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Capital One replaces security chief after data breach
Capital One has replaced its cybersecurity chief four months after the company disclosed a massive data breach involving the theft of sensitive data on more than 100 million customers. A spokesperson
Amazon Ring doorbells exposed home Wi-Fi passwords to hackers
Security researchers have discovered a vulnerability in Ring doorbells that exposed the passwords for the Wi-Fi networks to which they were connected. Bitdefender said the Amazon-owned doorbell was se
California accuses Facebook of ignoring subpoenas in state’s Cambridge Analytica investigation
California’s attorney general Xavier Becerra has accused Facebook of “continuing to drag its feet” by failing to provide documents to the state’s investigation into Facebook an
Google enlists mobile security firms to help rid Google Play of bad Android apps
Google has partnered with mobile security firms ESET, Lookout and Zimperium to combat the scourge of malicious Android apps that sneak into the Google Play app store. The announcement came Wednesday,
Apple refreshes its privacy site with new technical whitepapers
For the fourth year in a row, Apple has updated its privacy pages. Every year, the tech giant refreshes the privacy portion of its website — usually a month or so after its product launches — to k
Cyber-skills platform Immersive Labs raises $40M in North America expansion
Immersive Labs, a cybersecurity skills platform, has raised $40 million in its Series B, the company’s second round of funding this year following an $8 million Series A in January. Summit Partn
Huawei calls hackers to Munich for secret bug bounty meeting
Chinese tech giant Huawei has asked some of the world’s best phone hackers to a secret meeting in Munich later this month as the company tries to curry favor with global governments, TechCrunch
Google launches OpenTitan, an open-source secure chip design project
Google has partnered with several tech companies to develop and build OpenTitan, a new, collaborative open-source secure chip design project. The aim of the new coalition is to build trustworthy chip
Disinformation ‘works better than censorship,’ warns internet freedom report
A rise in social media surveillance, warrantless searches of travelers’ devices at the border and the continued spread of disinformation are among the reasons why the U.S. has declined in intern
A network of ‘camgirl’ sites exposed millions of users and sex workers
A number of popular “camgirl” sites have exposed millions of sex workers and users after the company running the sites left the back-end database unprotected. The sites, run by Barcelona-b
Hackers can steal the contents of Horde webmail inboxes with one click
A security researcher has found several vulnerabilities in the popular open-source Horde web email software that allow hackers to near-invisibly steal the contents of a victim’s inbox. Horde is
Twitter says government demands for user data continue to rise
Twitter says the number of government demands for user data are at a record high. In its latest transparency report covering the six months between January and June, the social media giant said it rec
IoT security startup Particle raises $40M in Series C
Particle, a platform for Internet of Things devices, has raised $40 million in its latest round of funding. Qualcomm Ventures and Energy Impact Partners led the Series C raise, with backing from exist
NHS pagers are leaking medical data
An amateur radio rig exposed to the internet and discovered by a security researcher was collecting real-time medical data and health information broadcast by hospitals and ambulances across U.K. town
WhatsApp blames — and sues — mobile spyware maker NSO Group over its zero-day calling exploit
WhatsApp has filed a suit in federal court accusing Israeli mobile surveillance maker NSO Group of creating an exploit that was used hundreds of times to hack into targets’ phone. The lawsuit, f
The future of cybersecurity VC investing with Lightspeed’s Arif Janmohamed
There are two types of enterprise startups: those that create value and those that protect value. Cybersecurity is most definitely part of the latter group, and as a vertical, it has sprawled the past
Where top VCs are investing in cybersecurity
Security is one of the toughest things to get right; a hacker only needs to win once, but businesses have to get it right every single time. Not every company faces the same field of threats. ThatR
FCC proposes rules requiring telcos remove Huawei, ZTE equipment
The Federal Communications Commission said it will move ahead with proposals to ban telecommunications giants from using Huawei and ZTE networking equipment, which the agency says poses a “natio
American Cancer Society’s online store infected with credit card stealing malware
The American Cancer Society’s online store has become the latest victim of credit card-stealing malware. Security researcher Willem de Groot found the malware on the organization’s store w
Lawmakers ask US intelligence chief to investigate if TikTok is a national security threat
Two lawmakers have asked the government’s most senior U.S. intelligence official to assess if video-sharing app TikTok could pose “national security risks” to the United States. In a