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XPRO

Expro has suspended its vessel-deployed Lightwell Intervention (LWI) operations following an incident. The company is currently working with stakeholders and independent experts to assess the situation and plan the recovery operation.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

September 28, 2023 | 6:15 am

MSFT

Chinese hackers reportedly accessed approximately 60,000 U.S. State Department emails through a vulnerability in Microsoft Corporation’s email platform. The cyberattack compromised ten State Department accounts, primarily those involved in Indo-Pacific diplomatic efforts. The incident has raised questions about Microsoft’s significant role in providing IT services to the U.S. government. In response, the State Department is transitioning toward “hybrid” environments involving multiple vendors and enhanced multi-factor authentication.

Portfolio Pulse from Ananya Gairola

September 28, 2023 | 3:52 am

JCI

Johnson Controls has experienced disruptions in parts of its internal IT infrastructure and applications due to a cybersecurity incident. While many applications remain operational, the incident has caused and is expected to continue causing disruptions to business operations. The company is assessing whether this will impact the timely release of its Q4 and full fiscal year results, as well as its financial results.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

September 27, 2023 | 9:22 pm

ASNS

Actelis has achieved Third Party Validation for FIPS cyber protection standard required by government agencies, leading to a rise in its share prices.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

September 27, 2023 | 8:44 pm

ASNS

Actelis Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ:ASNS) has achieved Third Party Validation for FIPS 140-2 Level 1, a recognized standard for cryptographic modules established by the US Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology. This validation is crucial for Actelis' business as it is a requirement for US government agencies, including the military, when procuring networking devices and software. The assessment was performed by UL Verification Services Inc., an independent cryptographic module testing laboratory.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

September 27, 2023 | 8:37 pm

JCI

Johnson Controls International has suffered a massive ransomware attack that encrypted many of the company devices, impacting the company's and its subsidiaries' operations. The ransomware gang, Dark Angels, demands $51 million to provide a decryptor and to delete stolen data. They also claim to have stolen over 27 TB of corporate data. The attack has caused the company to shut down portions of its IT systems and many of its subsidiaries, including York, Simplex, and Ruskin, have begun to display technical outage messages on website login pages and customer portals.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

September 27, 2023 | 7:52 pm

AAPL

An Apple store in Philadelphia was looted, with thieves taking away iPhones and other Apple products. Apple tracks these devices and remotely disables them, making it impossible for buyers of looted/stolen iPhones and other Apple devices to use them. Thieves may try to sell these devices at a deep discount to unsuspecting users.

Portfolio Pulse from Rounak Jain

September 27, 2023 | 1:05 pm

TGT

Target Inc. (NYSE:TGT) has announced plans to close nine stores across four US states due to increasing concerns over theft and retail crime. Despite investing in security infrastructure, the company has struggled to ensure a secure shopping experience at these locations. The closures will take effect from October 21st. The company plans to facilitate transfers for eligible employees from the impacted stores to other Target branches. TGT shares closed lower by 2.48% at $109.48 on Tuesday.

Portfolio Pulse from Shivani Kumaresan

September 27, 2023 | 10:26 am

F

FXI

U.S. lawmakers have demanded documents related to Ford's battery partnership with China's CATL, according to a Reuters report. The lawmakers are concerned about the potential for technology transfer to China and the implications for U.S. national security.

Portfolio Pulse from Charles Gross

September 27, 2023 | 10:02 am

ETHUSD

After crypto exchange HTX suffered an $8 million loss due to a hack, Binance CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao offered his exchange’s security team to investigate the attack. HTX has proposed a 5% white-hat bonus, worth around $400,000, to incentivize the return of the stolen funds. The exchange has given the attacker an ultimatum to return 95% of the assets within seven days, or face the involvement of law enforcement.

Portfolio Pulse from Khyathi Dalal

September 26, 2023 | 9:39 pm