Security
Microsoft to pay $20M settlement for illegally collecting children’s personal data
Microsoft will pay $20 million to settle charges brought by the Federal Trade Commission accusing the tech giant of illegally collecting the personal information of children without their parents̵
North Korean hackers impersonated journalists to gather intel from academics and think tanks
Security researchers have warned that North Korean government-backed hackers are impersonating journalists to gather strategic intelligence to help guide the country’s decision making. SentinelL
Escape dynamically scans APIs to find security flaws
French startup Escape has raised a $3.9 million (€3.6 million) funding round shortly after ending Y Combinator’s winter 2023 cohort. The company provides a cybersecurity product focused on securin
Safari will soon make it easier to share phishing-resistant passkeys
Apple is making it slightly easier to share passkeys with a new Safari feature shipping in macOS Sonoma and iOS 17. Security didn’t get much of a mention during Apple’s WWDC keynote on Mon
Microsoft says Clop ransomware gang is behind MOVEit mass-hacks, as first victims come forward
Security researchers have linked to the notorious Clop ransomware gang a new wave of mass-hacks targeting a popular file transfer tool, as the first victims of the attacks begin to come forward. It wa
Google Workspace and Cloud get support for passkeys
A month ago, Google rolled out passkey support to consumer Google accounts. Today, it is extending this to business users, with the open beta launch of passkeys for Google Workspace and Cloud accounts
Scammers publish ads for hacking services on government websites
Scammers have published various advertisements for hacking services on the official websites of multiple U.S. state, county and local governments, a federal agency, as well as numerous universities. T
Hackers launch another wave of mass-hacks targeting company file transfer tools
Security researchers are sounding the alarm after hackers were caught exploiting a newly discovered vulnerability in a popular file transfer tool used by thousands of organizations to launch a new wav
Kaspersky says attackers hacked staff iPhones with unknown malware
The Russian cybersecurity company Kaspersky said that hackers working for a government targeted several dozen employees’ iPhones with unknown malware. On Thursday, Kaspersky announced the alleged cy
Google’s Parisa Tabriz to discuss keeping a billion users safe and more on Disrupt’s Security Stage
We can’t say with scientific certainty, but security could be a leading cause of early-stage startup founder insomnia. Locking down your company, product and customer security against constantly
Enzo Biochem says ransomware attack exposed clinical test data of 2.5 million patients
Enzo Biochem, a New York-based biotechnology company, has confirmed that a ransomware attack exposed the clinical test information of almost 2.5 million patients. Enzo, which manufactures and sells DN
Legal tech firm Casepoint investigates breach after hackers claim theft of government data
Casepoint says it’s investigating a potential cybersecurity incident after hackers claimed to have compromised the legal technology platform to steal terabytes of sensitive data. U.S.-based Casepoin
Amazon’s Ring to pay $5.8M after staff and contractors caught snooping on customer videos, FTC says
Ring, the Amazon-owned maker of video surveillance devices, will pay $5.8 million over claims brought by the Federal Trade Commission that Ring employees and contractors had broad and unrestricted acc
Toyota confirms another years-long data leak, this time exposing at least 260,000 car owners
Two weeks ago, Toyota said it exposed the data of more than two million customers to the internet for a decade. Today, the automotive giant said it recently discovered the data of another 260,000 car
Blink launches Blink Copilot to bring generative AI to security operations
Blink CEO Gil Barak says there have been three distinct periods when it comes to security operations automation. The first required experts to code workflows, taking weeks or months to produce a singl
Ransomware attack on US dental insurance giant exposes data of 9 million patients
An apparent ransomware attack on one of America’s largest dental health insurers has compromised the personal information of almost nine million individuals in the United States. The Atlanta-based M
RaidForums user data leaked online a year after DOJ takedown
A database containing the details of almost half-a-million RaidForums users has leaked online, a year after the U.S. Department of Justice seized the notorious cybercrime forum. The leaked database wa
A popular Android app began secretly spying on its users months after it was listed on Google Play
A cybersecurity firm says a popular Android screen recording app that racked up tens of thousands of downloads on Google’s app store subsequently began spying on its users, including by stealing
Solving problems is better than fearmongering
From cybersecurity to SaaS for restaurants, the key to running a successful business is selling a product that solves your clients' real problems.
Skyflow expands its regional footprint as it adds generative AI support to its data privacy tooling
So far, Skyflow has found notable international adoption. The company does more than 40% of its current business with non-American customers.