security

Alphabet Inc.'s (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) Google Chrome web browser was discovered to be hosting multiple app extensions carrying spyware, Reuters reported Wednesday. What Happened The spyware apps were downloaded more than 32 million times and stole users' browsing history and...

Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) has awarded $100,000 to an Indian hacker who found a serious vulnerability in the “Sign In With Apple” service. What Happened “Sign In With Apple” was introduced in June last year as part of iOS13. The Cupertino-based tech giant touted it as a...

Google owner Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) is being sued by the state of Arizona, which is alleging the use of “deceptive” and “unfair” practices. What Happened Arizona’s Attorney General Mark Brnovich took to Twitter to announce the filing of the...

Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) subsidiary YouTube is expanding its "fact check information panel" feature to the United States, the company announced Tuesday. What Happened The panel, which displays texts and links from third-party fact-checkers, was launched in Brazil and...

The shares of Zoom Video Communications (NASDAQ: ZM) dropped 6.14% lower at Monday's close compared to the day's open at $160.76. What Happened The drop came as the New York Times reported that the office of the New York Attorney General is probing the company's data privacy and...

Two Chinese nationals have been indicted in the District of Columbia on two counts related to operating a money laundering business, the United States Department of Justice announced Monday. What Happened The individuals, Tian Yinyin and Li Jiadong, helped convert the cryptocurrency stolen by North...

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (NYSE: HPE) has acquired a security startup that provides tools of identity-driven and large scale distributed software, Scytale, TechCrunch reported.  What Happened? Scytale founded in 2017 by a team of engineers from cloud-native enterprises like...

The U.S. Army is looking into Chinese social media app TikTok for security risks, Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy said on Thursday, Reuters reported. What Happened The assessment comes as a response to the New York Senator Schumer’s letter to McCarthy earlier this month. Schumer...

Enterprise software company VMware, Inc. (NYSE: VMW) confirmed it acquired a security startup company called Intrinsic to better position itself to the cloud. What Happened San-Francisco-based Intrinsic operates a platform that secures important data and allows software developers to securely tap...

Big tech faces new scrutiny from regulatory and government bodies as the Federal Trade Commission is taking a close look at Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB)'s acquisition history. Meanwhile, the Federal Reserve reportedly paid Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) a visit to examine its cloud business....

Cybersecurity company FireEye Inc (NASDAQ: FEYE) released a concerning second-quarter report highlighted by higher-than-expected expenses and from renewal rates with smaller customers. One analyst views the quarter as showing encouraging signs of growth while another is modeling for headwinds to...

Texas-based Athena Security is a startup technology company that uses artificial intelligence to teach existing security cameras to identify crimes with 99% accuracy. On Thursday, the company announced the completion of $5.5 million in seed funding. What Happened Athena's capital raise was led...

The cannabis industry represents such a "beautiful opportunity" that even global securities services company Brink's Company (NYSE: BCO) wants a bigger share of the market, CEO Douglas Pertz told CNBC's Jim Cramer during his "Mad Money" show. What Happened Brink's,...

The bullish case for security provider ADT Inc (NYSE: ADT) can no longer be justified, as homeowners are just as likely to buy a do-it-yourself system as they are an ADT product, according to Morgan Stanley. The Analyst Morgan Stanley's Toni Kaplan downgraded ADT from Overweight to Equal-...