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Steam users targeted with novel browser-in-the-browser attacks
Users of Valve Corp.’s popular gaming service Steam are being targeted by hackers using novel browser-in-the-browser attacks. BitB attacks, which first emerged in March, involve the use of a simulated login window with a spoofed domain within a parent browser window to steal credentials. As detailed today by researchers at Group-IB Global Pvt. Ltd., Steam users ...
Tech stocks fall on higher-than-expected inflation data
Tech stocks fell across the board today after markets suffered their largest loss since June 2020 following new data on higher-than-expected U.S. inflation. For August, inflation came in at 8.3%, the lowest figure in four months but above forecasts of 8.1%. The cost of energy increased 23.8% in the month year-over-year, food 11.4% and other ...
Cloud security startup Opus launches out of stealth with $10M in funding
Cloud security orchestration and remediation startup Opus Security today launched out of stealth mode and announced $10 million in new funding. Opus was founded earlier this year by Meny Har and Or Gabay (pictured). They were part of the founding team at security orchestration, automation and response company Siemplify, which was acquired by Google LLC for ...
Volaris acquires identity management solutions company Hitachi ID Systems
Investment firm Volaris Group Inc. revealed today that it has acquired identity management solutions company Hitachi ID Systems Inc. for an undisclosed price and renamed the company Bravura Security. Founded in 1992 and previously known as M-Tech Information Technology until Hitachi Ltd. acquired it in 2008, Hitachi ID offers an identity management, privileged access and password management ...
Rust Foundation launches security team with support from OpenSSF and JFrog
The Rust Foundation, which supports the development of the popular open-source Rust programming language, announced today that it’s establishing a dedicated security team. The foundation’s security team includes dedicated staff resources enabling it to create and implement security best practices. The first initiative for the new team will be to undertake a security audit and threat modeling ...
Kryptowire changes name to Quokka, launches new mobile security product
Mobile DevSecOps and vulnerability management startup Kryptowire Inc. today revealed that it has changed its name to Quokka Inc. and announced a new mobile security product developed to meet new challenges presented by the shift to remote work. Founded in 2011, Kryptowire had its roots in funding from the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and ...
Zip and Ironclad partner to provide a unified procurement experience
Procurement platform Zip, run by Greenbax Inc., and digital contract management startup Ironclad Inc. today announced a strategic partnership and new integration that they say will provide customers with a unified procurement experience across their platforms. The two-way integration enables employees to initiate a spending request through Zip that is then automatically routed, along with the accompanying contract, ...
Alphabet’s health science company Verily raises $1B to support business expansion
Alphabet Inc.’s spun-off health science company Verily Life Sciences LLC has raised $1 billion in a round led by Alphabet to support the expansion of its businesses focused on precision health. Founded in 2015 from Google X’s Life Sciences group, Verily aims to fulfill the promise of precision health. The company is focused on processing and ...
SEC chair says cryptocurrencies are securities but would support CFTC oversight
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler has reiterated today that he continues to believe that cryptocurrencies are securities but said he would support Congress giving oversight for the industry to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. The comments by Gensler (pictured) came during a wide-ranging interview with former Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker at ...
Shares in Darktrace plunge as Thoma Bravo terminates acquisition talks
Shares in machine learning cybersecurity firm Darktrace PLC plunged in trading in the U.K. today after the cybersecurity company said acquisition talks with private equity firm Thoma Bravo had been terminated . Thoma Bravo, a voracious private equity firm that has snapped up various cybersecurity and other companies previously, was first reported to be in talks to acquire ...









