All articles by Refna Tharayil
Refna Tharayil
Zoom reports Q3 beat, raises FY25 guidance amid enterprise momentum
The communications technology company achieved a 3.6% YoY growth in revenue for Q3 FY25, reaching $1.18bn and surpassing analysts’ expectations of $1.16bn.
Blue Yonder breach debacle continues with Starbucks disruption
The attack on the third-party software provider has now forced Starbucks to rely on pen and paper to manage its employees’ schedules.
Blue Yonder ransomware attack disrupts supply chains across UK and US
The supply chain software company stated that the ransomware attack affected its managed services hosted environment, while its Azure public cloud services remained unaffected.
Malware exploits Avast driver vulnerability to terminate security processes
The malware, a variant of an antivirus killer tool unaffiliated with any specific family, targets a hardcoded list of 142 security processes from various vendors to disable protections.
2,700 firewalls compromised in Palo Alto Networks exploit onslaught
Although Palo Alto Networks claims that only a limited number of devices are affected, Shadowserver has identified thousands of exposed 2,700 PAN-OS devices.
Wiz bolsters cloud security offering with acquisition of Dazz
The integration of Dazz’s capabilities, said Wiz, would allow the cybersecurity firm to expand its platform with AI-driven prioritisation and remediation features.
French hospital hit by massive data breach, over 750,000 patients impacted
Following the cyberattack, the hacker allegedly started offering access to the MediBoard platform, which is used by multiple French hospitals.
Nvidia surpasses earnings expectations, but stock dips on slower Q4 revenue growth forecast
The California-based chipmaker expects revenue of $37.5bn for the ongoing quarter, reflecting a slowdown in growth to around 69.5%.
Apple addresses two zero-day exploits with emergency security updates
The Cupertino-based technology giant attributed the discovery of both vulnerabilities to Clément Lecigne and Benoît Sevens of Google’s Threat Analysis Group but withheld details on how the exploits were used in real-world attacks.
CMA dismisses investigation into Alphabet’s deal with AI firm Anthropic
The British competition watchdog determined that Anthropic’s UK turnover fell short of the £70m threshold, which eliminates the possibility of a merger under the turnover criteria.