Telecoms equipment vendor Nokia and Saudi telco STC have concluded what they say is the first-ever 1Tbps long haul field trial in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region, using Nokia’s Photonic Service Engine (PSE-6s) technology .
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DNA sequencer vulnerabilities signal firmware issues across medical device industry
In highlighting vulnerabilities in a widely used DNA gene sequencing device, security researchers have brought further attention to the likely poor state of security in the medical device industry, where hardware and firmware development is often outsourced to external equipment manufacturers under questionable support contracts. The device, Illumina’s iSeq 100 compact DNA sequencer, is used…
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Liberty Media Taps Sports Veteran as CEO, Seeks to Grow Formula One
Derek Chang, a Liberty board member and former CEO of NBA China, will look at digital expansion.
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Palindrome Technologies Approved as Cybersecurity Label Administrator for FCC’s IoT Program
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Green Bay Packers’ Online Pro Shop Sacked by Payment Skimmer
Cyberattackers injected the NFL Wild Card team’s online Pro Shop with malicious code to steal credit-card data from 8,500 fans.
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Unpatched critical flaws impact Fancy Product Designer WordPress plugin
Premium WordPress plugin Fancy Product Designer from Radykal is vulnerable to two critical severity flaws that remain unfixed in the current latest version. […]
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Grok may soon get an ‘Unhinged Mode’
Last April, Elon Musk, the billionaire owner of X, teased a mysterious “Unhinged Mode” for X’s AI-powered chatbot, Grok. Nearly a year later, xAI, the Musk-owned company behind Grok, has updated an FAQ page on its website that sheds light on the new mode. Grok in Unhinged Mode will provide responses “intended to be objectionable,…
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Medallia appoints Mark Bishof as Chairman and CEO
Customer and employee experience company Medallia has announced the appointment of Mark Bishof as Chairman and CEO.
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HMD enters mobile to satellite communications market with OffGrid
Finnish smartphone maker HMD (Human Mobile Devices) has entered Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) Communications market with the launch of a new mobile messaging device called HMD OffGrid.
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Ingram Micro Promotes Sanjib Sahoo to President of Global Platform Group
Global technology distributor Ingram Micro has appointed longtime executive Sanjib Sahoo as the company’s new president of its global platform group. Sahoo will lead strategy and collaborate with key leadership across the globe to identify and execute opportunities to further develop the company’s Xvantage platform. Sahoo will oversee ‘all aspects’ of platform strategy Sahoo’s new…
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Halliday’s $489 smart glasses beam a tiny screen to your eye
Walk up to someone wearing a pair of Halliday’s smart glasses, and you might not notice they’re looking at smartphone notifications, live language translations, or advice from an AI assistant. The only giveaway is the tiny green dot of light on their eyeball. Wearables startup Halliday launched a pair of smart glasses at CES 2025…
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Ivanti warns of new Connect Secure flaw used in zero-day attacks
Ivanti is warning that a new Connect Secure remote code execution vulnerability tracked as CVE-2025-0282 was exploited in zero-day attacks to install malware on appliances. […]
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This $1,500 iPad bundle will Rickroll your family after you die
It’s only the second day of CES 2025, and we’ve already reached the point where it’s difficult to distinguish real products from elaborate pranks. In Case of Death currently leads that race by a country mile. Produced by Zugu, the product is designed as a kind of dead man’s switch for your digital life. It…
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Malicious hackers have their own shadow IT problem
Every chief information security officer worth their salt spends time thinking about the problem of shadow IT in their enterprise. Systems, hardware or infrastructure that might have been connected to your network years ago, for reasons no one can remember, were then summarily forgotten until years later when they become an entry point in a…
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Flock Safety quietly hired a sitting California mayor. Now he’s suing Flock
Last year, police surveillance startup Flock Safety hired the mayor of a California city with over 200,000 residents to promote its products. But the mayor, Ulises Cabrera of Moreno Valley, now claims Flock wrongfully terminated him, partly because he refused to use his position as mayor to benefit Flock, according to a lawsuit Cabrera filed…
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Australian organisations face an array of cybersecurity challenges that didn’t exist half a decade ago
GUEST OPINION by John Penn, Security Propositions Architect at BT : And yet the reliance on traditional security and legacy systems is largely the status quo – often falling short in addressing the nuanced interplay between human behaviour and technological vulnerabilities.
