February 2021 – Page 8

Malvertisers Exploited WebKit 0-Day to Redirect Browser Users to Scam Sites

A malvertising group known as "ScamClub" exploited a zero-day vulnerability in WebKit-based browsers to inject malicious payloads that redirected users to fraudulent websites gift card scams. The attacks, first spotted…

lecrab 17 February 2021

Technology News

Jet co-founder Nate Faust is building a more sustainable e-commerce experience with Olive

Nate Faust has spent years in the e-commerce business — he was a vice president at Quidsi (which ran Diapers.com and Soap.com), co-founder and COO at Jet (acquired by Walmart…

lecrab 17 February 2021

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Zolve raises $15 million for its cross-border neobank aimed at global citizens

Tens of thousands of students and professionals move out of India each year to pursue higher education and for work. Even after spending months in a new country, they struggle…

lecrab 16 February 2021

Blockchain

First ever digital artwork to be sold at Christie’s – made possible by blockchain

Major auction house Christie’s will open bidding this month for an online-only sale of ‘Everydays – The First 5000 Days’ by prominent digital artist Mike Winkelmann, known online as Beeple.…

lecrab 16 February 2021

Blockchain

ShapeShift report cites Cosmos, Polkadot, and NEAR as key emerging smart contracts tech

Cryptocurrency exchange platform ShapeShift has released a new in-depth report on new smart contracts protocols – and has cited Cosmos, Polkadot, and NEAR with particular potential for decentralised applications (dApps).…

lecrab 16 February 2021

Technology News

Want to invest in Nothing? Carl Pei opens investment opportunity to community

Carl Pei, co-founder of OnePlus, knows a thing or two about communities. At the Chinese smartphone maker, Pei fielded product and feature ideas from fans and held frequent gatherings to…

lecrab 16 February 2021

Technology News

New European early stage VC Revent launches with an Impact focus, and sights set on a $60M first close

Revent — a new European early stage (pre-seed to series A) venture capital fund with an ‘impact’ focus — is coming out of the gate today, and is poised to…

lecrab 16 February 2021

Technology News

After pausing the business, Fronted finally launches to offer loans to cover rent deposits

Fronted, the London-based fintech aiming to make life easier for renters, including lending the cash needed for a deposit, has finally launched. In March, its founders took the decision to…

lecrab 16 February 2021

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Travel startup GetYourGuide secures $97M revolving credit facility

Many countries hit hard by Covid-19 are beginning to see a glimmer of optimism from the arrival of vaccinations. Now, a promising travel startup that saw its growth arrested by…

lecrab 16 February 2021

Technology News

Hackers Exploit IT Monitoring Tool Centreon to Target Several French Entities

Russia-linked state-sponsored threat actor known as Sandworm has been linked to a three-year-long stealthy operation to hack targets by exploiting an IT monitoring tool called Centreon. The intrusion campaign —…

lecrab 16 February 2021