Androxgh0st Malware Botnet Steals AWS, Microsoft Credentials and More

The Androxgh0st malware botnet is used for victim identification and exploitation in targeted networks, as well as credentials collection. Read the FBI/CISA’s tips for protecting against this malware threat. Continue reading Androxgh0st Malware Botnet Steals AWS, Microsoft Credentials and More

Twilio’s $3.2B Segment acquisition is about helping developers build data-fueled apps

The pandemic has forced businesses to change the way they interact with customers. Whether it’s how they deliver goods and services, or how they communicate, there is one common denominator, and that’s that everything is being forced to be digitally driven much faster. To some extent, that’s what drove Twilio to acquire Segment for $3.2 […] Continue reading Twilio’s $3.2B Segment acquisition is about helping developers build data-fueled apps

Sendgrid Under Siege from Hacked Accounts

Email service provider Sendgrid is grappling with an unusually large number of customer accounts whose passwords have been cracked, sold to spammers, and abused for sending phishing and email malware attacks. Sendgrid’s parent company Twilio says it is working on a plan to require multi-factor authentication for all of its customers, but that solution may not come fast enough for organizations having trouble dealing with the fallout in the meantime. Continue reading Sendgrid Under Siege from Hacked Accounts

Fake Fedex Express Shipment For Pickup in iso delivers nanocore using Sendgrid

The next in the overnight malware campaigns is a fake Fedex Express email delivering Nanore RAT via an img ( Iso) file. They use email addresses and subjects that will entice a user to read the email and open the attachment. A very high proportion are … Continue reading Fake Fedex Express Shipment For Pickup in iso delivers nanocore using Sendgrid

Twilio acquires email API platform SendGrid for $2 billion in stock

Twilio, the ubiquitous communications platform, today announced its plan to acquire the API-centric email platform SendGrid for about $2 billion in an all-stock transaction. That’s Twilio’s largest acquisition to date, but also one that makes a lot of sense given that both companies aim to make building communications platforms easier for developers. “The two companies […] Continue reading Twilio acquires email API platform SendGrid for $2 billion in stock

Email marketer SendGrid up 13% following IPO

 Marketing email company SendGrid had a decent first day on the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday. After pricing shares at $16, the company closed at $18.03, or up almost 13%. The Denver-based company had raised $131 million after pricing its IPO at $16, above the expected range of $13.50 to $15.50. SendGrid also upsized its IPO, selling 8.2 million shares, instead of 7.7 million.… Read More Continue reading Email marketer SendGrid up 13% following IPO