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UAC-0125 Abuses Cloudflare Workers to Distribute Malware Disguised as Army+ App
The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) has disclosed that a threat actor it tracks as UAC-0125 is leveraging Cloudflare Workers service to trick military personnel in the country into downloading malware disguised as Army+, a mobile app that was introduced by the Ministry of Defence back in August 2024 in an effort to…
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Turning Insights into Action: The Importance of Vulnerability Remediation after VAPT
Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing (VAPT) has become an essential practice for organizations aiming to secure their digital assets. However, identifying vulnerabilities is only half the battle; the real challenge lies in addressing them effectively. This is where vulnerability remediation comes into play. It is the critical step that turns insights from VAPT into actionable…
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BlueQubit raises $10M to take Quantum software into real-world applications
Integrating quantum computing into real-world computer applications is an ongoing problem, as the platforms are architected fundamentally differently. BlueQubit, a San Francisco-based quantum software startup founded by Stanford alumni, thinks it might have the answer. Its Quantum Software as a Service (QSaaS) platform attempts to tackle the above problem by providing end-users with access to…
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2025 Cybersecurity Predictions: A Strategic Roadmap for the C-Suite
By staying attuned to trends, C-suite leaders can drive security strategies that not only protect but also empower the business to thrive. The post 2025 Cybersecurity Predictions: A Strategic Roadmap for the C-Suite appeared first on Security Boulevard.
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Ant Group Warns Against ‘False’ IPO Rumors
The Chinese fintech company, co-founded by billionaire Jack Ma, said it has no plans to go public, striking back at social-media posts contending the company was exploring a potential backdoor listing.
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Understanding Virtual Skimmers: A Threat to E-Commerce Security
Virtual skimmers exploit vulnerabilities in websites that process payments online, often without leaving a trace until it’s too late. The post Understanding Virtual Skimmers: A Threat to E-Commerce Security appeared first on Security Boulevard.
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Indian startups raised 32% fewer rounds in 2024 as VCs got selective
Indian startups raised 32% fewer funding rounds in 2024 compared to last year, per new numbers from data intelligence platform Tracxn, signaling that investors are being more selective when striking deals. The number of startup funding rounds fell to 1,448 compared to 2,114 last year, but overall funding rose 6% to $11.3 billion — the…
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Acumen Threat Analysis: Preparing for 2025
Phishing continues to be the threat vector of choice for adversaries, ransomware continues to deliver the desired financial and destructive results for attackers, while organizations, both public and private, are growing increasingly concerned about the risks posed by insiders. The post Acumen Threat Analysis: Preparing for 2025 appeared first on Security Boulevard.
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Apple Faults Meta for Interoperability Requests
Apple called out Meta Platforms for seeking access to software tools that it said could compromise user privacy, a criticism that comes as the European Union advances efforts to force the iPhone maker to give developers greater access to its technology.
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Arctic Wolf Acquires Cylance Endpoint Security Platform to Further AI Ambitions
Arctic Wolf this week revealed it has acquired the Cyclance endpoint security platform from Blackberry for $160 million. The post Arctic Wolf Acquires Cylance Endpoint Security Platform to Further AI Ambitions appeared first on Security Boulevard.
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Die 10 häufigsten LLM-Schwachstellen
Diese Schwachstellen sollten Sie kennen, damit Ihnen Ihr Large Language Model nicht um die Ohren fliegt. VectorMine | shutterstock.com Das Open Worldwide Application Security Project (OWASP) hat seine Top Ten der kritischsten Schwachstellen bei Large Language Models (LLMs) aktualisiert. Mit ihrer Top-Ten-Liste (PDF) wollen die OWASP-Security-Experten Unternehmen(sanwender) über die potenziellen Risiken beim Einsatz von großen…
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Sehr geehrter CEO,
Mit einem offenen Brief appelliert CISO-Veteran Tyler Farrar an die CEOs dieser Welt. fizkes | shutterstock.com Nie stand mehr auf dem Spiel. Jede Woche machen neue Cybersicherheitsvorfälle Schlagzeilen, kosten Millionen, fügen der Reputation von Unternehmen irreparablen Schaden zu und treten neue Wellen der Verunsicherung los, die sich gleichermaßen auf Kunden und Stakeholder auswirken. Die wesentliche…
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India Sees Surge in API Attacks, Especially in Banking, Utilities
The number of DDoS-related incidents targeting APIs have jumped by 30x compared with traditional Web assets, suggesting that attackers see the growing API landscape as the more attractive target.
