A critical vulnerability has been discovered in a password manager bundled with Windows 10 that could allow any website to steal any password stored on a personal computer. Discovered by Google Project Zero researcher Travis Ormandy, the bug in the Keeper Password Manager was found in a new copy of Windows 10 downloaded from Microsoft Developer Network. It ...

The price of bitcoin dropped in trading Sunday after the long-hyped debut of futures trading on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange fizzled on its debut. Bitcoin hit a new record high of $19,781.75 in the lead-up to the launch of the CME Group Inc. futures, which themselves debuted at over $20,000 for January 2018 contracts. Then the ...

Oracle Corp. Sunday said it will acquire Aconex Ltd., a Melbourne, Australia-based maker of cloud construction and engineering industry collaboration tools, for AU$1.6 billion ($1.19 billion). Founded in 2000 as a company offering construction collaboration and procurement management services, Aconex subsequently pivoted into online collaboration services covering construction, infrastructure, power, mining, and oil and gas. Aconex’s ...

Amazon.com Inc. is reportedly in advanced talks to acquire Sqrrl Data Inc., a Massachusetts-based cybersecurity software company that specializes in advanced threat detection for enterprise users. Axios made the claim Sunday, saying its source believes that the purchase price would be a “bit north of $40 million” but “there are still some final details to iron ...

The prices of bitcoin and bitcoin futures rose in trading Thursday, resuming a record-breaking bull run, or speculative bubble, that has now been partly blamed on Japanese housewives. Bitcoin futures on the Cboe Global Markets exchange, having slumped yesterday as investors invested in alternative cryptocurrencies, were up across one-month, two-month and three-month contracts. The prices ...

A disturbing new form of malware that targets industrial equipment has been discovered in the wild in what may be a serious state-sponsored attack. Dubbed “Triton” by researchers at FireEye Inc., the malware is said to have already shut down the operations of a critical infrastructure organization in the Middle East and is continuing to ...

An online security firm is warning users to be careful online this holiday season as cybercriminals once again gear up to scam people via social media. Researchers at ZeroFOX Inc. today said they have found 2,868 fraudulent holiday scam accounts across social media that are attempting to exploit users’ penchants for shopping in the run-up to the new ...

Trading in bitcoin futures on the Cboe Global Markets exchange was halted briefly on Wednesday as investor interest switched from bitcoin to alternative cryptocurrencies, some of which hit new record highs. The automatic two-minute halt kicked in after the price of XBT.1 January 2018 bitcoin futures dropped to a low of $16,230 at 1:39 p.m. EST after having traded as ...

Three men have pleaded guilty to their role in the creation and distribution of the infamous Mirai botnet, which took down wide swaths of the internet in October 2016. This particularly pernicious botnet, which is a group of internet-connected devices that are infected with malware, first emerged in 2016. It has been responsible for multiple ...

Uber Technologies Inc.’s long, bad year just got worse. The judge presiding over its case with Waymo today unsealed a document that reveals for the first time that the ride-hailing company is currently subject to a criminal investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice. The letter in question, dated Nov. 22, details an investigation into ...