NortonLifeLock Inc. is set to buy Avast Plc in a deal valued at as much as $8.6 billion, giving the U.S. cybersecurity company access to one of the biggest customer bases in the industry.
Avast stockholders will receive cash and …
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FluBot: This password-stealing Android malware is spreading quickly
A malware campaign with the aim of stealing passwords, bank details and other sensitive information is spreading quickly through Android devices.
Known as FluBot, the malware is installed via text messages claiming to be from a delivery company that asks …
Google is buying a company for half a billion dollars to boost cloud security
Google’s $500 million acquisition of Israel-based startup Siemplify is supposed to help the company bolster its own cloud security initiative, Chronicle, according to a report from Reuters. In a blog post announcing the deal, Google describes Siemplify as …
Top Universities Took Billions in Unreported Foreign Funds, U.S. Finds
Cornell University initially failed to report to U.S. authorities more than $1.2 billion in foreign funds it has received in recent years, including $760 million related to its campus in Qatar and about $1 million in contracts from Chinese telecom …
Mounting Ransomware Attacks Morph Into a Deadly Concern
Hackers are increasingly targeting health-care institutions and threatening people’s well-being as their software attacks get more sophisticated and brazen.
Ransomware attacks, in which hackers cripple a software system until they receive a bounty, have surged this year, along with financial …
Microsoft Says Its Systems Were Also Breached in Massive SolarWinds Hack
The massive state-sponsored espionage campaign that compromised software maker SolarWinds also targeted Microsoft, as the unfolding investigation into the hacking spree reveals the incident may have been far more wider in scope, sophistication, and impact than previously thought.
News of …