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In potential reversal, European authorities say AI can indeed use personal data — without consent — for training
The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) issued a wide-ranging report on Wednesday exploring the many complexities and intricacies of modern AI model development. It said that it was open to potentially allowing personal data, without owner’s consent, to train models, as long as the finished application does not reveal any of that private information. This…
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‘We want to pay it forward’: Funding Societies raises $25M to boost capital for SMEs in Southeast Asia
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) account for nearly 50% of Southeast Asia’s GDP, contributing to job creation, innovation, and overall economic expansion. Nevertheless, as in other parts of the world, SMEs in Southeast Asia face challenges when it comes to sufficient working capital. In a nutshell, SMEs are typically deemed too risky for traditional banks…
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Exclusive: Google’s Gemini is forcing contractors to rate AI responses outside their expertise
Internal guidelines passed down from Google led to concerns that the AI model could be prone to inaccurate outputs on topics like healthcare. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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Video: How To Run Your IT Business With MSP Unplugged
In Part 1 of this two part episode of Channel Insider: Partner POV, host Katie Bavoso is joined by two of the three hosts of what some say is the longest running MSP podcast, MSP Unplugged. Paco Lebron and Corey Kirkendoll are both CEOs of their managed services businesses. Lebron runs ProdigyTeks out of Chicago,…
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Ongoing phishing attack abuses Google Calendar to bypass spam filters
An ongoing phishing scam is abusing Google Calendar invites and Google Drawings pages to steal credentials while bypassing spam filters. […]
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Humanforce acquires LiveHire to ‘realise total talent management’ for frontline and flexible workforces
COMPANY NEWS: Australian-born global provider of human capital management (HCM) solutions, Humanforce today announced the acquisition of LiveHire, a best-of-breed Applicant Tracking System (ATS), Recruit CRM, and AI-powered talent pooling platform. The acquisition is Humanforce’s fourth in a two-year period.
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Canoo furloughs workers and idles factory as it scrapes for cash
Struggling EV startup Canoo says it has furloughed 82 employees and is idling its factory in Oklahoma while it grasps for the capital needed to survive. The company claims it is in “advanced discussions with various capital sources” to raise emergency funding. The announcement comes just a few days after board member James Chen resigned,…
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IT sector records ‘positive’ result amidst fallng executive job market trend
Executive job demand in Australia loses its recent gains as the economy crashes. Government demand backs off, exposing the weakness in the business sector Business has lost confidence as investment hits recession levels,
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New Anthropic study shows AI really doesn’t want to be forced to change its views
AI models can deceive, new research from Anthropic shows — pretending to have different views during training when in reality maintaining their original preferences. There’s no reason for panic now, the team behind the study said. Yet they said their work could be critical in understanding potential threats from future, more capable AI systems. “Our…
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How Does Enhanced Access Control Bolster Your Security?
Why is Access Control Crucial in Cybersecurity? In the expansive and complex world of cybersecurity, have you ever wondered how vital a role access control plays? It’s the cornerstone of securing Non-Human Identities (NHIs) and managing their secrets effectively. With increasing digital transformation and cloud migration, securing NHIs is of utmost importance for businesses across…
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How Secure Automation Saves Your Cloud Operations
Why is Secure Automation Essential for Cloud Operations? Modern businesses operate within a complex ecosystem. How can they ensure their cloud operations remain secure, streamlined, and efficient? The answer lies in secure automation. This blog post will delve into why secure automation is a must-have for any business, especially those relying heavily on cloud-based operations…
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Scaling Secrets Security in High-Growth Environments
Is Secrets Security Management Crucial for High-Growth Environments? The digital age is expanding at an unprecedented rate, constantly evolving with revolutionary technologies that are redefining business models. In such high-growth environments, the criticality of effective secrets security is amplified. In particular, Non-Human Identities (NHIs) and their respective secrets play a significant role in keeping the…
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Raccoon Stealer malware operator gets 5 years in prison after guilty plea
Ukrainian national Mark Sokolovsky was sentenced today to five years in prison for his involvement in the Raccoon Stealer malware cybercrime operation. […]
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Russian hackers use RDP proxies to steal data in MiTM attacks
The Russian hacking group tracked as APT29 (aka “Midnight Blizzard”) is using a network of 193 remote desktop protocol proxy servers to perform man-in-the-middle (MiTM) attacks to steal data and credentials and to install malicious payloads. […]
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Menlo Ventures and Anthropic have picked the first 18 startups for their $100M fund
Just five months after launching a $100 million fund, Menlo Ventures and Anthropic have backed their first 18 startups. And are looking for more. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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Supreme Court to Consider TikTok Ban
The court scheduled fast-track oral arguments for Jan. 10 on whether the law violates the First Amendment.
