Data analytics platform Databricks has confirmed that it has closed a previously announced $10 billion in Series J equity financing at a $62 billion valuation. The San Francisco-based company also added a further $5.25 billion in debt financing, funded by JPMorgan Chase, Barclays, Citi, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, among other “leading financial institutions and alternative…
Exploits, Global Security News, Security
Hackers exploit 16 zero-days on first day of Pwn2Own Automotive 2025
On the first day of Pwn2Own Automotive 2025, security researchers exploited 16 unique zero-days and collected $382,750 in cash awards. […]
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45 Schulen von Cyberangriff betroffen
Bei einer Cyberattacke auf einen IT-Dienstleister wurden mehrere Schulserver verschlüsselt. Elena Uve – Shutterstock.com Die Kreisverwaltung Germersheim teilte kürzlich mit, dass neun Schulen im Landkreis Opfer eines Hackerangriffs geworden sind. „Betroffen sind die Server des externen IT-Dienstleisters, nicht die der Kreisverwaltung“, betont die Behörde. Demnach hätten die Täter einen Verschlüsselungs-Trojaner eingesetzt, der auf die betroffenen…
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What PowerSchool isn’t saying about its ‘massive’ student data breach
The hack has the potential to be one of the biggest of the year, but the edtech giant is refusing to answer important questions © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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What PowerSchool isn’t saying about its ‘massive’ student data breach
The hack has the potential to be one of the biggest of the year, but the edtech giant is refusing to answer important questions © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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What PowerSchool isn’t saying about its ‘massive’ student data breach
The hack has the potential to be one of the biggest of the year, but the edtech giant is refusing to answer important questions © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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What PowerSchool isn’t saying about its ‘massive’ student data breach
The hack has the potential to be one of the biggest of the year, but the edtech giant is refusing to answer important questions © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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Security is Actually a Data Search Problem: How We Win by Treating it Like One
The reality is stark: Cybersecurity isn’t an endpoint problem or a reactive defense game—it’s a data search problem. The post Security is Actually a Data Search Problem: How We Win by Treating it Like One appeared first on Security Boulevard.
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Security is Actually a Data Search Problem: How We Win by Treating it Like One
The reality is stark: Cybersecurity isn’t an endpoint problem or a reactive defense game—it’s a data search problem. The post Security is Actually a Data Search Problem: How We Win by Treating it Like One appeared first on Security Boulevard.
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Security is Actually a Data Search Problem: How We Win by Treating it Like One
The reality is stark: Cybersecurity isn’t an endpoint problem or a reactive defense game—it’s a data search problem. The post Security is Actually a Data Search Problem: How We Win by Treating it Like One appeared first on Security Boulevard.
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Security is Actually a Data Search Problem: How We Win by Treating it Like One
The reality is stark: Cybersecurity isn’t an endpoint problem or a reactive defense game—it’s a data search problem. The post Security is Actually a Data Search Problem: How We Win by Treating it Like One appeared first on Security Boulevard.
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73% of UK Education Sector Hit by Cyber-Attacks in Past Five Years
New ESET research reveals that 73% of UK educational institutions experienced at least one cyber-attack or breach in the past five years
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Ramp encroaches into digital bank territory with new treasury product
Over the years, Ramp has built a name for itself in the corporate card and expense management space. It’s branched out into travel, bill pay, and more, while raising over $1.2 billion in venture funding. Today, the six-year-old fintech startup is announcing a different kind of expansion — one that takes it into more of…
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Postman launches an AI agent builder on top of its API platform
Since it was founded in 2014, India-based Postman has made a name for itself as one of the most popular platforms for building and using APIs, with 500,000 organizations now using the service. Like with so many other SaaS services, though, its valuation today is reportedly down from its $5.6 billion high in 2021. But…
Exploits, Global Security News
Hackers Exploit Zero-Day in cnPilot Routers to Deploy AIRASHI DDoS Botnet
Threat actors are exploiting an unspecified zero-day vulnerability in Cambium Networks cnPilot routers to deploy a variant of the AISURU botnet called AIRASHI to carry out distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. According to QiAnXin XLab, the attacks have leveraged the security flaw since June 2024. Additional details about the shortcomings have been withheld to prevent further…
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Sales knowledge automation platform 1up gets a third of its customer leads from memes
When George Avetisov was the founder and CEO of cybersecurity startup HYPR, he spent a lot of time in the trenches with the company’s sales team. He quickly realized that regardless of how good his sales team was, they were consistently pulling in other departments to answer customer questions or fill out technical questionnaires. “They…
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How to Create a Secure Username
Discover how to create a unique and secure username for your online accounts, and find out why it’s just as important as having a strong password.
