Higher prices may be in store for a range of materials used to build the data centers that will deliver AI.
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SentinelOne Launching New Global PartnerOne Program
California-based cybersecurity company SentinelOne has launched the Global PartnerOne Program– a future-ready, unified program designed to supercharge partners’ go-to-market success and accelerate growth. The program will provide partners with the tools, technology, and support needed to scale and uncover new market opportunities. Global PartnerOne targets key growth areas through designated tracks “Partners are at the…
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Gmail Is Not a Secure Way to Send Sensitive Comms: A Friendly Reminder
New end-to-end Gmail encryption alone isn’t secure enough for an enterprise’s most sensitive and prized data, experts say.
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RSAC Unveils Keynote Speaker Slate for RSAC (TM) 2025 Conference
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CISA Warns: Old DNS Trick ‘Fast Flux’ Is Still Thriving
An old DNS switcheroo technique is still helping attackers keep their infrastructure alive. But is it really a pressing issue in 2025?
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TechCrunch Mobility: Tesla takes a hit, tariff chaos begins, and one EV startup hits a milestone
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. Sign up here for free — just click TechCrunch Mobility! Over the 13 years reporting on Tesla and its CEO, Elon Musk, I have watched the rise, fall, near misses, and rise again of the company and…
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Cyber agencies urge organizations to collaborate to stop fast flux DNS attacks
IT leaders in governments, critical infrastructure providers, and businesses must work closely with their ISPs and cybersecurity providers to block a tactic increasingly being used by threat actors to hide the locations of malicious servers, says the Five Eyes intelligence partnership of countries. In a joint warning issued this week, the cyber and intelligence agencies…
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Cloud Native Security: How to Protect Your Kubernetes Infrastructure
As organizations increasingly adopt cloud-native technologies, securing Kubernetes infrastructure has become more important than ever. Cloud-native security encompasses practices and tools designed specifically to protect applications, data, and infrastructure in today’s ephemeral, distributed cloud environments. By aligning cloud native security practices with regulatory requirements, you can better ensure compliance, which is critical for organizations operating…
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Senators re-up bill to expand Secret Service’s financial cybercrime authorities
A bipartisan pair of senators is taking another shot at their bill to expand the U.S. Secret Service’s investigative powers for financial cybercrime probes. The Combatting Money Laundering in Cyber Crime Act from Sens. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., and Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, would update federal law to strengthen the Secret Service’s authority, enabling the agency…
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BSidesLV24 – HireGround – What Goes Bump in the Night? Recruiter Panel About Job Search and Other Scary Things
Authors/Presenters: Kris Rides, Silvia Lemos, Ricki Burke, Kirsten Renner Our sincere appreciation to [BSidesLV][1], and the Presenters/Authors for publishing their erudite [Security BSidesLV24][2] content. Originating from the conference’s events located at the [Tuscany Suites & Casino][3]; and via the organizations [YouTube][4] channel. Permalink The post BSidesLV24 – HireGround – What Goes Bump in the Night?…
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How Kalshi helped prediction markets go mainstream
Kalshi is the largest prediction market in America, creating an entire trading economy around political, sports, and cultural events. To some, including several states, it’s an illegal effort that requires gambling licenses. To others, including some courts and members of the Trump administration, it’s just a new financial opportunity. In a conversation with TechCrunch’s Maxwell…
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OpenAI’s models ‘memorized’ copyrighted content, new study suggests
A new study appears to lend credence to allegations that OpenAI trained at least some of its AI models on copyrighted content. OpenAI is embroiled in suits brought by authors, programmers, and other rights-holders who accuse the company of using their works — books, codebases, and so on — to develop its models without permission.…
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AI has opened a new era in venture capital according to Forerunner Founder Kirsten Green
Forerunner has seen a number of high-profile successes, showing an ability to get ahead of consumer trends with investments in Oura, Chime, the Farmer’s Dog, and beyond in non-B2C companies. To get a sense of how that happened, and what’s next for Forerunner in the AI era, TechCrunch Editor in Chief Connie Loizos spoke with…
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Hunters International Dumps Ransomware, Goes Full-on Extortion
Hunters International, the RaaS group that some believe evolved from Hive, appears to be rebranding and shifting operations, moving away from an unprofitable and risky ransomware business and focusing solely on exfiltrating data and extorting victims, say Group-IB researchers. The post Hunters International Dumps Ransomware, Goes Full-on Extortion appeared first on Security Boulevard.