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Amazon Fire TV introduces ‘Dual Audio’ feature for simultaneous listening via hearing aids and TV speakers
Amazon announced on Wednesday new accessibility features for Fire TV, including a notable “Dual Audio” capability for the newly launched Fire TV Omni Mini-LED Series, which was unveiled in November. The new feature allows one user to listen through a hearing aid while others in the same room can enjoy audio through the TV’s built-in…
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Rivian EVs finally get YouTube, Google Cast, and SiriusXM
Rivian has released a new software update to its vehicles that brings some long-awaited apps to its in-vehicle experience. Owners who update their R1S SUV or R1T pickup truck can now use YouTube (while parked) or SiriusXM (with a subscription). The company is also adding Google Cast functionality. That also can only be used while…
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California can ban new gas cars starting in 2035, EPA says
California’s phase out would begin in 2026, when the state will require 35% of automakers’ sales to be zero emissions vehicles. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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US considers banning TP-Link routers over cybersecurity risks
The U.S. government is considering banning TP-Link routers starting next year if ongoing investigations find that their use in cyberattacks poses a national security risk. […]
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Ground Rule of Cyber Hygiene: Keep Your Password Policy Up to Date
Since the earliest incidents of computer break-ins, experts have maintained that making the internet a safe place is going to be an uphill battle. Their reasons, while largely technical, also encompass human complacency. Research shows that most organizations and users fail to follow the simple practices that make computing safe. In 2024, organizations reported a..…
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Interpol: Can We Drop the Term ‘Pig Butchering’?
The agency asks the cybersecurity community to adopt “romance baiting” in place of dehumanizing language.
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Don’t overlook these key SSE components
Security service edge (SSE) has emerged as a hot topic in the networking and security markets because it provides cloud-delivered security to protect access to websites and applications. This is key for the work-from-anywhere approach enterprises adopted during the pandemic and maintained as hybrid work became the norm. SSE is also a prevalent subject because…
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Recorded Future: Russia’s ‘Undesirable’ Designation Is a Compliment
The threat intelligence business, which is set to be acquired by Mastercard for billions, is officially vendor non grata in Putin’s regime.