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AI researcher François Chollet is co-founding a nonprofit to build benchmarks for AGI
Former Google engineer and influential AI researcher François Chollet is co-founding a nonprofit to help develop benchmarks that’ll probe AI for “human-level” intelligence. The nonprofit, the ARC Prize Foundation, will be led by Greg Kamradt, an ex-Salesforce engineering director and founder of the AI product studio Leverage. Kamradt will serve as president and a member…
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Watch Duty surpasses ChatGPT as top free app on App Store as California fires spread
Watch Duty, an app to track wildfires with live maps and alerts, has become the number one free app in Apple’s App Store as of Wednesday morning. The fire tracking app surpassed the ChatGPT app for the number one spot as devastating fires continue to rage across Southern California. Watch Duty has been around since…
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US to Launch Cyber Trust Mark to Label Secure Smart Devices
The Cyber Trust Mark is designed to help consumers make more informed decisions about the cybersecurity of devices they may purchase.
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What Makes You… You? A Philosophical Take on Non-Human Identity
6 min readFrom DNA to data, explore the unanswered questions of identity and the challenges of securing a non-human world. The post What Makes You… You? A Philosophical Take on Non-Human Identity appeared first on Aembit. The post What Makes You… You? A Philosophical Take on Non-Human Identity appeared first on Security Boulevard.
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DEF CON 32 – Student Engagement Doesn’t Have to Suck
Author/Presenter: Dr. Muhsinah Morris Our sincere appreciation to DEF CON, and the Authors/Presenters for publishing their erudite DEF CON 32 content. Originating from the conference’s events located at the Las Vegas Convention Center; and via the organizations YouTube channel. Permalink The post DEF CON 32 – Student Engagement Doesn’t Have to Suck appeared first on…
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Green Bay Packers Retail Site Hacked, Data of 8,500 Customers Exposed
The data of more than 8,500 customers were exposed during an attack on the Green Bay Packers online retail website in which the hackers were able to bypass security measure and install malicious code, steal customers’ names, addresses, and credit card information. The post Green Bay Packers Retail Site Hacked, Data of 8,500 Customers Exposed…
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Mastodon CEO calls Meta’s moderation changes ‘deeply troubling,’ warns users cross-posting from Threads
Mastodon CEO Eugen Rochko has spoken out about the significant moderation changes announced by Meta on Tuesday, which will see the social networking giant removing fact-checking across its apps in favor of a crowdsourced community notes feature, similar to X’s. The Mastodon founder, whose app competes with X and Meta’s X rival, Instagram Threads, called…
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Russian ISP confirms Ukrainian hackers “destroyed” its network
Russian internet service provider Nodex confirmed on Tuesday that its network was “destroyed” in a cyberattack claimed by Ukrainian hacktivists part of the Ukrainian Cyber Alliance […]
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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman Denies Sexual-Abuse Claims Made by Sister
Ann Altman’s lawsuit says the alleged abuse occurred at the family’s home in Missouri when she and Sam Altman were children.
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SonicWall urges admins to patch exploitable SSLVPN bug immediately
SonicWall is emailing customers urging them to upgrade their firewall’s SonicOS firmware to patch an authentication bypass vulnerability in SSL VPN and SSH management that is “susceptible to actual exploitation.” […]
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Gamers can’t fathom how 6x CEO Elon Musk found time to best Diablo IV
On October 16 and November 20, Elon Musk tweeted videos of himself clearing the highest level of the Diablo IV video game in about 2 minutes. While Diablo IV has been out since mid-2023, the latest “season,” called The Pit, launched on October 7. Many asked: How did he find the time to do it…
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This basketball robot uses AI to rebound the ball after you shoot
Like anything in life, the secret to becoming Steph Curry or Sabrina Ionescu is practice, practice, and more practice. You practice when it’s too hot, too cold, you’re tired, or you’re sick. Finding a willing one-on-one partner through all of that is, however, another question entirely. The good news is that later this year, you…
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Gridware’s boxes literally listen to power lines to find outages
Gridware’s sensors listen for sounds that the company’s software has been trained to identify as different hazards to the grid. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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Hackers exploit KerioControl firewall flaw to steal admin CSRF tokens
Hackers are trying to exploit CVE-2024-52875, a critical CRLF injection vulnerability that leads to 1-click remote code execution (RCE) attacks in GFI KerioControl firewall product. […]
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My Ban From X Is About One Simple Thing: Elon Musk Controlling the Flow of Information
Elon Musk takes the stage during a campaign rally for Donald Trump at Madison Square Garden on Oct. 27, 2024, in New York City. Photo: Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images Elon Musk banned me from X for my journalism. No one should be surprised about it in this era, when the prevailing view in Silicon Valley…
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Ukrainian hackers take credit for hacking Russian ISP that wiped out servers and caused internet outages
The Russian ISP blamed the Ukrainian hackers for causing a “complete failure” across its internet infrastructure. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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Insecure Medical Devices — Illumina DNA Sequencer Illuminates Risks
IEI-IEI, Oh: Running an obsolete OS, on obsolete hardware, configured with obsolete settings. The post Insecure Medical Devices — Illumina DNA Sequencer Illuminates Risks appeared first on Security Boulevard.
