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REvil is pushing ransomware via an update for Kaseya's IT management software, hitting hundreds of managed service providers with thousands of customers — A massive REvil ransomware attack affects multiple managed service providers and their clients through a reported Kaseya supply-chain attack.
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| Trevor Hunnicutt / Reuters: |
President Biden says he has directed US intelligence agencies to investigate the Kaseya ransomware attack and adds “we're not certain” who is behind the attack — President Joe Biden said on Saturday he has directed U.S. intelligence agencies to investigate who was behind … | Catalin Cimpanu / The Record: |
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| Andrew Hayward / Decrypt: |
E-sports collective FaZe Clan denies that it participated in the alleged pump-and-dump of Save the Kids coin, drops and suspends players who promoted the coin — FaZe Clan, one of the most popular esports organizations competing across multiple games, came under fire lately for allegations … | Antonia Timmerman / Rest of World: |
How PetaBencana, a bot that uses social media posts to map emerging natural disasters in Indonesia in real time, is helping authorities respond more quickly — An Indonesian mapping platform is turning social media chatter into life-saving information during natural disasters. — • JAKARTA, INDONESIA| Brad Stone / New York Times: |
How Jeff Bezos' wide-ranging ambitions for Amazon, a fear of stasis, and an absence of empathy factor in his monumental but complicated legacy at the company — Mr. Stone is the author of “Amazon Unbound: Jeff Bezos and the Invention of Global Empire” and a senior executive editor for global technology at Bloomberg News.
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| Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: |
Google removes nine Play Store apps, including PIP Photo with 5.8M+ downloads, after researchers find the apps were stealing users' Facebook login credentials — Researchers uncovered 9 apps that used a sneaking method to pilfer credentials. — Google has given the boot to nine Android apps downloaded …
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Arizona-based Trainual, a SaaS provider for small businesses to onboard, train, and scale their teams, raises $27M Series B led by Altos Ventures — Trainual, a Scottsdale, Ariz. - based SaaS platform for businesses to onboard, train and scale their teams, closed a $27M Series B funding.| Omar Faridi / Crowdfund Insider: |
Rapyd, a “fintech-as-a-service” provider, to acquire Iceland-based Valitor, which develops in-store and online payments technologies, for $100M — Rapyd, a multinational Fintech as a Service (FaaS) provider, has entered into a definitive agreement with Arion Banki (Arion Bank) …
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Sources: Mercury, which offers banking services to other startups, raises $100M+ Series B at a valuation of $1.6B; Mercury was last valued at $100M in 2019 — Coatue Management has led a Series B investment in Mercury, a banking service for other startups, at a valuation of about $1.6 billion including … | The Information: |
Filing: Talkdesk, a developer of cloud-based customer service software, raises up to $210M Series D at a $10B valuation; it was last valued at $3B+ in July 2020 — Talkdesk, a developer of cloud-based software to manage call centers and other customer service, has indicated it is raising …
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| Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat: |
Sweden-based Hiber, a no-code service that lets users create games using mobile phones, raises $15M Series A led by EQT Ventures, bringing total raised to ~$20M — Hiber has raised $15 million for its platform for publishing user-generated games on the web. — What does this mean?| Austen Goslin / Polygon: |
Riot Games, maker of League of Legends, releases an album of lo-fi beats, letting gamers stream their sessions with music without fear of DMCA copyright strikes — Vi from League of Legends stars in an animated video about relaxing — Riot Games' latest music project is an album of chill lo-fi beats for players to relax/game to.Sponsor Posts
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