Enterprise digital assets transfer startup Fireblocks Inc. emerged from stealth mode today with $16 million in funding for its “completely new way to securely transfer digital assets.” The Series A round was backed by Cyberstarts, Tenaya Capital, Eight Roads, Swisscom Ventures and MState. The company was founded by Michael Shaulov and Pavel Berengolt, who both previously worked ...

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation today issued a warning that “cyber actors” are exploiting “secure” websites in phishing campaigns. The public service announcement warned that those running phishing sites are now using Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure sites, that is sites that start with https://, complete with a security certificate to trick users into believing ...

Israeli startup Innoviz Technologies Inc. said today it has raised an additional $38 million, an extension of the $132 million it raised in March, to build out new lidar products and bring them to market. Innoviz did not disclose the name of the new investors. Previous investors in the Series C round included China Merchants Capital, Shenzhen Capital ...

Uber Technologies Inc. is hiring several dozen engineers and product managers for a new “fintech outpost” in New York City, according to a report today. CNBC, quoting “people who declined to be identified speaking about Uber’s plans” said the office could eventually exceed 100 workers. Uber’s decision to set up a fintech office in NYC ...

A subcontractor for U.S. Customs and Broader Protection has been hacked with photos and other traveler data stolen, the agency confirmed to multiple news services today. The subcontractor was not named by CBP, but a report from The Register in May referenced Tennessee-based Perceptics, a maker of license-plate reader hardware and software used by CBP as the ...

A newly discovered botnet has been discovered attacking Windows systems running Remote Desktop Protocol connections in what could be one of the largest attacks of its type this year. Dubbed GoldBrute, the botnet is said to have attempted to brute-force some 1.5 million exposed servers as of midweek, with the number expected to grow. The ...

Google LLC Friday admitted that some Android phones going back as far as 2016 were shipped with malware installed unknowingly by smartphone manufacturers. The malware used is called “Triada,” a trojan virus that provides hackers with backdoor access to an infected device. The code is primarily found on smartphones manufactured in China. Google first detected ...

Security researches have found 264 gigabytes of data exposed on a server belonging to Tech Data Corp., a Fortune 500 information technology provider that provides services to some of the world’s largest companies. Discovered recently by researchers Noam Rotem and Ran Locar at vpnMentor, the exposed data included email and personal user data, reseller contact and ...

Cisco Systems Inc. Thursday announced plans to acquire Sentryo SAS, a French provider of cybersecurity solutions for industrial control systems, for an undisclosed price. Founded in 2014, Sentryo develops and provides cybersecurity and situational awareness solutions that enable corporations to ensure continuity, resilience and safety of their industrial operations. The company’s products do so by ...

Elastic N.V., the company behind Elasticsearch, Thursday said it has signed a deal to acquire endpoint security firm Endgame Inc. for $234 million in a stock and debt repayment. Founded in 2008, Arlington, Virginia-based Endgame offers an endpoint security platform that’s claimed to transform security operations teams and incident responders from crime scene investigators into hunters that ...