Russian hackers targeted the Ukrainian power grid and attempted to cause a blackout that would have hit 2 million people, according to Ukrainian government officials and the Slovakian cybersecurity firm ESET. The hackers attempted to destroy computers at a Ukrainian energy company using a wiper, malware specifically designed to destroy […]
Israel-based Silverfort, which provides multi-factor authentication and identity threat protection tools, raises a $65M Series C led by Greenfield Partners (Tim Keary/VentureBeat)
Tim Keary / VentureBeat:Israel-based Silverfort, which provides multi-factor authentication and identity threat protection tools, raises a $65M Series C led by Greenfield Partners — Today, unified identity threat protection platform provider Silverfort announced that it has closed a $65 million Series C funding round led by Greenfield partners.
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The Download: Inside the fierce, messy fight over “healthy” sugar tech
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Inside the fierce, messy fight over “healthy” sugar tech In a former insurance office building on the outskirts of Charlottesville, Virginia, a new kind of sugar factory is […]
Report: TikTok’s ad revenue is projected to triple in 2022 to $11B+, surpassing Twitter and Snapchat combined, which are expected to generate $5.58B and $4.86B (Bhanvi Satija/Reuters)
Bhanvi Satija / Reuters:Report: TikTok’s ad revenue is projected to triple in 2022 to $11B+, surpassing Twitter and Snapchat combined, which are expected to generate $5.58B and $4.86B — Video-sharing app TikTok’s advertisement revenue is likely to triple in 2022 to more than $11 billion, exceeding the combined sales …
Despite Amazon spending almost a decade and $2B+ developing drone delivery services, sources say it’s still beset by technical challenges, safety concerns, more (Bloomberg)
Bloomberg:Despite Amazon spending almost a decade and $2B+ developing drone delivery services, sources say it’s still beset by technical challenges, safety concerns, more — Jeff Bezos went on 60 Minutes in 2013 and pledged to fill the skies with a fleet of delivery drones that could zip parcels to customers’ […]
Twitter reverts a change that left blank spaces in place of deleted embedded tweets and says it is exploring “different options” (Emma Roth/The Verge)
Emma Roth / The Verge:Twitter reverts a change that left blank spaces in place of deleted embedded tweets and says it is exploring “different options” — Twitter says it’s exploring ‘different options’ — Twitter has confirmed it reversed a change that altered the appearance of deleted tweets embedded …
Trend says hackers have weaponized SpringShell to install Mirai malware
Researchers have been in search of vulnerable real-world apps. The wait continues.
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SamCart, which offers e-commerce tools for creators, raises an $82M Series B led by Eldridge (Lucinda Shen/Axios)
Lucinda Shen / Axios:SamCart, which offers e-commerce tools for creators, raises an $82M Series B led by Eldridge — SamCart, a sales platform aimed at content creators, unveiled an $82 million round of funding as the company seeks to expand its business. — Eldridge led the round, while other investors […]