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Neglected Domains Used in Malspam to Evade SPF and DMARC Security Protections
Cybersecurity researchers have found that bad actors are continuing to have success by spoofing sender email addresses as part of various malspam campaigns. Faking the sender address of an email is widely seen as an attempt to make the digital missive more legitimate and get past security mechanisms that could otherwise flag it as malicious.…
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New Docuseries Spotlights Hackers Who Shaped Cybersecurity
“Where Warlocks Stay Up Late” project speaks to hackers who have played pivotal roles in shaping the field of cybersecurity. The video interviews are complemented by an encyclopedia and an anthropological map.
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This Week in AI: More capable AI is coming, but will its benefits be evenly distributed?
Hiya, folks, welcome to TechCrunch’s regular AI newsletter. If you want this in your inbox every Wednesday, sign up here. The AI news cycle didn’t slow down much this holiday season. Between OpenAI’s 12 days of “shipmas” and DeepSeek’s major model release on Christmas Day, blink and you’d miss some new development. And it’s not slowing…
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Over 4,000 backdoors hijacked by registering expired domains
Over 4,000 abandoned but still active web backdoors were hijacked and their communication infrastructure sinkholed after researchers registered expired domains used for commanding them. […]
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To Ban TikTok, Supreme Court Would Rank “National Security” Before First Amendment
There are limits to the First Amendment, under established U.S. Supreme Court precedent. There is no constitutional protection for inciting violence, committing perjury, or child pornography, for example. But when the justices convene on Friday to consider legislation that would effectively ban the video-based social media app TikTok in the United States as of January…
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Medical billing firm Medusind discloses breach affecting 360,000 people
Medusind, a leading billing provider for healthcare organizations, is notifying hundreds of thousands of individuals of a data breach that exposed their personal and health information more than a year ago, in December 2023. […]
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Triller launches a tool to back up users’ TikToks ahead of the U.S. ban deadline
Triller, a would-be competitor to TikTok, is hoping to capitalize on the potential for a TikTok ban in the U.S. by pitching to creators to move their content from the popular short-form video app to its own. The company has now launched a website, SaveMyTikToks.com, which promises to back up all your TikTok videos by…
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Microsoft moves to disrupt hacking-as-a-service scheme that’s bypassing AI safety measures
Microsoft is petitioning a Virginia court to seize software and shut down internet infrastructure that they allege is being used by a group of foreign cybercriminals to bypass safety guidelines for generative AI systems. In a filing with the Eastern District Court of Virginia, Microsoft brought a lawsuit against ten individuals for using stolen credentials…
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Tonal’s new strength training system arrives with refreshed hardware and new workouts
The post-pandemic years haven’t been especially kind to connected fitness. As bigger names like Peloton and Mirror have struggled, however, plenty of smaller firms like Tonal are still going strong. At CES 2025 on Wednesday, the Bay Area firm announced the arrival of its new strength training system, fittingly named Tonal 2. At its core,…
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Time for a new job—9 work-from-home scams and how to spot them
Navigating the job market can feel like a final boss battle in a video game—thrilling, challenging, and filled with traps. Unfortunately, work-from-home scams are some of the trickiest villains you’ll encounter on this quest. They disguise themselves as legitimate opportunities, preying on jobseekers eager to land their dream roles. The post Time for a new…
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Boston Dynamics settles patent suit with military robotics firm Ghost
Roughly two and a half years after their patent battle began, Boston Dynamics and Ghost Robotics have settled the dispute on reasonably amicable terms. The robotics firms on Wednesday issued a joint release announcing the end of the dispute. “We are pleased to resolve this dispute on mutually advantageous terms,” Boston Dynamics Chief Legal Officer…
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Former Huami employees launch SATELLAI, a satellite pet tracker, at CES 2025
With the smart pet wearable market estimated at $1.72 million in 2024, a new startup in the pet tech space is entering the scene with a dog tracker and collar that can directly link with satellite tracking without needing an LTE signal. At CES 2025, SATELLAI presented its pet tracker and smart collar, which include…