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Doti gives enterprises a flexible AI-powered search experience to unlock their data silos
As enterprises look at how they can best leverage AI to increase their employees’ productivity, search is an obvious use case. In most companies, after all, data lives in multiple disconnected silos and the combination of large language models, retrieval augmented generation (RAG) and enterprise-grade integration services now makes it easier than ever to not…
Global Security News
Ransomware Attacks Surge to Record High in December 2024
NCC Group observed 574 global ransomware attacks in December, the highest monthly volume it has recorded
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Lindus Health raises $55M to ‘fix the broken clinical trial industry’
A four-year-old London startup backed by Peter Thiel has raised a $55 million Series B round as it sets about “fixing the broken clinical trial industry.” The announcement comes as artificial intelligence is shaping up to revolutionize drug discovery and development, in turn spurring demand for a streamlined clinical trial process to help get new…
Global Security News
Major Cybersecurity Vendors’ Credentials Found on Dark Web
Cyble has found thousands of security vendors’ credentials on the dark web, likely pulled from infostealer logs
Asia Pacific, Botnets, DDoS, Security, Global Security News
Spooks of the internet came alive this Halloween
Halloween 2024 made history with a massive spike in distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks, with one particular assault reaching over 5 Terabits-per-second (Tbps) worth of phony traffic. In its quarterly analysis of DDoS attacks, Cloudflare reported a surge in hyper-volumetric attacks in the fourth quarter of 2024. “In the fourth quarter, over 420 of…
Global Security News
Tech, Media & Telecom Roundup: Market Talk
Find insight on Apple, Netflix, True Corp., and more in the latest Market Talks covering Technology, Media and Telecom.
Global Security News
Account Compromise and Phishing Top Healthcare Security Incidents
Netwrix claims 84% of healthcare organizations detected a cyber-attack in the past year
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Government battles against tech could leave consumers less secure
Regulators around the globe are seeing the market power of consumer-facing tech companies and bringing cases against some of the industry’s biggest household names. They portray these legal fights as the conflicts of giants: the companies versus government regulators. Regulators have an essential mission to ensure companies play by the rules, preserving competition and giving…
Global Security News
The Internet Should Be ‘Neutral,’ but Congress Should Not
A federal appeals court ruling this month could be seen as the latest indictment of the inability of Congress to regulate at anywhere near the speed of tech.
