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Oak Park Investments buys $14.4M industrial site and other Portland-area transactions
The Business Journal collects Portland-area public records on real estate transactions, liens and bankruptcies and compiles them weekly.
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Former Portland financier Andrew Wiederhorn and Fat Brands indicted by SEC
The Securities and Exchange Commission said Wiederhorn improperly used the company’s money for personal purposes.
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Optum agrees to Oregon lawmakers’ demands not to enforce noncompete agreements
A group of eight lawmakers last month asked the UnitedHealth not to enforce restrictive contract language, after constituents said a Eugene clinic and its owners “abandoned them.”
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North Korean Hackers Deploy New Golang Malware ‘Durian’ Against Crypto Firms
The North Korean threat actor tracked as Kimsuky has been observed deploying a previously undocumented Golang-based malware dubbed Durian as part of highly-targeted cyber attacks aimed at two South Korean cryptocurrency firms. “Durian boasts comprehensive backdoor functionality, enabling the execution of delivered commands, additional file downloads and exfiltration of files,”
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CensysGPT: AI-Powered Threat Hunting for Cybersecurity Pros (Webinar)
Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming cybersecurity, and those leading the charge are using it to outsmart increasingly advanced cyber threats. Join us for an exciting webinar, “The Future of Threat Hunting is Powered by Generative AI,” where you’ll explore how AI tools are shaping the future of cybersecurity defenses. During the session, Censys Security Researcher…
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Chrome Zero-Day Alert — Update Your Browser to Patch New Vulnerability
Google on Thursday released security updates to address a zero-day flaw in Chrome that it said has been actively exploited in the wild. Tracked as CVE-2024-4671, the high-severity vulnerability has been described as a case of use-after-free in the Visuals component. It was reported by an anonymous researcher on May 7, 2024. Use-after-free bugs, which arise when a program
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What’s the Right EDR for You?
A guide to finding the right endpoint detection and response (EDR) solution for your business’ unique needs. Cybersecurity has become an ongoing battle between hackers and small- and mid-sized businesses. Though perimeter security measures like antivirus and firewalls have traditionally served as the frontlines of defense, the battleground has shifted to endpoints. This is why endpoint
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Malicious Android Apps Pose as Google, Instagram, WhatsApp to Steal Credentials
Malicious Android apps masquerading as Google, Instagram, Snapchat, WhatsApp, and X (formerly Twitter) have been observed to steal users’ credentials from compromised devices. “This malware uses famous Android app icons to mislead users and trick victims into installing the malicious app on their devices,” the SonicWall Capture Labs threat research team said in a recent report. The
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As energy storage surges, second Portland flow battery startup emerges
Skip Techology, like higher-profile ESS, has a novel large-scale energy storage solution.
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Vacasa plans to lay off 800 as hedge fund takes 9% stake
New York hedge fund Davidson Kempner Capital Management has amassed a 9% stake, partly with shares purchased from Vacasa’s founder. PBJ outlines details of an email sent to employees today and what another round of cuts means for the vacation rental company that was one of the region’s fastest growing companies.