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DeepSeek: Everything you need to know about the AI chatbot app
DeepSeek has gone viral. Chinese AI lab DeepSeek broke into the mainstream consciousness this week after its chatbot app rose to the top of the Apple App Store charts (and Google Play, as well). DeepSeek’s AI models, which were trained using compute-efficient techniques, have led Wall Street analysts — and technologists — to question whether the U.S. can maintain its…
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Meta officially says goodbye to its US fact checkers on Monday
Meta will no longer have any fact-checkers in the U.S. come Monday, according to Chief Global Affairs Officer Joel Kaplan. Meta announced this significant policy change in January when it also loosened its content moderation rules. The timing of this change coincided with President Trump’s inauguration, which Meta founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg attended after…
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Mach CEO on building defense tech company in your 20s
Mach CEO Ethan Thornton has been building weapons systems of varying shapes and sizes since high school, but his ambitions have turned into a company that recently landed a contract with the U.S. military and a plan to develop cross-functional factories. TechCrunch’s Charles Rollet interviewed Thornton during the StrictlyVC 2025 event in San Francisco, exploring…
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GitHub Copilot introduces new limits, charges for ‘premium’ AI models
GitHub Copilot, Microsoft-owned GitHub’s AI coding assistant, could soon become costlier for some users. On Friday, GitHub announced “premium requests” for GitHub Copilot, a new system that imposes rate limits when users switch to AI models other than the base model for tasks such as “agentic” coding and multi-file edits. While GitHub Copilot subscribers can…
Global Security News
Trump Grants 75-Day Extension to Reach TikTok Deal
The extension will give investors more time to reach an agreement to keep the app operating in the U.S.
Global Security News
Minnesota Tribe Struggles After Ransomware Attack
Hotel and casino operations for the Lower Sioux Indians have been canceled or postponed, and the local health center is redirecting those needing medical or dental care.
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Trump extends TikTok ban deadline by 75 days
President Donald Trump has extended the deadline for the TikTok ban by 75 days. Trump shared a post on Truth Social on Friday stating that he is signing an executive order to allow for more time to finalize a deal. “My Administration has been working very hard on a Deal to SAVE TIKTOK, and we…
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Beyond Bluesky: These are the apps building social experiences on the AT Protocol
A year ago, Bluesky was opening up to the public and was known as one of the many X competitors that emerged after Elon Musk acquired the network formerly known as Twitter. Today, Bluesky’s social network has grown to over 33 million users, while the technology it’s built upon — the AT Protocol (or ATProto…
Global Security News, Security
Port of Seattle says ransomware breach impacts 90,000 people
Port of Seattle, the U.S. government agency overseeing Seattle’s seaport and airport, is notifying roughly 90,000 individuals of a data breach after their personal information was stolen in an August 2024 ransomware attack. […]
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Protester interrupts Microsoft Copilot keynote, says company has ‘blood on its hands’
A protester interrupted Microsoft’s Copilot-focused keynote Friday afternoon, calling attention to the company’s reported dealings with the Israeli military. “Shame on you,” the protester said. “You claim that you care about using AI for good, but Microsoft sells AI weapons to the Israeli military […] All of Microsoft has blood on its hands.” Microsoft Head…
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San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie thinks his city is on the verge of a rebound
The perception of San Francisco has been on the decline for years due to a number of factors. The city’s mayor, Daniel Lurie, joined TechCrunch’s Maxwell Zeff to talk about Lurie’s efforts to turn that around. Lurie highlighted his administrative and on-the-ground efforts in a push for San Francisco to remain the center of the…
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Startups Weekly: Stay tuned for the Rippling espionage movie
Welcome to Startups Weekly — your weekly recap of everything you can’t miss from the world of startups. Want it in your inbox every Friday? Sign up here. This week reminded us that different startups share a different approach to news: Some choose to remain quiet for a very long time, even about their acquisition…
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AI Security Got Complicated Fast. Here’s How Microsoft is Simplifying It
Microsoft’s approach offers a compelling opportunity to secure AI, leverage AI-driven security tools and establish a self-reinforcing ecosystem where AI agents effectively collaborate within defined organizational boundaries The post AI Security Got Complicated Fast. Here’s How Microsoft is Simplifying It appeared first on Security Boulevard.