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Japan says Chinese hackers targeted its government and tech companies for years
The years-long hacking spree targeted government organizations as well as companies across Japan. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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Green Bay Packers Pro Shop Data Breach Compromises Customers
The Green Bay Packers disclosed on Monday that their official online store was breached and customer information stolen
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Sophos MDR Defends 26,000 Customers Worldwide with New Enhancements
Sophos MDR Grows Global Customers by 37% in 2024, Setting a Powerful New Standard in Cutting-edge, Expert-driven Cybersecurity Against Today’s Most Advanced Threats COMPANY NEWS: Sophos, a global leader of innovative security solutions for defeating cyberattacks, today announced that its Sophos Managed Detection and Response (MDR) service has reached a major milestone, now protecting more…
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Unconventional Cyberattacks Aim to Take Over PayPal Accounts
Attackers are abusing a Microsoft 365 feature to send payment requests to users, tricking them into logging in to their accounts so attackers can seize control over them.
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Omi, a competitor to Friend, wants to boost your productivity using AI and a ‘brain interface’
San Francisco startup Based Hardware announced the launch of a new AI wearable, Omi, to boost productivity during the Consumer Electronic Show in Las Vegas this week. The device can be worn as a necklace where Omi’s AI assistant can be activated by saying “Hey Omi.” The startup also claims Omi can be attached to…
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Grove cuts clinical trial enrollment time with AI
Tran Le was an engineering student at Stanford University when she tried to enroll in a clinical trial for her chronic condition. Although she identified several promising trials, she found the sign-up process daunting — she had to have extensive email exchanges with clinical sites and complete lengthy 20-page forms. All that paperwork was so…
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Critical Mitel, Oracle flaws find active exploitation, CISA urges patching
Attackers are actively expoiting flaws in Mitel MiCollab flaws to gain unauthorized access to sensitive system files, the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has warned. On Tuesday the agency added two path traversal vulnerabilities in the widely used communication platform to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, citing evidence of exploitation. “These type…
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Microsoft rolls back its Bing Image Creator model after users complain of degraded quality
Ahead of the holidays, Microsoft said it was upgrading the AI model behind Bing Image Creator, the AI-powered image editing tool built into the company’s Bing search engine. Microsoft promised that the new model — the latest version of OpenAI’s DALL-E 3 model, code-named “PR16” — would allow users to create images “twice as fast…
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Former CEO of MoviePass’ parent company pleads guilty to fraud over ‘unlimited’ plan
The former chief executive of the parent company of MoviePass, Theodore Farnsworth, pleaded guilty to charges of securities fraud and conspiracy after being accused of misleading investors over the service’s “unlimited plan.” Farnsworth also pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit securities fraud as the chief executive of Vinco Ventures, a publicly traded company. Helios &…
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US Launches Cyber Trust Mark for IoT Devices
The voluntary Cyber Trust Mark labeling program will allow consumers to assess the cybersecurity of IoT devices when making purchasing decisions
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Telstra to bring SpaceX’s Starlink Satellite-to-Mobile technology to its customers
Telstra has announced it is collaborating with SpaceX’s Starlink to bring Satellite-to-Mobile text message capability to Telstra customers in Australia.
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Thousands of credit cards stolen in Green Bay Packers store breach
American football team Green Bay Packers says cybercriminals stole the credit card data of over 8,500 customers after hacking its official Pro Shop online retail store in a September breach. […]
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How initial access brokers (IABs) sell your users’ credentials
Initial Access Brokers (IABs) are specialized cybercriminals that break into corporate networks and sell stolen access to other attackers. Learn from Specops Software about how IABs operate and how businesses can protect themselves. […]
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Best Practices & Risks Considerations in LCNC and RPA Automation
Low-code/no-code (LCNC) and robotic process automation (RPA) technologies allow companies to speed up development processes and reduce costs, but security is often overlooked. When this happens, the risks can outweigh the benefits.