Global Security News
Discover Hidden Browsing Threats: Free Risk Assessment for GenAI, Identity, Web, and SaaS Risks
As GenAI tools and SaaS platforms become a staple component in the employee toolkit, the risks associated with data exposure, identity vulnerabilities, and unmonitored browsing behavior have skyrocketed. Forward-thinking security teams are looking for security controls and strategies to address these risks, but they do not always know which risks to prioritize. In some cases,…
Global Security News
President Trump Pardons Silk Road Creator Ross Ulbricht After 11 Years in Prison
U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday granted a “full and unconditional pardon” to Ross Ulbricht, the creator of the infamous Silk Road drug marketplace, after spending 11 years behind bars. “I just called the mother of Ross William Ulbricht to let her know that in honor of her and the Libertarian Movement, which supported me…
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Google hit with $12.6M fine in Indonesia for monopolistic practices in payment system
Indonesia’s antitrust agency KPPU fined Google 202.5 billion Rupiahs, equivalent to $12.6 million, on Wednesday for antitrust violation related to its payment system services for the Google Play Store. The KPPU ordered the search giant to cease the mandatory use of Google Play Billing in the Google Play Store. It also asked Google to let…
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Hindustan Unilever acquires Peak XV-backed Minimalist for over $340M
Hindustan Unilever has agreed to acquire beauty startup Minimalist for about $342 million, marking its latest push to expand in India’s fast-growing premium skincare market. The consumer goods giant will initially acquire a 90.5% stake in the four-year-old direct-to-consumer brand through secondary buyouts and primary investment, with the remaining 9.5% to be purchased from founders…
Global Security News
Cloudflare Mitigates Record-Breaking 5.6Tbps DDoS Attack
Cloudflare warns of a surge in hyper-volumetric DDoS after revealing it stopped a massive 5.6Tbps attack
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UK appoints ex-Amazon executive Doug Gurr as interim chair of antitrust body
The U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has a new interim chairman: former Amazon executive Doug Gurr (pictured above). The announcement comes as the U.K. seeks to position itself as a pro-growth, pro-tech nation by cutting red-tape and bureaucracy, with artificial intelligence (AI) taking center stage. The country is also nearing the end of a…
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Half a million hotel guests at risk after hackers accessed sensitive data
The personal information of almost half a million people is now in the hands of hackers after a security breach of a company used by some of the world’s best known hotel brands. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
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DataDome Unveils DDoS Protect to Block Attack Traffic at the Edge
DDoS Protect safeguards businesses against downtime, resource drain, and reputation damage caused by DDoS attacks. The post DataDome Unveils DDoS Protect to Block Attack Traffic at the Edge appeared first on Security Boulevard.
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Developing Security Protocols for Agentic AI Applications
Agentic AI can be an incredibly powerful asset — like another member of the team. However, it can quickly become a liability due to poorly designed frameworks or lax security protocols. The post Developing Security Protocols for Agentic AI Applications appeared first on Security Boulevard.
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PlushDaemon APT Targets South Korean VPN Provider in Supply Chain Attack
A previously undocumented China-aligned advanced persistent threat (APT) group named PlushDaemon has been linked to a supply chain attack targeting a South Korean virtual private network (VPN) provider in 2023, according to new findings from ESET. “The attackers replaced the legitimate installer with one that also deployed the group’s signature implant that we have named…
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Indian fintech Jar turns cash flow positive
Indian fintech Jar has turned cash flow positive, an executive at the Tiger Global-backed startup confirmed on Wednesday, as it gears up to deepen its offerings. The three-year-old startup, which offers its users the ability to start their savings and investment journey, achieved the milestone while still growing by more than 10 times last year,…
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Vertice raises $50M for its AI-powered SaaS spend platform
London startup Vertice has made a name for itself over the years in the very crowded world of expense management with a focus on applying AI to optimize a single area where businesses, collectively, are currently sinking hundreds of billions of dollars in IT budgets that are exceeding $5 trillion annually: software and cloud spend.…
Artificial Intelligence, Asia Pacific, Global Security News
Beko Technologies bestätigt Ransomware-Angriff
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Exploits, Global Security News
Oracle Releases January 2025 Patch to Address 318 Flaws Across Major Products
Oracle is urging customers to apply its January 2025 Critical Patch Update (CPU) to address 318 new security vulnerabilities spanning its products and services. The most severe of the flaws is a bug in the Oracle Agile Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) Framework (CVE-2025-21556, CVSS score: 9.9) that could allow an attacker to seize control of…
Global Security News
Mandatory MFA, Biometrics Make Headway in Middle East, Africa
Despite lagging in technology adoption, African and Middle Eastern organizations are catching up, driven by smartphone acceptance and national identity systems.