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Flexport CEO Ryan Petersen still sees opportunity in global trade despite Trump’s tariffs
Flexport’s business is built on supply chains, and the new tariffs the U.S. is placing upon its trading partners have plunged international trade into chaos. Flexport founder and CEO Ryan Petersen joined TechCrunch Editor in Chief Connie Loizos for a StrictlyVC conversation on the ins and outs of the tariffs’ impact, the industry’s reaction, and…
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PoisonSeed phishing campaign behind emails with wallet seed phrases
A large-scale phishing campaign dubbed ‘PoisonSeed’ compromises corporate email marketing accounts to distribute emails containing crypto seed phrases used to drain cryptocurrency wallets. […]
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Gemini 2.5 Pro is Google’s most expensive AI model yet
On Friday, Google released API pricing for Gemini 2.5 Pro, an AI reasoning model with industry-leading performance on several benchmarks measuring coding, reasoning, and math. For prompts up to 200,000 tokens, Gemini 2.5 Pro costs $1.25 per million input tokens (roughly 750,000 words, longer than the entire “Lord of The Rings” series) and $10 per…
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Cyber Forensic Expert in 2,000+ Cases Faces FBI Probe
A Minnesota cybersecurity and computer forensics expert whose testimony has featured in thousands of courtroom trials over the past 30 years is facing questions about his credentials and an inquiry from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Legal experts say the inquiry could be grounds to reopen a number of adjudicated cases in which the…
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Klarna and StubHub delay IPOs because of Trump tariff turmoil
Both firms hoped to raise at least $1 billion in their public market debuts.
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Microsoft’s Copilot can now browse the web and perform actions for you
For its 50th birthday, Microsoft is teaching its AI-powered Copilot chatbot a few new tricks. Copilot can now take action on “most websites,” Microsoft says, enabling it to book tickets, reserve restaurants, and more. The bot has gained the ability to remember specific things about you, similar to OpenAI’s ChatGPT, like your favorite food and…
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Oracle Hack: From ‘Deny-Deny-Deny’ to ‘Oops-Oops-Oops’
Classic “wordplay:” Larry’s PR angels desperately dance on the head of a pin. The post Oracle Hack: From ‘Deny-Deny-Deny’ to ‘Oops-Oops-Oops’ appeared first on Security Boulevard.
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Australian pension funds hit by wave of credential stuffing attacks
Over the weekend, a massive wave of credential stuffing attacks hit multiple large Australian super funds, compromising thousands of members’ accounts. […]
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DDoS Attacks Now Key Weapons in Geopolitical Conflicts, NETSCOUT Warns
Hackers now use AI and botnets to launch powerful DDoS attacks, bypassing security and overwhelming servers as law enforcement struggles to keep up.
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Turbine raises $22M to help VC investors get cash without selling their stakes
Since IPOs slowed to trickle a few years ago, limited partners who invest in venture capital funds have had one giant problem: a dearth of liquidity. Lack of cash returns has been especially troublesome for wealthy individuals or their small family offices – who manage the assets of the wealthy – that made substantial investments…
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Ivanti warns customers of new critical flaw exploited in the wild
Ivanti is warning customers that a critical vulnerability that impacts its VPN appliances and other products has already been exploited in the wild by a Chinese APT group. The flaw was originally flagged by Ivanti as a denial-of-service issue, but attackers figured out how to exploit it for remote code execution. The vulnerability, now tracked…
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A comprehensive list of 2025 tech layoffs
A complete list of all the known layoffs in tech, from Big Tech to startups, broken down by month throughout 2024.
