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The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is reportedly considering breaking up Google LLC following its intervention via amicus brief into the Epic Games Inc. v. Google case regarding Google’s practices relating to competition and payments in its Play store. The case involved Epic …
NIST releases new standards for post-quantum cryptography
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology today released its Federal Information Process Standards for post-quantum cryptography, a new set of standards that address the emerging security challenges posed by quantum computing. The three new standards have been designed …
Services at Swiss manufacturer Schlatter disrupted in likely ransomware attack
Information technology services at Swiss industrial manufacturer Schlatter Industries AG have been disrupted after the company was hit by a cyberattack on Friday. In a statement released today, the company described the attack as a “cyber-attack using malware,” with internal specialists, together …
2.7B records stolen from National Public Data released for free on hacking site
Some 2.7 billion records relating to people in the U.S. stolen from a data broker earlier this year have been released for free on hacking site Breach Forums, potentially exposing nearly every living American to the data breach. The data in question …
New Windows vulnerability in CLFS.sys could lead to system instability and denial of service
A new report out today from cybersecurity company Fortra LLC is warning of a vulnerability in all versions of Windows 10 and 11 that, if triggered, could cause system instability and a denial of service. Tracked as CVE-202406768, the vulnerability is found in the …
Trump campaign says it was hacked as Microsoft details Iranian targeting
The Trump campaign is alleging that it was hacked by foreign sources hostile to the U.S. after a report from Microsoft Corp. on Friday disclosed Iran’s efforts to target the 2024 U.S. election, including proof that Iranian actors had infiltrated an unnamed …
Trend Micro reportedly exploring sale after being approached by potential buyers
Japanese cybersecurity software company Trend Micro Inc. is reportedly exploring a sale after being approached by several potential buyers. Referencing people familiar with the matter, Reuters reported that Trend Micro has been working with investment banks to solicit interest from potential buyers, including …
Amplitude beats earnings expectations with steady revenue growth and customer gains
Amplitude Inc. today reported earnings and revenue beats in its second quarter thanks to solid customer growth for its behavior-tracking software services. For the quarter ended June 30, Amplitude broke even, down from a profit of two cents a share in the …
Datadog reports strong second quarter with earnings and revenue beats
Shares in Datadog Inc. closed regular trading up almost 6% today after the application monitoring and security platform provider impressed investors with earnings and revenue beats in its fiscal second quarter. For the quarter ended June 30, Datadog reported adjusted earnings per share …
CyberArk tops earnings estimates, revises outlook as subscription revenue surges
Shares in CyberArk Software Ltd. closed regular trading up more than 8% today after the information security company topped estimates in its second quarter and revised its outlook for the year ahead. For the quarter ended June 30, CyberArk reported adjusted earnings …