A new group is believed to be attacking international financial institutions with a weaponized trojan that may be targeting transfers over the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication network. According to new research published by Symantec Corp., the group behind the trojan, called Odinaff, is not believed to be linked to the Lazarus Group, the ...

Google’s virtual mobile network Project Fi keeps getting better with the tech giant announcing Tuesday that it is adding a group plan. The new group plan allows Fi users to have up to six people on the one plan. New members can be added at a standard $15 a month for talk and text (Fi ...

Workspace as a service platform provider CloudJumper Inc. has announced a new channel partner program from managed service providers, independent software vendors, agents and other information technology service providers. The new program offers participating partners a competitive, simple to operate and manage workspace-as-a-service solution for the delivery of cloud desktops, hosted applications, data and complete ...

Developer community site Stack Overflow has launched a new feature that it claims will overhaul the traditional resumé. Called “Developer Story,” the new feature allows users to highlight the accomplishments most important to them, by letting them share what they’ve worked on by linking to actual features they’ve worked on, blog posts or public code. “Those ...

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. is permanently ending production of its Galaxy Note 7 smartphone following multiple reports of replacement phones catching fire. The company has asked all carrier and retail partners to stop sales of the phone and to offer exchanges to those who have previously acquired one. It has also advised anyone who has purchased ...

Two people who are suspected of being members of the infamous hacking groups the Lizard Squad and PoodleCorp are reported to have been arrested last month for running cyber-attack-for-hire websites that launched attacks on companies and individuals. Zachary Buchta of Maryland and Bradley Han Willem Van Rooy of The Netherlands were charged in the U.S. ...

A new version of the notorious Cerber ransomware has been discovered that can kill database server processes. Ransomware is malicious software that makes files unavailable until money is paid to restore access. The Cerber ransomware first emerged in March when it was discovered to encrypt a victim’s data files using AES encryption, with users then being ...

Indian bitcoin wallet provider Zebpay (Zeb Ventures Pte Ltd.) is said to be in talks to raise a $4-5 million Series B round. According to reports, the company is talking to a number of Indian investors along with “a US-based venture capital fund which focuses on blockchain technology.” Founded in 2012 originally as BuySellBitco.in, Zebpay ...

Cloud communications company Twilio Inc. has filed for a second public offering of shares, following closely on its successful initial public offering in June. Under the proposed offering, Twilio will make available approximately $400 million in shares, with a majority of the shares expected to be sold by existing stockholders. Twilio, cofounded by Chief Executive ...

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. has suspended production of the Galaxy Note 7 as further reports have emerged of replacement devices also catching fire. The first report of a Note 7 replacement phone, one that was supposed to have rectified the battery fault that led to a recall of the phone in September, emerged last week ...