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Nintendo delays Switch 2 preorders in response to tariffs
Nintendo is delaying preorders for the newly announced Switch 2 in the U.S. due to concerns around President Donald Trump’s tariffs. Preorders will no longer begin on April 9. “Preorders for Nintendo Switch 2 in the U.S. will not start April 9, 2025, in order to assess the potential impact of tariffs and evolving market…
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Nintendo delays Switch 2 pre-orders in response to tariffs
Nintendo is delaying preorders for the newly-announced Switch 2 in the U.S. due to concerns around President Donald Trump’s tariffs. Preorders will no longer begin on April 9. “Pre-orders for Nintendo Switch 2 in the U.S. will not start April 9, 2025 in order to assess the potential impact of tariffs and evolving market conditions,”…
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OpenAI says it’ll release o3 after all, delays GPT-5
After effectively cancelling the consumer launch of its o3 reasoning model in February, OpenAI now says it aims to release both o3 and a next-gen successor, o4-mini, in “a couple of weeks.” In a post on X on Friday, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said the reversal in course is related to OpenAI’s upcoming GPT-5, which…
Global Security News
Medusa Rides Momentum From Ransomware-as-a-Service Pivot
Shifting to a RaaS business model has accelerated the group’s growth, and targeting critical industries like healthcare, legal, and manufacturing hasn’t hurt either.
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Royal Mail investigates data leak
There are indications that Royal Mail has suffered a new cyber incident, around two years after it suffered a massive ransomware attack: A hacker called “GHNA” claimed in a darknet forum that he had stolen 144 gigabytes of data from the British postal service. The message posted March 31 said the stolen data included 16,549…
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Video: See You at Scale Computing Platform//2025!
The future of IT innovation starts at Platform//2025. Join Scale Computing and Channel Insider for three dynamic days of learning, networking and collaboration at Platform//2025, Scale Computing’s premier global event designed exclusively for IT professionals and partners. Whether you’re looking to build your technical skills or explore new opportunities to grow your business, Platform//2025 offers…
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Trump fires Gen. Timothy Haugh from leadership of Cyber Command and NSA
The post Trump fires Gen. Timothy Haugh from leadership of Cyber Command and NSA appeared first on CyberScoop.
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Big hole in big data: Critical deserialization bug in Apache Parquet allows RCE
A flaw in code for handling Parquet, Apache’s open-source columnar data file format, allows attackers to run arbitrary code on vulnerable instances. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-30065, is a deserialization issue (CWE-502) in Parquet’s Java library that allows execution of maliciously crafted Parquet files. “This vulnerability can impact data pipelines and analytics systems that import…
Global Security News, Security
Europcar GitLab breach exposes data of up to 200,000 customers
A hacker breached the GitLab repositories of multinational car-rental company Europcar Mobility Group and stole source code for Android and iOS applications, as well as some personal information belonging to up to 200,000 users. […]
Global Security News
CISA Layoffs Are a Momentary Disruption, Not a Threat
Layoffs may cause short-term disruptions, but they don’t represent a catastrophic loss of cybersecurity capability — because the true cyber operations never resided solely within CISA to begin with.