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With 25M users, Bluesky gets a $1M fund to take on social media and AI
The fund will offer grants to those building on BlueSky’s open source AT Protocol. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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Tracker firm Hapn spilling names of thousands of GPS tracking customers
A security researcher found customer names and workplace affiliations spilling directly from Hapn’s servers. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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Russia bans cybersecurity company Recorded Future
Russia banned the cybersecurity company Recorded Future on Wednesday, labeling it an “undesirable” organization — much to its CEO’s delight. The company stands accused of collaborating with the Central Intelligence Agency, Ukraine and other countries. “They provide information and technical support for the propaganda campaign launched by the West against Russia,” Russia’s Office of Prosecutor…
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Instagram Threads adds ‘Use Media’ feature for resharing photos and videos
Threads is introducing a new way to reshare photos and videos on its social network. Instead of quote posting the original post and then adding commentary, Threads users will instead be able to click a new option, “Use Media,” allowing them to just reshare the photo or video directly to a new post where they…
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CISA pushes guide for high-value targets to secure mobile devices
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency unveiled a detailed set of guidelines Wednesday to safeguard the mobile communications of high-value government targets in the wake of the ongoing Salt Typhoon telecom breach. The guide aims to help both political and federal leadership harden their communications and avoid any data interception by the Chinese-linked espionage group.…
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Perplexity acquires Carbon to connect AI search to your work files
Perplexity acquired a small Seattle-based startup called Carbon which specializes in connecting AI systems to external data sources, the companies announced on Wednesday. CEO Aravind Srinivasan says this will allow Perplexity to search through your files and work messages in Notion, Google Docs, Slack, and other enterprise applications sometime in early 2025. Carbon specializes in…
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HubSpot phishing targets 20,000 Microsoft Azure accounts
A phishing campaign targeting automotive, chemical, and industrial manufacturing companies in Germany and the UK is abusing HubSpot to steal Microsoft Azure account credentials. […]
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Managing Risks: Executive Protection in the Digital Age
The recent incident involving the United Healthcare CEO has sparked critical conversations in corporate boardrooms about the evolving threat landscape and the importance of robust security measures centered around executive protection. The incident has illuminated a stark and unsettling reality: the threat landscape for senior executives is evolving in ways that demand immediate attention and…
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App downloads decline 2.3% in 2024, but consumer spending grows to $127B
The global app economy continued to recover in 2024, after an earlier slowdown in 2022 — at least in terms of consumer spending. In 2024, global consumer spending in mobile apps and games reached $127 billion across the App Store and Google Play, up 15.7% from the prior year. However, those increases were driven by…
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CISA urges switch to Signal-like encrypted messaging apps after telecom hacks
Today, CISA urged senior government and political officials to switch to end-to-end encrypted messaging apps like Signal following a wave of telecom breaches across dozens of countries, including eight carriers in the United States. […]
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Wing and DoorDash launch drone deliveries in Dallas-Fort Worth
Alphabet’s Wing announced on Wednesday that it’s expanding its partnership with DoorDash to bring drone delivery to customers in the the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. Customers in the area will now be able to order food from 50 merchants located in Stonebriar Centre in Frisco and Hulen Mall in Fort Worth. Wing says its drones can…
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Microsoft bought nearly 500,000 Nvidia Hopper chips this year
Microsoft bought more than twice as many Nvidia Hopper chips this year than any of its biggest rivals. The tech giant bought 485,000 Nvidia Hopper chips across 2024 according to reporting from the Financial Times, which cited data from tech consultancy Omdia. To compare, Meta bought 224,000 of the same, flagship Nvidia chip this year.…
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OpenAI brings ChatGPT to your landline
ChatGPT is coming to phones. No, not smartphones — landlines. Call 1-800-242-8478 (1-800-CHATGPT), and OpenAI’s AI-powered assistant will respond as of Wednesday afternoon. “[Our mission at] OpenAI is to make artificial general intelligence beneficial to all of humanity, and part of that is making it as accessible as possible to as many people as we…
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Who wants ‘Her’-like AI that gets stuff wrong?
Hiya, folks, welcome to TechCrunch’s regular AI newsletter. If you want this in your inbox every Wednesday, smash the link and sign up here. Last week, OpenAI launched Advanced Voice Mode with Vision, which feeds real-time video to ChatGPT, allowing the chatbot to “see” beyond the confines of its app layer. The premise is that…
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GitHub launches a free version of its Copilot
Microsoft-owned GitHub today announced a free version of its popular Copilot code completion/AI pair programming tool, which will also now ship by default with Microsoft’s popular VS Code editor. Until now, most developers had to pay a monthly fee, starting at $10 per month, with only verified students, teachers, and open source maintainers getting free…
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Malicious Microsoft VSCode extensions target devs, crypto community
Malicious Visual Studio Code extensions were discovered on the VSCode marketplace that download heavily obfuscated PowerShell payloads to target developers and cryptocurrency projects in supply chain attacks. […]
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Phishers Spoof Google Calendar Invites in Fast-Spreading, Global Campaign
Attackers are using links to the popular Google scheduling app to lead users to pages that steal credentials, with the ultimate goal of committing financial fraud.
