Data protection startup CryptoMove Inc., which launched after five years in stealth in January, has landed a contract with the Department of Homeland Security’s Customs and Border Protection Agency to secure data on drones and end-to-end data centers. The San Mateo, California-based company offers a decentralized datastore that protects data with dynamic movement, mutation, fragmentation and ...

A security researcher has managed to take control of the .io top-level domain name registry thanks to an epic security fail by the company that runs that domain. Researcher Matthew Bryant discovered that a number of the .io nameservers were available to register and he did just that – register them successfully, leaving him potentially in control of ...

Computer interfaces that allow human brains to control devices or provide direct data input to a user from a computer have long been a staple of science fiction. Now, new research suggests it may not be all that far off. Funded by the famed Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to the tune of $65 million, five ...

Credit card numbers and personal details have been stolen by hackers who successfully infiltrated the booking system used by the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino chain and Loews Hotels. The hack related to Sabre Corp.’s Hospitality Solutions SynXis Central Reservation System used by both chains. Hackers gained access to the system between last Aug. 10 and March 9 of this year, ...

A smart home device has saved a woman involved in a violent domestic dispute in Tijeras, New Mexico, by calling authorities to the scene of the dispute. The dispute is alleged to have involved Eduardo Barros, who was house-sitting with his girlfriend and her daughter when an argument became violent. At some point during the assault, Barros is alleged ...

Chinese drone maker Dà-Jiāng Innovations Science and Technology Co., Ltd., better known as DJI, has updated the software in its machines to prevent them from being hacked by anyone; but in particular, by those pesky Russians. The drone software update is meant to prevent users from circumventing flight restrictions imposed by DJI on its products, such ...

Only hours after Donald Trump said he had discussed working with Russian President Vladimir Putin on forming a joint cybersecurity unit, the President Sunday backtracked amid a hailstorm of criticism of the idea. Exactly what form the multilateral unit would take or when it might happen was not clear. President Trump said only on Twitter that ...

A recently discovered form of malware has infected more than 14 million Android devices worldwide and is believed to have earned the hackers behind the campaign about $1.5 million in fake-ad revenues over the last two months. Researchers at Check Point Software Technologies Ltd., which dubbed the malware “CopyCat,” said the malware has spread by use of ...

One of Alphabet Inc.’s X-Lab moonshot efforts that is seeking to deliver cutting-edge geothermal energy technology is following in the path of Waymo before it, spinning off as its own company. Called Dandelion Inc., the company, based on research initially started under the then named Google X Lab,  claims it can affordably drill and install geothermal systems ...

Dish Network Corp. and Amazon.com Inc. are discussing a possible tie-up that may involve Internet of Things devices or wireless services, according to a report published Thursday. The Wall Street Journal claims that Dish Chief Executive Charlie Ergen and Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos (pictured), described as “eccentric billionaires with geek tendencies and shared interest in space ...