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TechCrunch All Stage: Learn how AI can supercharge your MVPs with Chris Gardner
TechCrunch All Stage, our big event for founders of startups at all stages of funding (see what we did there?), is coming up July 15 at Boston’s SoWa Power Station. And it’s our pleasure to announce that Underscore VC’s investing partner Chris Gardner will join a loaded lineup of speakers by leading a breakout session…
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News alert: YRIKKA’s ‘Red Teaming’ API advances AI safety, reliability in high-stakes applications
New York, NY, Apr. 3, 2025 — YRIKKA has released the first publicly available API for agentic red teaming of Visual AI assets. This release comes at the heels of YRIKKA successfully raising its pre-seed funding round of $1.5M led … (more…) The post News alert: YRIKKA’s ‘Red Teaming’ API advances AI safety, reliability in…
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OpenAI’s $20 ChatGPT Plus is now free for students until the end of May
ChatGPT Plus subscription is now free, but only if you’re a student based out of the United States of America and Canada. […]
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Design, implement, and deploy application protection policies with Cursor Agent | Impart Security
Introducing Impart + Cursor: Truly Autonomous Application Protection Runtime Security Without the Babysitting Security teams can now define application protection policies declaratively in Impart — with Cursor’s agent executing them safely and autonomously, eliminating the need for tedious clickops. Why This Matters Application protection has traditionally been a necessary burden. Security engineers find themselves trapped…
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Trump fires NSA and Cybercom chief, jeopardizing cyber intel
US President Donald Trump has summarily fired Gen. Timothy D. Haugh, head of the US National Security Agency (NSA) and US Cyber Command (Cybercom), along with Haugh’s civilian deputy, Wendy Noble. The firing of these top intel leaders took place at the instigation of Laura Loomer, a controversial right-wing influencer noted for her embrace of…
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Longtime ‘Fast Flux’ Evasion Technique Now a National Security Threat
CISA, the FBI, and NSA issued an advisory about the national security threat posed by “fast flux,” a technique used by threat actors to evade detection of their C2 infrastructures that has been around for two decades but has seen a resurgence in use by ransomware gangs and nation-state bad actors. The post Longtime ‘Fast…
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Automakers jump on Tesla’s brand woes with discount EV offers
Tesla trade-ins in the U.S. are at an all time high as some owners become disillusioned with Elon Musk’s politics, and some just want to avoid their car getting keyed by Musk haters. Automakers are pouncing on the opportunity. Polestar, Lucid Motors, Volvo, and Ford — which have long trailed Tesla in EV sales —…
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Royal Mail untersucht Datenleck
width=”1878″ height=”1056″ sizes=”(max-width: 1878px) 100vw, 1878px”>Der britische Postdienst Royal Mail untersucht Hinweise auf ein Datenleck. Hintergrund könnte der gleiche wie bei dem Fall von Samsung Deutschland sein. mikecphoto – shutterstock.com Rund zwei Jahre nach der massiven Ransomware-Attacke auf Royal Mail kursieren aktuell Hinweise auf einen neuen Cybervorfall. Am 31. März behauptete ein Hacker namens „GHNA“…
Global Security News
Secure Communications Evolve Beyond End-to-End Encryption
Signal, Wickr, WhatsApp, and Cape all have different approaches to security and privacy, yet most are finding ways to make secure communications more private.
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Cyber Agencies Warn of Fast Flux Threat Bypassing Network Defenses
A joint cybersecurity advisory warns organizations globally about the defense gap in detecting and blocking fast flux techniques, which are exploited for malicious activities
Global Security News
SpotBugs Access Token Theft Identified as Root Cause of GitHub Supply Chain Attack
The cascading supply chain attack that initially targeted Coinbase before becoming more widespread to single out users of the “tj-actions/changed-files” GitHub Action has been traced further back to the theft of a personal access token (PAT) related to SpotBugs. “The attackers obtained initial access by taking advantage of the GitHub Actions workflow of SpotBugs, a…
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Trump fires head of National Security Agency and Cyber Command
Haugh’s firing has seemingly caught senior lawmakers by surprise
Global Security News
Tj-actions Supply Chain Attack Traced Back to Single GitHub Token Compromise
The threat actors initially attempted to compromise projects associated with the Coinbase cryptocurrency exchange, said Palo Alto Networks
Global Security News
Have We Reached a Distroless Tipping Point?