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AI startup Oddysee’s new tool can generate photorealistic 3D worlds
Odyssey, a startup founded by self-driving pioneers Oliver Cameron and Jeff Hawke, is developing an AI-powered tool that can transform text or an image into a 3D rendering. The tool, dubbed Explorer, is similar in some ways to the so-called world models recently demoed by DeepMind, World Labs, and Israeli upstart Decart. Given a caption like “A…
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SpaceX gets green light for seventh Starship mission
Regulators have given SpaceX the go-ahead to launch Starship for the seventh time, although the company has not yet announced when that mission may take place. While the exact launch date is unclear, SpaceX engineers have been as busy as ever at the company’s massive launch site near Boca Chica, Texas. In recent days, the…
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Sustainable Ocean Alliance marks 10 years with ocean-friendly startup label and a new batch of ‘ecopreneurs’
Over the last decade, the Sustainable Ocean Alliance has graduated from dorm room activism to a thousands-strong global network of experts, investors, and “ecopreneurs” — all of whom believe the best way to save the ailing oceans is to embrace innovation. Founder Daniela Fernandez has steered the ship the whole time, and the SOA is…
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Hauler Hero wants to bring waste management software into the 21st century
After nearly four years of working in sales at tradesperson software company ServiceTitan, Mark Hoadley (pictured above) was looking for a change and to potentially start something of his own in a similar industry. Hoadley’s brother-in-law, and now co-founder, Ben Sikma, was working on M&A in the waste management space at the time. Sikma discovered…
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Recorded Future CEO applauds “undesirable” designation by Russia
Recorded Future, an American threat intelligence company, has become the first cybersecurity firm designated by the Russian government as an “undesirable” organization. […]
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Supreme Court to hear arguments over TikTok sell-or-ban law
The Supreme Court said on Wednesday that it will hear ByteDance and TikTok’s challenge to a law would ban the social network in the U.S. unless the social network divests from Chinese ownership by January 19. On January 10, the Supreme Court justices will hear argue about whether the sell-or-ban law violates the First Amendment.…
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Wallarm Releases API Honeypot Report Highlighting API Attack Trends
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Japan telcos agree to share resources for disaster response
Japan’s largest telecommunications companies – NTT, KDDI, SoftBank and Rakuten – have launched a new cooperative framework which started on 1 December aimed at ensuring the rapid restoration of communication networks after large-scale disasters.
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How the ransomware attack at Change Healthcare went down: A timeline
A hack on UnitedHealth-owned tech giant Change Healthcare likely stands as one of the biggest data breaches of U.S. medical data in history. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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Supreme Court to Consider TikTok Ban
The court scheduled fast-track oral arguments for Jan. 10 on whether the law violates the First Amendment.
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Flipboard lauches Surf, a new app for browing the open social web
Social magazine app maker Flipboard is reinventing itself for the new era of the open social web. While the company’s original app allowed users to collect content from blogs, news websites, and traditional social media services like Facebook and Twitter in order to create curated magazines, its new app called Surf, launching into invite-only beta…
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Nebraska sues Change Healthcare over security failings that led to medical data breach of over 100 million Americans
New details emerged about the Change Healthcare ransomware attack in Nebraska’s complaint. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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Ram delays electric truck launch to 2026, bets on extended range Ramcharger
Stellantis is tapping the brakes on the all-electric Ram 1500 REV truck and will push its launch into 2026, the company said Wednesday, citing slowing industry demand for half-ton battery electric pickups. The automaker had originally planned to begin selling the electric truck to customers in the first half of 2025. The automaker will instead…
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OpenAI may pay its nonprofit arm ‘billions of dollars’ in conversion to for-profit
OpenAI’s transition away from a for-profit corporation that’s governed by a nonprofit board is well underway — and the nonprofit could be compensated royally for it. That’s according to The New York Times, which reports that OpenAI is in discussions to pay the nonprofit billions of dollars for it to cede control. There’s pressure to…
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EU privacy body weighs in on some tricky GenAI lawfulness questions
The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) published an opinion on Wednesday that explores how AI developers might use personal data to develop and deploy AI models, such as large language models (LLMs), without falling foul of the bloc’s privacy laws. The Board plays a key steering role in the application of these laws, issuing guidance…
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Sam Altman-backed nuclear startup Oklo lands massive data center power deal, with caveats
Among the hurdles, Oklo still hasn’t received approval from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission after having its previous application denied. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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YouTube says it will start cracking down on videos with clickbait titles in India
A lot of YouTube videos have flashy, misleading titles and thumbnails, such as “BREAKING NEWS” or “The president steps down,” to bait the user into watching the video, which has non-related content. YouTube said Wednesday that it is now cracking down on such videos — especially if videos with topics breaking news or current events…
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Access bets people will pay thousands of dollars a year for guaranteed restaurant reservations
Once, not long ago, booking a table at a hot new restaurant didn’t entail a midnight dash to Resy. Truly, we didn’t know how good we had it then. Hours-long lines out the door are now the norm, not the exception, in major cities from New York to Los Angeles. One reason is that restaurants…
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DEF CON 32 – Feet Feud (Another Fascinating DEF CON Game Show)
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 – Feet Feud (Another Fascinating DEF CON Game Show) appeared first on Security Boulevard.