Global Security News
Mirai Botnet Launches Record 5.6 Tbps DDoS Attack with 13,000+ IoT Device
Web infrastructure and security company Cloudflare on Tuesday said it detected and blocked a 5.6 Terabit per second (Tbps) distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack, the largest ever attack to be reported to date. The UDP protocol-based attack took place on October 29, 2024, targeting one of its customers, an unnamed internet service provider (ISP) from Eastern…
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Cybersecurity is tough: 4 steps leaders can take now to reduce team burnout
Working in cybersecurity is only getting harder. Cybercriminals continue to up their game as security teams scramble to catch up with attack tactics and techniques. Organizations put near-impossible demands on their security departments, often with little or no support. The “always-on” nature of many roles in cybersecurity (from SOC analyst to incident response to the…
Compliance, CSO and CISO, GDPR, IT Leadership, Regulation, Global Security News
Security chiefs whose companies operate in the EU should be exploring DORA now
If your enterprise operates in Europe, you should care about the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA), which took effect on January 17. DORA, also known as Directive (EU) 2022/2555 of the European Parliament, aims to enhance and build the EU’s cybersecurity capabilities and it has been hanging like the Sword of Damocles over the heads…
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Truecaller brings real-time caller ID to iPhone users
Truecaller for iOS has been updated with live caller ID support for its premium iPhone users. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Global Security News
Tech Leaders Pledge Up to $500 Billion in AI Investment in U.S.
OpenAI, Oracle and SoftBank unveiled AI infrastructure plans at White House.
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Trump pardons Silk Road creator Ross Ulbricht
President Trump on Tuesday pardoned Ross Ulbricht, the creator of the infamous dark web exchange Silk Road, which was best known as a once-thriving online marketplace for illegal drugs. Trump announced the news in a Truth Social post, saying the pardon was in honor of Ulbricht’s mother and the Libertarian movement. In 2015, a federal…
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Improving Security Posture with Smarter Firewall Policies: Lessons from IDC’s Latest InfoBrief
Hybrid environments have rapidly become a staple of modern IT infrastructure. Organizations are increasingly combining on-premises, cloud, and edge computing resources, creating a complex network infrastructure that requires meticulous security… The post Improving Security Posture with Smarter Firewall Policies: Lessons from IDC’s Latest InfoBrief appeared first on Security Boulevard.
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MrBeast is reportedly now among those trying to buy TikTok
An unlikely group, including Mr Beast and Bench acquirer Employer.com, has submitted a bid to buy TikTok. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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Meta COO Sheryl Sandberg sanctioned by judge for allegedly deleting emails
A Delaware judge has sanctioned Sheryl Sandberg, Meta’s former COO and board member, for allegedly deleting emails related to the Cambridge Analytica privacy scandal. The decision arises from a case Meta shareholders brought against Sandberg and another former Meta board member, Jeff Zients, late last year. The plaintiffs alleged that Sandberg and Zients used personal…
AI, Cloud, data center, Enterprise, Global IT News, Global Security News, Infrastructure, Microsoft, openai
Microsoft is no longer OpenAI’s exclusive cloud provider
Microsoft was once the exclusive provider of data center infrastructure for OpenAI to train and run its AI models. No longer. As part of Stargate, OpenAI’s massive new AI infrastructure deal with SoftBank, Oracle, and others, Microsoft says it has signed a new agreement with OpenAI that gives it “right of first refusal” on new…
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OpenAI teams up with SoftBank and Oracle on $500B data center project
OpenAI says that it will team up with Japanese conglomerate SoftBank and with Oracle, along with others, to build multiple data centers for AI in the U.S. The joint venture, called The Stargate Project, will begin with a large data center project in Texas and eventually expand to other states. The companies expect to commit $100…
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[Virtual Event]: Cybersecurity’s Most Promising New and Emerging Technologies
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Ransomware groups pose as fake tech support over Teams
Researchers at cybersecurity firm Sophos are tracking multiple clusters of hacking activity leveraging Microsoft 365 instances, Microsoft Teams and email bombing tactics to deliver ransomware. In new research released Tuesday, the company said it had identified at least two distinct clusters of hacking activity using the tactics to infect targets between November and December 2024.…
Global Security News
Trump Fires Cyber Safety Board Investigating Salt Typhoon Hackers
In a letter sent today, the acting DHS secretary terminated membership to all advisory boards, including the Cyber Safety Review Board (CSRB) tasked with investigating state-sponsored cyber threats against the US.