There’s a virtuous cycle in technology that pushes the boundaries of what’s being built and how it’s being used. A new technology development emerges and captures the world’s attention. People start experimenting and discover novel applications, use cases, and approaches to maximize the innovation’s potential. These use cases generate significant value, fueling demand for the…
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Cyberkriminalität richtet immer größere Schaden an
supimol kumying – shutterstock.com Ungeachtet vereinzelter Fahndungserfolge internationaler Sicherheitsbehörden erwirtschaften Cyberkriminelle von Jahr zu Jahr steigende Gewinne. Nach einer Analyse des Rückversicherers Munich Re haben die von Hackern und sonstigen Online-Tätern weltweit angerichteten Schäden im vergangenen Jahr ein weiteres Mal zugenommen. Demnach könnte die Zahl der weltweiten Erpressungsattacken mit bösartiger “Ransomware” um ein Viertel zugenommen…
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Chinese State Hackers Exploiting Newly Disclosed Ivanti Flaw
Mandiant warned that Chinese espionage actor UNC5221 is actively exploiting a critical Ivanti vulnerability, which can lead to remote code execution
Cyberattacks, Cybercrime, Multifactor Authentication, Global Security News
Privilegierte Zugänge werden zum Sicherheitsrisiko
Kriminelle bevorzugen Phishing als Erstzugriffsmethode und nutzen legale Tools für unauffällige Angriffe auf sensible Systeme, wie eine aktuelle Studie herausfand. shutterstock – Olivier Le Moal Der Missbrauch legitimer privilegierter Zugänge (legitimate privileged access) nimmt zu . Wie der Cisco Talos‘ Jahresrückblick 2024 herausfand, nutzten Angreifer immer öfter gestohlene Identitäten für ihre Attacken, darunter auch Ransomware-Erpressungen.…
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A comprehensive list of 2025 tech layoffs
A complete list of all the known layoffs in tech, from Big Tech to startups, broken down by month throughout 2024.
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ChatGPT: Everything you need to know about the AI-powered chatbot
ChatGPT, OpenAI’s text-generating AI chatbot, has taken the world by storm since its launch in November 2022. What started as a tool to supercharge productivity through writing essays and code with short text prompts has evolved into a behemoth with 300 million weekly active users. 2024 was a big year for OpenAI, from its partnership…
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Benchmarks Find ‘DeepSeek-V3-0324 Is More Vulnerable Than Qwen2.5-Max’
While the latest iteration of Qwen2.5-Max outperforms DeepSeek-V3 on security, the AI model lags behind its competition in several other areas.
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Windows 11 Forces Microsoft Account Sign In & Removes Bypass Trick Option
Microsoft is killing the Windows 11 bypass trick — soon, all setups will require internet and a Microsoft Account, leaving privacy-conscious users with fewer options.
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North Korean Hackers Disguised as IT Workers Targeting UK, European Companies, Google Finds
The attackers pose as legitimate remote IT workers, looking to both generate revenue and access sensitive company data through employment. “Europe needs to wake up fast,” according to Google’s Jamie Collier.
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Invi Grid Security Platform Added to Cowbell Rx Marketplace
Invi Grid, a Day Zero security and AI/Cloud infrastructure governance technology provider, recently announced that its Intelligent Cloud platform will be added to Cowbell Insurance’s Cowbell Rx Marketplace. Policyholders gain access to solutions at lower rates Invi Grid will assist Cowbell Cyber policyholders by providing them with simplified access to Invi Grid’s cybersecurity solutions at…
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How SecurityBridge Secures the SAP Ecosystem
SAP’s vast ecosystem of tech solutions has supported organizations for decades in achieving cross-functional planning and success. Securing that legacy tech stack can be challenging, which is why vendors like SecurityBridge create solutions to simplify that process. CTO and Co-Founder Ivan Mans spoke with Channel Insider about the necessity for SAP-specific security tools and what…
Application Security, Artificial Intelligence, DevSecOps, Generative AI, Software Development, Exploits, Global Security News
AI programming copilots are worsening code security and leaking more secrets
AI coding assistants are among the early success stories of the generative AI revolution in business. Increasingly adopted, programming copilots are making inroads into development processes, enhancing developers’ productivity and helping stand up rudimentary projects quickly. But they’re also a security issue, and the anticipated volume of code they will soon be producing is a…
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Too little budget for OT security despite rising threats
Despite OT security increasingly becoming a mainstream concern, only 27% of companies delegate budget control over securing their operations infrastructure to their CISOs or CSOs, according to global analysis by cybersecurity provider Opswat. Where this is not the case, critical industrial control system (ICS) and OT requirements are overlooked or ignored in budget allocation. Nearly half…