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Virtuozzo Welcomes Founders Back to Drive Cloud Efficiency in 2025
Virtuozzo has built a partner network of over 700 solution providers across 85 countries that utilize the company’s variety of infrastructure as a service (IaaS), multi-cloud Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS), Kubernetes hosting, object storage, cloud data platform and other solutions. The company, which services an emerging demand for complex cloud computing without full reliance on the traditional…
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Interpol replaces dehumanizing “Pig Butchering” term with “Romance Baiting”
Interpol calls on the cybersecurity community, law enforcement, and the media to stop using the term “Pig Butchering” when referring to online relationship and investment scams, as it unnecessarily shames the victims impacted by these fraud campaigns. […]
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US Government Issues Cloud Security Requirements for Federal Agencies
A CISA Directive sets out actions all US federal agencies must take to identify and secure cloud tenants in their environments
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YouTube to test a way for creators and celebrities to find AI-generated content using their likeness
YouTube is partnering with the Creative Artists Agency (CAA) to help celebrities, athletes, and creators identify content that uses their AI-generated likeness on the platform. The tool, which YouTube will begin testing early next year, will let these professionals submit requests for the removal of their AI-generated likeness. YouTube will first make the tool available for…
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Download our breach and attack simulation (BAS) buyer’s guide
From the editors of CSO, this enterprise buyer’s guide helps IT security staff understand what the breach and attack simulation (BAS) options can do for their organizations and how to choose the right solution.
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The Importance of Empowering CFOs Against Cyber Threats
Working closely with CISOs, chief financial officers can become key players in protecting their organizations’ critical assets and ensuring long-term financial stability.
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Drive Mate Launches Game-Changing Car Share Hire Hub on the Doorstep of Sydney Airport
COMPANY NEWS: Located just a 10-minute walk from Sydney Airport’s Domestic terminals Vehicles can be hired for as little as $40 a day, with no wait times to access vehicles Guests can be assured the vehicle they book is the vehicle they get
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Netflix Fined $4.8 Million by Dutch Watchdog Over Data-Handling Disclosures
The privacy regulator said the streaming platform hadn’t given users adequate information on how it processes their personal data.
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Felix Capital’s Julien Codorniou to join 20VC as general partner
Just a few weeks after 20VC announced its third investment vehicle, TechCrunch has learned from multiple sources that the relatively new VC firm based in London is gaining a new general partner. Julien Codorniou is leaving Felix Capital, where he has been a founding advisor since 2015 and a partner since 2021, to join 20VC…
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Phishing Attacks Double in 2024
SlashNext reports a 202% increase in overall phishing messages and a 703% surge in credential-based phishing attacks in 2024
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Midnight Blizzard Taps Phishing Emails, Rogue RDP Nets
The Russian-based attack group uses legitimate red-team tools, 200 domain names, and 34 back-end RDP servers, making it harder to identify and block malicious activity.
