Rokk3r acquires AdMobilize and Matrix Labs for $19.5M
Miami-based AdMobilize and its spin-off, Matrix Labs, announced this morning that they are being acquired for $19.5 million. The buyer is Rokk3r, a Miami-based holding company that invests in creating, acquiring and integrating companies. AdMobilize.....»»
Fake ChatGPT for Google extension hijacks Facebook accounts
A new Chrome extension promising to augment users’ Google searches with ChatGPT also leads to hijacked Facebook accounts, Guardio Labs researchers have found. While this specific trick isn’t new, this time around the extension also worked.....»»
Taiwan AI Labs" AI-generated single proves indiscernible as AI
Taiwan AI Labs revealed on March 22 that it has collaborated with Taiwanese singer Sandee Chan to produce the world's first AI-generated single Teach Me the Ways to Be Your Love and received positive feedback. The single was released on most music-st.....»»
Mastercard acquires Baffin Bay Networks to improve customer security
Mastercard acquired Baffin Bay Networks to better help businesses deal with the increasingly challenging nature of cyber-attacks. Baffin Bay Networks, based in Sweden, adds to Mastercard’s multi-layered approach to cyber security and helps to stop.....»»
T-Mobile acquires Mint & Ultra Mobile for prepaid services
T-Mobile is buying Mint Mobile and Ultra Mobile to boost its prepaid cellular services, but the two carriers will largely remain separate entities.T-MobileThe carrier announced the plan on Wednesday to acquire Ka'ena Corporation and its brands Mint M.....»»
IC verification labs see demand pick up for system vendors" self-developed chips
The efforts of system device vendors to develop new chips in-house have been stalled since the third quarter of 2022, but they have recently resumed their "acceleration track," according to sources at IC analysis and verification labs......»»
ActiveFence acquires Rewire to help customers identify harmful text-based content
ActiveFence has completed the acquisition of Rewire, a London-based startup that’s building AI for online safety. Combining ActiveFence’s Trust and Safety platform, content detection AI models and scalable API with Rewire’s repertoi.....»»
Keanu Reeves confirms he’s talked to James Gunn about Constantine 2
Keanu Reeves has starred in some of the best action movies of the last few decades, from Point Break and Speed to The Matrix and … The post Keanu Reeves confirms he’s talked to James Gunn about Constantine 2 appeared first on BGR......»»
Virtual reality is finally ready to revolutionize education
Dreamscape Learn aims to supplement and radically transform education with 'hands-on' labs conducted in virtual reality. Dreamscape Learn aims to supplement and radically transform education with 'hands-on' labs conducted in virtual reality.Read.....»»
Akamai acquires Ondat to strengthen its cloud computing offerings
Akamai Technologies reached a definitive agreement to acquire Ondat, a cloud-based storage technology provider with a Kubernetes-native platform for running stateful applications anywhere at scale. Ondat’s technology delivers persistent storage.....»»
HPE acquires Axis Security to expand its edge-to-cloud security capabilities
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) revealed that it entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Axis Security, a cloud security provider. This acquisition will allow HPE to expand its edge-to-cloud security capabilities by offering a unified Secure.....»»
Attackers increasingly using transfer.sh to host malicious code
For many years now, unsecured internet-facing Redis servers have been steadily getting co-opted by criminals to mine cryptocurrency, so the latest cryptojacking campaign spotted by Cado Labs researcher cannot be considered news. But one its elements.....»»
DNS abuse: Advice for incident responders
What DNS abuse techniques are employed by cyber adversaries and which organizations can help incident responders and security teams detect, mitigate and prevent them? The DNS Abuse Techniques Matrix published by FIRST provides answers. The Domain Nam.....»»
Infosec products of the month: February 2023
Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past month, featuring releases from: Arkose Labs, Cequence Security, CyberGRX, CyberSaint, Deepwatch, DigiCert, Finite State, FireMon, Hornetsecurity, HYCU, KELA, Lacework, Malwarebytes, Netog.....»»
Well-hidden Mac cryptomining malware found in pirate copies of Final Cut Pro; expect more [U]
Update: Apple has now commented on the findings – see the end of the piece. Cybersecurity company Jamf Threat Labs has found Mac cryptomining malware in pirate copies of Final Cut Pro. The firm says that the cryptojacking malware was particularly.....»»
macOS targeted by evasive crypto-jacking malware
An investigation has discovered a new evasive crypto-jacking malware on macOS distributed through pirated versions of Final Cut Pro.New malware targets macOSJamf Threat Labs has spent the past few months tracking a family of malware that recently res.....»»
Geekbench’s creator on version 6 and why benchmarks matter in the real world
"How hard can it be to write a benchmark? Maybe I should write my own." Enlarge (credit: Primate Labs) We review a lot of hardware at Ars, and part of that review process involves running benchmark apps. The exact apps w.....»»
Do Kwon: US regulator charges "cryptocrash" boss with fraud
Terraform Labs founder Do Kwon has been accused of "orchestrating a multi-billion dollar" crypto scheme......»»
Do Kwon: US regulator charges cryptocrash boss with fraud
Terraform Labs founder Do Kwon has been accused of "orchestrating a multi-billion dollar" crypto scheme......»»
US regulator charges cryptocrash boss Do Kwon with fraud
Terraform Labs founder Do Kwon has been accused of "orchestrating a multi-billion dollar crypto" scheme......»»
Inspection labs see rise in orders for Wi-Fi routers, communication modules
Taiwan-based IC inspection labs have seen a ramp-up in orders for Wi-Fi 7 router and communication module designs in the first half of 2023, according to industry sources......»»