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Meet the WAF Squad | Impart Security
Introduction Web applications and APIs are critical parts of your attack surface, but managing WAFs has never been easy. False positives, rule tuning, risks of production outages, and log analysis – all of this work has made WAF historically difficult to operationalize. Well, that time is over. Meet Impart’s WAF Squad – a five-member squad…
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Facebook Marketplace to display eBay listings to appease EU regulators
Meta is set to start displaying eBay listings in its own Facebook Marketplace classifieds platform, in an effort to appease European regulators. Back in November, Meta was hit with a €798 million fine by the European Commission (EC) in Europe for breaching antitrust rules. The EC contended that Meta created “unfair trading conditions” by connecting…
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Healthcare analytics platform H1 has acquired Ribbon, backed by a16Z and General Catalyst
H1, a healthcare data analytics platform serving the pharmaceutical industry with data on over 10 million healthcare professionals, has acquired Ribbon, a startup that helps patients find doctors that are supported by their insurance. Financial terms of the deal have not been disclosed. The last time that Ribbon — founded in 2016 and a Y…
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WatchGuard to Acquire ActZero to Boost MDR Services
Network security solutions provider WatchGuard has announced the acquisition of ActZero, a leading provider of managed detection and response (MDR) services, with proactive, rapid, and automated threat response, and cross-platform AI-driven threat analysis designed to outpace threats at machine speed. In a press release, WatchGuard said that the acquisition will assist the organization with expanding…
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Meta Trials eBay Listings on Facebook Marketplace Following EU Antitrust Pressure
The social media giant will let some users browse eBay listings on its Facebook Marketplace platform after the EU ruled that the link between its classified-ads service and flagship social network undermined competition.
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MacPaw Announces Expansion of CleanMyMac Tech for SMBs
Leading macOS and iOS software producer MacPaw has announced the launch of CleanMyMac Business, which will extend its CleanMyMac technology to small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) and managed service providers (MSPs). Simplifying Mac maintenance for partners and businesses The new software will simplify Mac fleet maintenance for organizations, complementing commonly used mobile device management (MDM)…
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Edtech giant PowerSchool says hackers accessed personal data of students and teachers
The Bain Capital-owned edtech giant says hackers accessed its customer support portal using a “compromised credential.” © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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Scammers Exploit Microsoft 365 to Target PayPal Users
A new PayPal phishing scam used genuine money requests, bypassing security checks to deceive recipients
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Vay expands driverless car-sharing fleet in Las Vegas
Vay is hitting the accelerator on its driverless car-sharing service in Las Vegas. The Berlin-based startup, which uses teleoperations technology that lets humans pilot empty vehicles to customers, has been operating a small commercial fleet of retrofitted Kia e-Niro vehicles in certain parts of Las Vegas since January 2024. When customers open the Vay app…
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EU court fines European Commission for breaching its own data privacy laws
The EU court said the bloc’s executive authority violated a citizen’s rights by transferring some of his personal data to the U.S. without proper safeguards. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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Researchers Expose NonEuclid RAT Using UAC Bypass and AMSI Evasion Techniques
Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on a new remote access trojan called NonEuclid that allows bad actors to remotely control compromised Windows systems. “The NonEuclid remote access trojan (RAT), developed in C#, is a highly sophisticated malware offering unauthorised remote access with advanced evasion techniques,” Cyfirma said in a technical analysis published last week. “It…
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UN aviation agency confirms recruitment database security breach
The United Nations’ International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has confirmed that a threat actor has stolen approximately 42,000 records after hacking into its recruitment database. […]
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Census III study spotlights ongoing open-source software security challenges
Backward incompatibilities, the lack of standard schemas for components, and projects staffed by too few developers are just some of the risks threatening the security of free and open-source software (FOSS), a study released by the Linux Foundation, the Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSSF), and Harvard University has found. The post Census III study spotlights ongoing…
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Six Tech Trends Shaping the Future of Brand Experiences
Six Tech Trends Shaping the Future of Brand Experiences madhav Wed, 01/08/2025 – 12:38 Business success relies on balancing positive brand experiences and maintaining consumer trust. Consumers want efficiency—2024 research from Thales found that 22% of consumers will give up after less than a minute if they’re having a frustrating customer experience—but they are suspicious…
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Dragos Names Ekta Singh-Bushell as Chief Operating Officer
In the new COO role, Singh-Bushell will apply vast experience scaling high growth companies and market leaders through operational excellence and customer value
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Livestream shopping app Whatnot raises $265M, pinning valuation at nearly $5B
Whatnot, the platform that allows users to sell items such as trading cards, comics, and sneakers through live videos, announced on Wednesday that it has secured $265 million in a Series E funding round, a significant investment for a livestream shopping platform. This round puts Whatnot’s valuation at $4.97 billion. The investment marks an important…
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CVE-2025-0282: Ivanti Connect Secure zero-day exploited in the wild
On Wednesday, January 8, 2025, Ivanti disclosed two CVEs affecting Ivanti Connect Secure, Policy Secure, and Neurons for ZTA gateways. CVE-2025-0282 is a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability that allows remote, unauthenticated attackers to execute code on the target device. CVE-2025-0283 is a stack-based buffer overflow that allows local authenticated attackers to escalate privileges on the device.
