A misconfigured subdomain owned by Microsoft Corp. could have exposed the accounts of as many 400 million Office 365 users to having their accounts taken over, a security researcher has revealed. The mistake, spotted and reported Tuesday by Indian security researcher and Microsoft bug hunter Sahad Nk, is primarily related to a failure by Microsoft to secure the subdomain ...

Hackers are expanding spam efforts disguised as delivery notifications or online shopping invoices this holiday season in an effort to gain access to payment card details, according to a new report from cybersecurity firm F-Secure Corp. The report found that spam was once again the most common method for hackers to spread malware in 2018, counting for nine ...

Samsung Electronics. Co. Ltd. has denied a report that it’s developing a blockchain-enabled phone despite reports that it has filed multiple patents for blockchain apps. First spotted by Dutch website Galaxy Club, the three trademarks were lodged with the European Union Intellectual Property Office Monday and relate to three applications: “Blockchain KeyStore,” “Blockchain key box” and ...

Days after it was revealed that Uber Technologies Inc. confidentially filed to go public, the ghost of mismanagement past has come back to haunt it: a fatal accident involving a self-driving vehicle in March. The Information Monday published an email sent by Robbie Miller, then a manager in Uber’s testing-operations group, to Uber executives and lawyers. ...

Leading Chinese cryptocurrency hardware maker and miner Bitmain Technologies Inc. has closed its Israeli research and development office as the cryptocurrency crash continues to hammer all leading players. The Bitmain Israel office opened in 2016 and was tasked with exploring meaningful use cases of blockchain technology as well as working on artificial intelligence technology. At the ...

The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee today released a report on the hack of credit reporting agency Equifax Inc., finding that the company didn’t take basic security measures that may have prevented the hack. Equifax first reported that it had been hacked in September 2017, saying that the records of 143 million people had been ...

The days of Slack dominating the workplace collaboration market may be over, as a new poll finds that Microsoft Corp.’s Teams has passed it in popularity. The finding comes via a survey of 901 organizations undertaken by Spiceworks. The poll found 21 percent of businesses now use Microsoft Teams in their workplace, versus only 15 ...

Uber Technologies Inc. has followed in the footsteps of rival Lyft Inc., filing for a confidential initial public offering, according to an unconfirmed report. The New York Times, referencing two people with knowledge of the matter, claimed Friday that Uber confidentially filed its IPO paperwork on Thursday. Uber’s IPO has been long expected. The often controversial ...

Bitcoin has dropped to its lowest price since January 2017 as investors once again sold off cryptocurrencies across the board after a brief break in the bear market last week. Like previous price drops, the reason behind the latest selloff does not have a single cause. Instead, a number of negative news stories around bitcoin ...

Just when the war over Bitcoin Cash seemed to be over, United American Corp. has filed a lawsuit against a range of companies and individuals who backed the eventual winner in the battle: Bitcoin Cash ABC. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, is seeking damages and injunctive relief ...