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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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| Catalin Cimpanu / The Record: |
Coop, one of Sweden's largest supermarket chains, shuts down nearly all of its 800 stores after one of its contractors was hit in the Kaseya ransomware attack — Coop, one of Sweden's largest supermarket store chains, has shut down nearly 800 stores across the country after one of its contractors …
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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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| 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.| Janko Roettgers / Protocol: |
Q&A with Daniel Rausch, VP of Entertainment Devices & Services at Amazon, about bringing Fire TV to cars, Amazon's game streaming service, and more — Amazon has sold millions of Fire TV sticks across the globe, and struck up partnerships with a number of TV manufacturers to embed … | Mercedes Ruehl / Financial Times: |
Dealogic: tech M&A activity in SE Asia hit $19B in H1 2021, up 114% YoY, and is forecast to reach a record $75B in 2021, up from $17B in 2020 and $23B in 2019 — Dealmaking hit $19bn in first half of 2020 as investors piled into fast-growing digital economy| MacKenzie Sigalos / CNBC: |
As Bitcoin miners drop off the network due to the crackdown in China, the algorithm adjusts mining difficulty down 28% to make the process more profitable — - More than 54% of bitcoin's hashrate, which is the collective computing power of miners worldwide, has dropped off the network since its market peak in May.| The Information: |
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 … | CTech: |
Zencity, which uses AI to analyze resident-generated data from social media and other sources to provide insights to cities and municipalities, raises $30M — The Israeli startup offers government organizations insights from resident feedback through the analysis of millions of pieces …
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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 …
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| Andrea Park / FierceBiotech: |
HealthVerity, a data management provider helping clinicians and pharmaceutical and insurance companies manage health info of patients, raises $100M Series D — A massive database of real-world evidence—encompassing hundreds of millions of electronic records, lab test results …
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| Mark Kleinman / Sky News: |
Sources: Revolut is in talks to raise between $750M to $1B from SoftBank's Vision Fund 2 and others at a valuation of over $30B — SoftBank's Vision Fund 2 is one of several investors in talks with Revolut about injecting up to $1bn into the digital bank, Sky News learns. — City editor @MarkKleinmanSky
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