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Infoblox Threat Intel research sheds light on the use of spoofed domains in malicious spam campaigns
GUEST RESEARCH: Infoblox Threat Intel researchers have discovered new insights into the use of spoofed domains in modern malicious spam (malspam) campaigns, sending unsolicited emails that contain harmful attachments or links designed to infect the recipient’s computer with malware or to steal sensitive information. This reveals how threat actors exploit domain spoofing and how pervasive…
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U.K. Competition Watchdog Considers Conditional Approval for $35 Billion Synopsys, Ansys Deal
The U.K. competition regulator said it could approve Synopsys’s $35 billion purchase of Ansys after the companies offered to sell off business units to ease regulators’ concerns.
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AMD Invests in Drug-Discovery Company Absci in Push to Sell AI Chips
The $20 million deal gives the chip supplier a toehold in the life-sciences market, a strategy it plans to replicate in other industries.
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WatchGuard Acquires ActZero to Add Scalable and Open-Platform AI Security to Deliver Simplified 24/7 MDR Services
COMPANY NEWS: With demand for WatchGuard’s existing MDR service soaring, this acquisition lets MSPs easily add best-in-class MDR capabilities without building and maintaining their own in-house security operations center (SOC).
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Casio Admits Security Failings as Attackers Leak Employee and Customer Data
Electronics firm Casio revealed that ransomware attackers have leaked the personal data of employees, customers and business partners
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SteamOS expands to other gaming handhelds with the Lenovo Legion Go S
SteamOS is slowly becoming an alternative to Windows for handheld gaming devices. After launching the Steam Deck with SteamOS, its own operating system, Valve is now partnering with third-party manufacturers so that they can release gaming handhelds with SteamOS support. On Tuesday, Lenovo unveiled the Legion Go S at CES 2025. Unlike its predecessor, the…
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Casio says hackers stole personal data of 8,500 people during October ransomware attack
The Japanese electronics giant says it did not negotiate with the hackers responsible for the attack. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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Ransomware-Bande erpresst Weininger Metall System
Die Weininger Metall System GmbH wird von einer Ransomware-Bande mit gestohlenen Daten erpresst. PeopleImages.com – Yuri A/ Shutterstock.com Industrieunternehmen sind angesichts ihrer wichtigen Rolle in der Lieferkette ein beliebtes Ziel für Ransomware-Attacken. Die Weininger Metall System GmbH, ein bedeutender Akteur in der Metallindustrie, wurde kürzlich von der berüchtigten 8Base-Ransomware-Gruppe als Opfer aufgeführt. In ihrem Darknet-Post…
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Top 5 Malware Threats to Prepare Against in 2025
2024 had its fair share of high-profile cyber attacks, with companies as big as Dell and TicketMaster falling victim to data breaches and other infrastructure compromises. In 2025, this trend will continue. So, to be prepared for any kind of malware attack, every organization needs to know its cyber enemy in advance. Here are 5…
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Siren secures strategic funding for its socks that detect diabetic foot ulcers
After studying burn victims and war veterans, entrepreneur Ran Ma hand-made a sock that contained sensors to detect foot ulcers. Now, her company, Siren, has secured $9.5 million, with an $8 million check from lead investor Mölnlycke Health Care to further the development and adoption of its diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) prevention product. It’s now…
Exploits, Global Security News
New Mirai Botnet Exploits Zero-Days in Routers and Smart Devices
A newly identified Mirai botnet exploits over 20 vulnerabilities, including zero-days, in industrial routers and smart home devices
Global Security News
Why Nvidia Needs to Appeal to a Bigger Crowd
Investors are hyper-focused on data centers despite big new efforts in gaming, self-driving cars and robotics.
