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CRM platform startup Attio raises $7.7M to bolster staff for early 2022 public launch
Customer relationship management platform startup Attio Ltd. said today it has raised $7.7 million in funding to beef up its engineering and product development ranks in preparation for a full public launch in early 2022. Point Nine Capital led the seed round. Also participating in the round were Balderton Capital, Headline, Passion Capital and a number of ...
Coinbase acquires cryptocurrency wallet startup BRD for an undisclosed price
Coinbase Inc. has acquired cryptocurrency wallet startup Breadwinner AG, better known as BRD, for an undisclosed price. Founded in 2015, the company’s cryptocurrency wallet, previously known as Breadwallet and Bread, is a mobile-first wallet with more than 10 million customers and $20 billion in assets under protection. Along with the wallet, the company also supports ...
Tardigrade malware used to target biomanufacturing facilities
A previously unknown hacking group is claimed to be actively targeting biomanufacturing facilities in the U.S. using a new form of malware dubbed “Tardigrade.” The claim was made this week by the Bioeconomy Information Sharing and Analysis Center. The first alleged attack using Tardigrade is said to have occurred in spring 2021, with a second attack in ...
Apple sues Israeli spyware firm NSO over Pegasus iOS hacking
Apple Inc. today filed a lawsuit against Israeli firm NSO Group Technologies Ltd. over the NSO’s use of its Pegasus spyware. NSO is infamous when it comes to spyware. The company is legitimate and its services, including Pegasus, are deployed by various governments to spy on people. Those people have in the past included journalists, human ...
Anaplan shares plunge despite stronger-than-expected earnings
Shares in Anaplan Inc. plunged in after-hours trading today despite the business planning firm beat quarterly expectations. For the quarter ended Oct. 31, Anaplan reported a loss before costs such as stock compensation of $6.9 million, or five cents a share, on revenue of $155.3 million, up 35% year-over-year. Analysts had been predicting a loss of ...
Data stolen in hack of wind turbine maker Vestas
Wind turbine maker Vestas Wind Systems A/S has been struck by a cyberattack that resulted in the theft of data. Vestas said in a statement today that it had discovered a “cybersecurity incident” on Nov. 19. The company added that it has since worked with external partners to contain the situation and re-establish the integrity ...
FBI and CISA warns that critical infrastructure could be attacked over the holidays
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency today issued an alert about threats against critical infrastructure during holidays and weekends. The alert is to remind critical infrastructure partners that malicious actors “aren’t making the same holiday plans as you.” The FBI and CISA note that recent history ...
Data of 1.2M customers stolen in GoDaddy’s latest data breach
The data of up to 1.2 million GoDaddy Inc. customers who use the company’s managed WordPress hosting have been stolen in the latest data breach to involve the web hosting and domain registration provider. The latest security incident involving the high-profile company was only disclosed via a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing that was ...
Insurance companies cutting cybersecurity coverage amid surge in ransomware attacks
Insurance companies are cutting the amount they coverage in cybersecurity policies amid a surge in ransomware attacks over the last year. That attacks are increasing is well-known: A report in October found that ransomware attacks had targeted 64% of companies. Cybersecurity insurance was also part of the agenda at a summit at The White House in August. ...
Nearly 600,000 records stolen from Utah medical services provider
A data breach has hit a Utah medical services provider, exposing the records of nearly 600,000 patients. The incident involved Utah Imaging Associates Inc., a radiology medical practice based in Farmington, Utah. In a notice published Nov. 18, the company said it had detected what they describe as a “network security incident” on Sept. 4. ...









