, going by the name of Stackoverflowin, targeted printers made by companies including Afico, Brother, Canon, …