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Scale AI’s Alexandr Wang has published an open letter lobbying Trump to invest in AI
Scale AI’s CEO Alexandr Wang has five recommendations for President Trump to keep the US ahead of China on AI. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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Amperesand targets data centers as the next big customer for its solid-state transformers
Amperesand’s technology replaces the iron cores that define old transformers with silicon carbide. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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Startup founders flooded inauguration parties hopeful for dealmaking
All throughout America’s capital, founders enjoyed the fruits of their industry’s political jockeying. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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Patrik Hammarén appointed as President of Nokia Technologies and member of the Nokia Group Leadership Team
COMPANY NEWS: Nokia today announced the appointment of Patrik Hammarén as President of Nokia Technologies and member of the Nokia Group Leadership Team, effective 22 January 2025.
Global Security News
Email Bombing, ‘Vishing’ Tactics Abound in Microsoft 365 Attacks
Sophos noted more than 15 attacks have been reported during the past three months.
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‘Sneaky Log’ Microsoft Spoofing Scheme Sidesteps Two-Factor Security
The phishing-as-a-service kit from Sneaky Log creates fake authentication pages to farm account information, including two-factor security codes.
AppSec, Compliance, Europe, Explainers, Global Security News, Governance, Risk & Compliance, Legit, Security Bloggers Network
GDPR Compliance in the US: Checklist and Requirements
The European Union (EU)’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) isn’t just a European concern. As GDPR-U.S. interactions become more complex, international businesses (including American ones) must comply with this regulation when handling data from EU citizens. If your company collects, processes, or stores data from the EU or European Economic Area (EEA)—including Iceland, Norway, and…
AppSec, Best Practices, Explainers, Global Security News, Security Bloggers Network
AI Code Generation: The Risks and Benefits of AI in Software
AI code generation is changing how developers approach their work. Modern code completion AI tools like GitHub Copilot and ChatGPT offer faster development cycles, improved productivity, and the ability to automate repetitive tasks. The post AI Code Generation: The Risks and Benefits of AI in Software appeared first on Security Boulevard.
Global Security News
Masimo Taps Katie Szyman as Permanent CEO
Szyman currently serves as the worldwide president of Advanced Patient Monitoring at Becton Dickinson and Co.
Best Practices, Compliance, Explainers, Global Security News, Governance, Risk & Compliance, Security Bloggers Network
What PCI Attestation of Compliance Is and How to Get It
Every time a customer swipes their credit card, they trust that business to protect their sensitive payment information against mishandling or fraud. But proving that trust in the right place requires certification. The post What PCI Attestation of Compliance Is and How to Get It appeared first on Security Boulevard.
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Understanding the Principle of Least Privilege (PoLP)
The rule of least privilege, also known as the principle of least privilege (PoLP), is a security measure for safeguarding sensitive systems and data. PoLP ensures that users, applications, and systems have only the minimum access necessary to perform their tasks. This least privilege access strategy reduces potential attack surfaces, limiting the damage from compromised…
Global Security News
Tech Leaders Pledge Up to $500 Billion in AI Investment in U.S.
OpenAI, Oracle and SoftBank are among companies involved in an effort to build artificial-intelligence infrastructure.
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Meta is building Oakley smart glasses for athletes: report
Meta’s Reality Labs is expanding its lineup of AI smart glasses with a new pair of Oakley-branded spectacles targeted at athletes, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. Bloomberg reports the new smart glasses, with which Meta seeks to capitalize on the Ray-Ban Meta’s success, will be based on Oakley’s Sphaera glasses, and will shift the camera…
Global Security News
DONOT Group Deploys Malicious Android Apps in India
The advanced persistent threat (APT) group is likely India-based and targeting individuals with connections to the country’s intelligence community.
Global Security News, Security
Cloudflare mitigated a record-breaking 5.6 Tbps DDoS attack
The largest distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack to date peaked at 5.6 terabits per second and came from a Mirai-based botnet with 13,000 compromised devices. […]
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Perplexity launches Sonar, an API for AI search
Perplexity on Tuesday launched an API service called Sonar, allowing enterprises and developers to build the startup’s generative AI search tools into their own applications. “While most generative AI features today have answers informed only by training data, this limits their capabilities,” Perplexity wrote in a blog post. “To optimize for factuality and authority, APIs…
Global Security News
HPE Investigates After Alleged Data Breach
The company reports that it is not experiencing any operational issues within its business, so far.