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The Ultimate Guide to Vulnerability Assessment
Vulnerability assessment is a process that identifies security weaknesses of any IT system, network, application, or cloud environment. It is a proactive approach to detect and fix security gaps before… The post The Ultimate Guide to Vulnerability Assessment appeared first on Strobes Security. The post The Ultimate Guide to Vulnerability Assessment appeared first on Security…
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StrictlyVC is heading to London this May
StrictlyVC is crossing the Atlantic! On 13 May, London will play host to an exclusive StrictlyVC evening, delivering the same high-caliber VC insider content that has made these events a must-attend for investors and startup leaders alike. If you’re a venture capitalist or founder looking to exchange insights with peers and dive into powerful, no-filter…
Exploits, Global Security News
Critical Ivanti Flaw Actively Exploited to Deploy TRAILBLAZE and BRUSHFIRE Malware
Ivanti has disclosed details of a now-patched critical security vulnerability impacting its Connect Secure that has come under active exploitation in the wild. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-22457 (CVSS score: 9.0), concerns a case of a stack-based buffer overflow that could be exploited to execute arbitrary code on affected systems. “A stack-based buffer overflow in…
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Midjourney releases its first new AI image model in nearly a year
Midjourney, one of the earliest AI image-generating services on the web, has released its first new AI image model in nearly a year. Dubbed V7, the model, which began rolling out in alpha around midnight Eastern on Friday, comes a week after OpenAI debuted a new image generator in ChatGPT that quickly went viral for…
Global Security News
CERT-UA Reports Cyberattacks Targeting Ukrainian State Systems with WRECKSTEEL Malware
The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) has revealed that no less than three cyber attacks were recorded against state administration bodies and critical infrastructure facilities in the country with an aim to steal sensitive data. The campaign, the agency said, involved the use of compromised email accounts to send phishing messages containing links…
Exploits, Global Security News
Critical Flaw in Apache Parquet Allows Remote Attackers to Execute Arbitrary Code
A maximum severity security vulnerability has been disclosed in Apache Parquet’s Java Library that, if successfully exploited, could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on susceptible instances. Apache Parquet is a free and open-source columnar data file format that’s designed for efficient data processing and retrieval, providing support for complex data, high-performance
Exploits, Global Security News, Network Security, Vulnerabilities
Surge in threat actors scanning Juniper, Cisco, and Palo Alto Networks devices
A surge in internet probes targeting devices from Juniper Networks, Cisco Systems, and Palo Alto Networks should put their admins on alert, say security experts. A threat actor is probing the internet using default credentials for a Juniper Networks router, prompting a cybersecurity expert to warn network admins to change the login combo from the…
Global Security News, Tech Companies
Rimini Street Adds Workday Support, Plus SAP, VMware & More
Third-party support and services provider Rimini Street recently announced a new capability that expands the company’s solutions into the Workday ecosystem. The company’s Chief Product Officer, Chief Marketing Officer, and Executive Vice President of Global Transformation, David Rowe, sat down with Channel Insider to explain how the company partners with leading enterprise vendors and why…
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Amazon’s new AI agent will shop third-party sites for you
Amazon is starting to test a new AI shopping agent, a feature it calls “Buy for Me,” with a subset users, the company announced in a blog post Thursday. If Amazon doesn’t sell something that users are searching for, the Buy for Me feature will display products to users that other websites are selling. Then,…
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China-backed espionage group hits Ivanti customers again
Ivanti customers are confronting another string of attacks linked to an actively exploited vulnerability in the company’s VPN products. Mandiant said a nation-state backed espionage group linked to China has been exploiting the critical vulnerability, CVE-2025-22457, since mid-March. The threat group, which Google Threat Intelligence Group tracks as UNC5221, has a knack for exploiting Ivanti…
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Federal judge allows the EFF’s lawsuit against DOGE and Elon Musk to proceed
A federal judge ruled on Thursday that a lawsuit attempting to stop the Department of Government Efficiency from obtaining records on millions of Americans may proceed. In conjunction with privacy watchdog the Electronic Frontier Foundation and two labor unions, more than 100 current and former federal employees sued DOGE, the U.S. Office of Personnel Management…
Global Security News
AppLovin Confirms Indication of Interest in TikTok Purchase
The Trump administration’s deadline to sell or shut down TikTok is Saturday.