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Musk Vaulted to the Top of a Popular Videogame. Everyone’s Asking Where He Found the Time.
The head of six companies says he recently became one of the world’s top ‘Diablo IV’ players, a milestone gamers say would have required playing ‘all day, every day’
Global Security News, North America
Mirai Botnet Variant Exploits Four-Faith Router Vulnerability for DDoS Attacks
A Mirai botnet variant has been found exploiting a newly disclosed security flaw impacting Four-Faith industrial routers since early November 2024 with the goal of conducting distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. The botnet maintains approximately 15,000 daily active IP addresses, with the infections primarily scattered across China, Iran, Russia, Turkey, and the United States.
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FCC Launches ‘Cyber Trust Mark’ for IoT Devices to Certify Security Compliance
The U.S. government on Tuesday announced the launch of the U.S. Cyber Trust Mark, a new cybersecurity safety label for Internet-of-Things (IoT) consumer devices. “IoT products can be susceptible to a range of security vulnerabilities,” the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) said. “Under this program, qualifying consumer smart products that meet robust cybersecurity standards will…
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Fake Government Officials Use Remote Access Tools for Card Fraud
Group-IB has observed scammers impersonating government officials to trick disaffected consumers into divulging card details
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Tencent Makes Biggest Buyback Since 2006 After Addition to Pentagon List
China’s largest public company by market capitalization spent the equivalent of about $193 million to buy back 3.93 million shares on Tuesday.
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UN aviation agency confirms hacker breached recruitment database to access thousands of records
ICAO says compromised data includes job applicants’ names, email addresses and employment history © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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Rethinking Incident Response: How Organizations Can Avoid Budget Overruns and Delays
Victim organizations need more effective tools and strategies to streamline incident response and mitigate financial fallout. The post Rethinking Incident Response: How Organizations Can Avoid Budget Overruns and Delays appeared first on Security Boulevard.
Emerging Tech, Global Security News, Politics, Technology
These Are the Members of Congress Who Are Trading Crypto
Three weeks after Donald Trump’s reelection victory sent cryptocurrencies on a bull run, Rep. Mike Collins, R-Ga., spotted an opportunity. Collins started buying thousands of dollars’ worth of a meme coin called Ski Mask Dog. His legally mandated disclosure of those purchases helped drive the coin’s price up more than 100 percent. The purchases once…
AI, Global IT News, Global Security News, India, Microsoft
Microsoft backs its $3B AI push in India with public and private sector deals
Microsoft announced a sweeping series of artificial intelligence partnerships across India’s core sectors on Wednesday, a day after pledging to invest $3 billion in the country over the next two years as it intensifies competition with rivals Google and Amazon. The tech giant’s chief executive Satya Nadella (pictured above) unveiled agreements with five major organizations…
Data Breach, Security, Europe, Global Security News
The biggest data breach fines, penalties, and settlements so far
Sizable fines assessed for data breaches in recent years suggest that regulators are getting more serious about cracking down on organizations that don’t properly protect consumer data. Hit with a $ 1.3 billion fine for unlawfully transferring personal data from the European Union to the US, Meta tops the list of recent big-ticket sanctions, with…
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Ransomware Targeting Infrastructure Hits Telecom Namibia
The southern African telco is the latest entity on the continent to have its critical infrastructure hacked, and attackers release sensitive info online when Telecom Namibia refuses to negotiate.
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Nomupay raises $37M on a $200M valuation to build payment rails in underserved markets across Asia
Wirecard, a German fintech that raised hundreds of millions of dollars only to collapse in 2020 in a sea of scandal and insolvency, still makes headlines today as lawsuits continue against different entities and people once connected to the business. Meanwhile, a Dublin-based startup called Nomupay that was formed in 2023 out of some of…