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Trump targets EV charging funding programs Tesla benefits from
President Donald Trump is trying to halt the flow of funding for EV charging infrastructure from two programs that Tesla has benefitted from — the latest example of how Elon Musk’s political interests seem to be at odds with his car company’s goal of advancing sustainable energy. It’s not a given that Trump’s gambit will…
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Govtech giant Conduent won’t rule out cyberattack as outage drags on
At least four states reported being affected by the outage, which Conduent says is ongoing. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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DEF CON 32 – A (Shallow) Dive Into World Of Aircraft PKI
Author/Presenter: Matt Gaffney 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 – A (Shallow) Dive Into World Of Aircraft PKI appeared first…
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Fake Homebrew Google ads target Mac users with malware
Hackers are once again abusing Google ads to spread malware, using a fake Homebrew website to infect Macs and Linux devices with an infostealer that steals credentials, browser data, and cryptocurrency wallets. […]
Global Security News, Security Bloggers Network
Start the year by protecting your privacy— A stalkerware quick check
Imagine starting the New Year with hopes of a fresh start, only to realize that someone might be tracking your every move without your consent. Disconcerting, to say the least. The post Start the year by protecting your privacy— A stalkerware quick check appeared first on Security Boulevard.
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It’s a space race for the AI era: Trump kicks off $US500 billion Stargate Project
On day two of his second term, USA President Donald Trump has announced the Stargate Project – a massive half-trillion-dollar investment in artificial intelligence instrastructure in the United States.
Exploits, Global Security News, Hacker Groups, Hacking, Phishing, Ransomware, Social Engineering
Microsoft Teams vishing attacks trick employees into handing over remote access
Attackers believed to be affiliated with ransomware groups have recently been observed using a technique in which they bombard employees with spam emails and then call them on Microsoft Teams posing as technical support representatives from their organizations. The goal of this formerly uncovered social engineering tactic is to create a sense of urgency and…
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EXA Infrastructure to acquire transatlantic subsea operator Aqua Comms
Global infrastructure investment manager EXA Infrastructure has signed binding agreements to acquire Aqua Comms, a specialist owner/operator of significant Transatlantic and intra-European subsea infrastructure.
Apps, courses, digital learning, educational, Global IT News, Global Security News, learning, Media & Entertainment, Spotify, streaming service
Spotify’s educational audio courses could be coming to U.S.
Spotify is expanding its streaming service to now include educational courses in addition to music, podcasts, and audiobooks. The company on Tuesday referenced one of its newer features called courses, which allow users to learn about topics in areas like business, tech, lifestyle, music, and more. The feature is initially being piloted in the U.K.,…
Apps, courses, digital learning, educational, Global IT News, Global Security News, learning, Media & Entertainment, Spotify, streaming service
Spotify introduces educational audio courses, starting in the UK
Spotify is expanding its streaming service to now include educational courses in addition to music, podcasts, and audiobooks. The company on Tuesday announced the launch of a new feature called courses, which will allow users to learn about topics in areas like business, tech, lifestyle, music, and more. The feature will initially be made available…
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Trump moves to sink offshore wind
President Trump signed an executive order that halted federal leases for offshore wind development on the outer continental shelf. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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Meta lures TikTok creators with $5K bonuses, content deals, free verification
Meta is luring TikTok creators over to its platforms with the promise of cash bonuses, content deals, and support to grow their communities. The company announced on Tuesday that eligible TikTok creators will be able to earn “up to” $5,000 in bonuses over three months for posting Reels on Facebook and Instagram. These creators will…
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The AI Fix #34: Fake Brad Pitt and why AI means we will lose our jobs
In episode 34 of The AI Fix, our hosts watch in horror as a vacuum cleaner sprouts a robotic arm and legs, a rivet embedded in the side of your head claims it will be able to read your mind and chat up French girls, a robot dog runs much quicker than you ever will,…
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Microsoft previews Game Assist in-game browser in Edge Stable
Microsoft has announced that Game Assist, its recently unveiled in-game browser, is now also available in preview for Microsoft Edge Stable users. […]
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Mirai Botnet Spinoffs Unleash Global Wave of DDoS Attacks
Two separate campaigns are targeting flaws in various IoT devices globally, with the goal of compromising them and propagating malware worldwide.