Global Security News, Security
Max severity RCE flaw discovered in widely used Apache Parquet
A maximum severity remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability has been discovered impacting all versions of Apache Parquet up to and including 1.15.0. […]
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5 Reasons to Secure Firmware in Financial Services Organizations
The post 5 Reasons to Secure Firmware in Financial Services Organizations appeared first on Eclypsium | Supply Chain Security for the Modern Enterprise. The post 5 Reasons to Secure Firmware in Financial Services Organizations appeared first on Security Boulevard.
Global Security News, Security
Hunters International shifts from ransomware to pure data extortion
The Hunters International Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) operation is shutting down and rebranding with plans to switch to date theft and extortion-only attacks. […]
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Amazon Kindle’s new feature uses AI to generate recaps for books in a series
Amazon is introducing a new “Recaps” feature for Kindle users to help them recall plot points and character arcs before picking up the latest book in a series. While the company’s press release for the new feature doesn’t mention AI, Amazon confirmed to TechCrunch that recaps are AI-generated. “We use technology, including GenAI and Amazon…
Fundraising, Global Security News
Grace raises €5.9 million seed to offer insurance to luxury goods
Grace, an insurance company for luxury goods, announced a $6.4 million (€5.9 million) seed round led by FinTechCollective and Speedinvest. Grace, an insurance company for luxury goods, works with luxury brands to protect purchased consumer goods. If an item is stolen or damaged, a consumer can create a claim through the Grace app. For the…
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OpenAI just made its first cybersecurity investment
OpenAI just co-led a $43 million Series A into deepfake defense startup Adaptive Security.
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Intel and TSMC are reportedly launching a joint chipmaking venture
Semiconductor giants Intel and TSMC are reportedly teaming up. The two firms are said to have reached a tentative agreement to create a joint venture that will operate Intel’s chipmaking facilities, according to The Information. TSMC will have a 20% stake in the new venture. Instead of funding its stake with capital, TSMC will share…
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Ted Schlein’s Ballistic Ventures is raising $100M for a new fund
Ted Schlein’s cybersecurity-focused Ballistic Ventures is raising $100 million for a new fund, TechCrunch has exclusively learned.
Global Security News
China-Linked Threat Group Exploits Ivanti Bug
The vendor had originally assessed the flaw as low risk but now says it is a critical issue that enables remote code execution.
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Microsoft starts testing Windows 11 taskbar icon scaling
Microsoft is testing a new taskbar icon scaling feature that automatically scales down Windows taskbar icons to show more apps when it gets too overcrowded. […]
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Teen with 4.0 GPA who built the viral Cal AI app was rejected by 15 top universities
Zach Yadegari, the high school teen co-founder of Cal AI, is being hammered with comments on X after he revealed that out of 18 top colleges he applied to, he was rejected by 15. Yadegari says that he got a 4.0 GPA and nailed a 34 score on his ACT (above 31 is considered a…
Global Security News
Disclosure Drama Clouds CrushFTP Vulnerability Exploitation
CrushFTP CEO Ben Spink slammed several cybersecurity companies for creating confusion around a critical authentication bypass flaw that’s currently under attack.
Apps, Global Security News, North America, TikTok, tiktok for artists
TikTok quietly launches a new ‘TikTok for Artists’ platform
As TikTok’s fate in the United States remains uncertain, the tech giant has quietly started testing a new “TikTok for Artists” insights platform that is designed to help artists build their careers, the company confirmed to TechCrunch. The platform will provide artists with tools to promote their songs, understand performance metrics, and engage with fans.…