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HubPhish Exploits HubSpot Tools to Target 20,000 European Users for Credential Theft
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed a new phishing campaign that has targeted European companies with an aim to harvest account credentials and take control of the victims’ Microsoft Azure cloud infrastructure. The campaign has been codenamed HubPhish by Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 owing to the abuse of HubSpot tools in the attack chain. Targets include…
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Wald.ai Launches Data Loss Protection for AI Platforms
The cybersecurity startup’s data loss protection platform uses contextual redaction to help organizations safely use private business information across AI platforms.
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Aave protocol developer secures $31 million for Lens, a high-performance blockchain for social apps
Avara, the company behind Aave, Lens and Family, is announcing a $31 million funding round led by Lightspeed Faction. With Lens, Avara is building a decentralized protocol that could serve as the infrastructure for social and consumer apps. This funding announcement comes a few weeks after Lens unveiled a completely overhauled version of its protocol,…
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New Attacks Exploit VSCode Extensions and npm Packages
Malicious campaigns targeting VSCode extensions have recently expanding to npm, risking software supply chains
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It’s time to stop calling it “pig butchering”
Online romance and investment scams are painful enough without its victims being described as “pigs.” Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
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Cisco grabs SnapAttack for threat detection
Cisco is acquiring threat-detection startup SnapAttack for an undisclosed amount as it continues to expand its security portfolio. Established in 2001 by Booz Allen’s Dark Labs, SnapAttack is known for its threat detection and engineering technology, which melds threat intelligence, attack emulation, and behavioral analytics to help customers identify potential vulnerabilities and gaps in their networks,…
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How to Lose a Fortune with Just One Bad Click
Image: Shutterstock, iHaMoo. Adam Griffin is still in disbelief over how quickly he was robbed of nearly $500,000 in cryptocurrencies. A scammer called using a real Google phone number to warn his Gmail account was being hacked, sent email security alerts directly from google.com, and ultimately seized control over the account by convincing him to…
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Twilio named a Leader in 2024-2025 IDC MarketScape for Worldwide Customer Data Platforms focused on B2C users
Twilio Segment is recognized for its strength in AI innovation, unified profiles and data management COMPANY NEWS: Twilio Inc. (NYSE: TWLO), the customer engagement platform that drives real-time, personalised experiences for today’s leading brands, today announced that it has been positioned in the Leaders Category of the IDC MarketScape for Worldwide Customer Data Platforms focused…
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QRadar vs Splunk (2024): SIEM Tool Comparison
This is a comprehensive QRadar vs. Splunk SIEM tool comparison, covering their features, pricing, and more. Use this guide to find the best SIEM tool for you.
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A new playground: Malicious campaigns proliferate from VSCode to npm
ReversingLabs researchers have been monitoring multiple public repositories over the past few years. Recently, our team has expanded its threat hunting efforts to VSCode Marketplace — and the researchers started to see an increasing amount of malicious activity. In the past, RL researchers have observed how easy and quickly it is for supply chain attacks…
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Vendor Dynamics To Reshape APAC Channel Expectations for 2025
The Australian channel is anticipating a more positive 2025 after a year marked by delayed decisions and extended sales cycles, but the big successes will be found by those channel organisations that can adjust to the changing expectations that major vendors have of their partners. “Most of the folks I’ve spoken to have said business…
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Attacker Distributes DarkGate Using MS Teams Vishing Technique
Trend Micro highlighted a case where an attacker posed as a client on an MS Teams call to distribute DarkGate malware
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Boomi boosts data management capabilities with acquisition of modern data Integration provider Rivery
COMPANY NEWS: Boomi, the intelligent integration and automation leader, today announced a definitive agreement to acquire Rivery, a modern data integration provider that offers cutting-edge Change Data Capture (CDC) for real-time, efficient data movement.
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WeTransfer’s free plan now has a monthly limit of 10 transfers
File transfer service WeTransfer is now limiting users to 10 transfers per month with its free plan. The company is already applying the new limit to users, as per a support page. At the same time, WeTransfer is adding some perks to the free plan, including increasing the overall file transfer limit from 2GB to…
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Cloud AI Startup Vultr Raises $333 Million at $3.5 Billion Valuation
Chip giant Advanced Micro Devices and hedge fund LuminArx Capital Management raised $333 million for a growth financing round for cloud startup Vultr, a sign of the hot demand for artificial intelligence infrastructure.