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Funding to fintechs continues to decline, but at a slower pace
Welcome to TechCrunch Fintech! This week, we’re looking at just how much fintech startups raised in 2024, a slew of fundraising deals, Plaid’s reported revenue growth last year, and more! To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important fintech stories delivered to your inbox every Tuesday at 8:00 a.m. PT, subscribe here. The…
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Telstra International to upgrade subsea cable infrastructure to 800 Tbps
Telstra’s global arm Telstra International has announced a plan to upgrade its international network, which includes boosting the capacity of its subsea cable infrastructure from its current 235 Tbps to more than 800 Tbps of total lit capacity.
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Trump U-Turn: TikTok’s On-Again/Off-Again U.S. Ban
Not For You: The Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act shouldn’t be enforced, orders President Trump. The post Trump U-Turn: TikTok’s On-Again/Off-Again U.S. Ban appeared first on Security Boulevard.
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Altium acquires Part Analytics
Electronics design systems company Altium has announced that it has completed the acquisition of Milwaukee-based Part Analytics, a “further step towards an open electronics system design and lifecycle management platform”.
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Stripe is laying off 300 people, but says it still plans to hire in 2025
Fintech giant Stripe is laying off 300 people, according to a leaked memo reported on Tuesday by Business Insider. The affected employees are “largely in product, engineering, and operations roles,” the memo said. Despite the layoffs, Chief People Officer Rob McIntosh said that Stripe intends to still grow its headcount by 17% “to land at…
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Bitbucket services “hard down” due to major worldwide outage
Bitbucket is investigating a massive outage affecting Atlassian Bitbucket Cloud customers worldwide, with the company saying its cloud services are “hard down.” […]
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New Mirai Malware Variant Targets AVTECH Cameras, Huawei Routers
Murdoc_Botnet used Mirai malware to exploit IoT vulnerabilities, targeting devices globally
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Forum software NodeBB joins the fediverse
Before there was social media, there were internet forums. Millions of forum sites continue to operate, which is why it’s notable that one top forum software provider, NodeBB, is now joining the fediverse, also known as the open social web. The fediverse today includes apps like decentralized X rival Mastodon, Instagram alternative Pixelfed, an open…
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Konica Minolta wins 2025 A3 line of the year award and four pick awards from Keypoint Intelligence
COMPANY NEWS: Konica Minolta is proud to announce that it has received five Buyers Lab (BLI) Awards from Keypoint Intelligence, the world’s leading and independent evaluator of document imaging hardware, software and services.
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OpenNebula Exec on VMware Alternatives & Future Cloud Trends
Public and private cloud have been one of the key technologies for channel partners and their clients over the past decade. Now, after major acquisitions and rising costs, some are beginning to rethink their infrastructure strategies. OpenNebula’s Principal Partner Manager Michael Abdou explained how his company fits into the equation in an interview with Channel…
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Samsung Unpacked 2025: Here’s how to watch and what we expect
The biggest reveal from last week’s Samsung CES press conference may well have been another press conference. The hardware giant closed out the main event by teasing the company’s upcoming show. The next Samsung Unpacked event is set for Wednesday at 10 a.m. PT. As with all recent Unpacked events, next week’s big show will…
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UK’s New Digital IDs Raise Security and Privacy Fears
Security experts have outlined security and privacy concerns around the UK government’s GOV.UK Wallet, which will allow citizens to store all their ID documents in a single place
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7-Zip fixes bug that bypasses Windows MoTW security warnings, patch now
A high-severity vulnerability in the 7-Zip file archiver allows attackers to bypass the Mark of the Web (MotW) Windows security feature and execute code on users’ computers when extracting malicious files from nested archives. […]