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The most critical systems of our modern world rely on GPS, from aviation and road networks to emergency and disaster response, from precision farming and power grids to weather forecasting…
These messaging features, announced at WWDC 2024, will have a significant impact on how people communicate every day.
Since April, a hacker with a history of selling stolen data has claimed a data breach of billions of records — impacting at least 300 million people — from a…
The security firm said the attacks targeting Snowflake customers is “ongoing,” suggesting the number of affected companies may rise.
Privacy watchdogs in the U.K. and Canada have launched a joint investigation into the data breach at 23andMe last year. On Monday, the U.K,’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) and the…
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As another Snowflake customer confirms a data breach, the cloud data company says its position “remains unchanged.”
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Two senior police officials in Bangladesh are accused of collecting and selling citizens’ personal information to criminals on Telegram.
Snowflake is the latest company in a string of high-profile security incidents and sizable data breaches caused by the lack of MFA.
The malicious attack appears to have involved malware transmitted through TikTok’s DMs.
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Live Nation says its Ticketmaster subsidiary was hacked. A hacker claims to be selling 560 million customer records.
Late Friday afternoon, a time window companies usually reserve for unflattering disclosures, AI startup Hugging Face said that its security team earlier this week detected “unauthorized access” to Spaces, Hugging…
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Using stalkerware is creepy, unethical, potentially illegal, and puts your data and that of your loved ones in danger.
Japanese crypto exchange DMM Bitcoin confirmed on Friday that it had been the victim of a hack resulting in the theft of 4,502.9 bitcoin, or about $305 million. According to…
Check Point is the latest security vendor to fix a vulnerability in its technology, which it sells to companies to protect their networks.
Chinese EV manufacturers face a new challenge in their pursuit of U.S. customers: a new House bill that would limit or ban the introduction of their connected vehicles. The bill,…
The spyware maker’s founder, Bryan Fleming, said pcTattletale is “out of business and completely done,” following a data breach.
On Friday, Pal Kovacs was listening to the long-awaited new album from rock and metal giants Bring Me the Horizon when he noticed a strange sound at the end of…
pcTattletale’s website was briefly defaced and contained links containing files from the spyware maker’s servers, before going offline.
About half a million patients have been notified so far, but the number of affected individuals is likely far higher.
On the heels of raising $102 million earlier this year, Bugcrowd is making good on its promise to use some of that funding to make acquisitions to strengthen its security…
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Several hotel check-in computers are running a remote access app, which is leaking screenshots of guest information to the internet.
A dodgy email containing a link that looks “legit” but is actually malicious remains one of the most dangerous, yet successful, tricks in a cybercriminal’s handbook. Now, an AI startup…
U.S. cell carrier Patriot Mobile experienced a data breach that included subscribers’ personal information, including full names, email addresses, home ZIP codes and account PINs, TechCrunch has learned. Patriot Mobile,…
CyberArk — one of the army of larger security companies founded out of Israel — is acquiring Venafi, a specialist in machine identity, for $1.54 billion.
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CSC ServiceWorks provides laundry machines to thousands of residential homes and universities, but the company ignored requests to fix a security bug.
A Texas-based company that provides health insurance and benefit plans disclosed a data breach affecting almost 2.5 million people, some of whom had their Social Security number stolen. WebTPA said…
A hacker listed the data allegedly breached from Samco on a known cybercrime forum.
A top European privacy watchdog is investigating following the recent breaches of Dell customers’ personal information, TechCrunch has learned. Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) deputy commissioner Graham Doyle confirmed to…
Flock Safety is a multibillion-dollar startup that’s got eyes everywhere. As of Wednesday, with the company’s new Solar Condor cameras, those eyes are solar-powered and use wireless 5G networks to…
Private equity giant Thoma Bravo has announced that its security information and event management (SIEM) company LogRhythm will be merging with Exabeam, a rival cybersecurity company backed by the likes…