The health tech data giant, which handles vast amounts of patients’ medical data, said hackers struck one of its protected health data stores.
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Cyera agrees to acquire Oasis Security for $1B to safeguard proliferating AI agents
The deal is Cyera’s third acquisition this year.
Okta buys AI security startup Permiso — source says for about $200M
The deal gives Okta identity threat detection capabilities as enterprises seek to secure AI agents and other non-human identities across cloud…
Google says it fixed more Chrome bugs in June than over the past two years, thanks to AI
As experts have warned for the last two years, some companies — like Microsoft and now Google — are finding and patching an exponential number of bugs in…
Okta buys AI security startup Permiso; source says for about $200M
The deal gives Okta identity threat detection capabilities as enterprises seek to secure AI agents and other non-human identities across cloud…
In the Hugging Face breach, OpenAI’s hacker was noisy and fast — but not unstoppable
Cybersecurity experts told TechCrunch that one of the biggest lessons to be taken from the OpenAI hack against HuggingFace has nothing to do with AI, but…
FTC sues Hims & Hers for allegedly sharing patients’ medical data with advertisers Meta and Snap
The U.S. federal consumer watchdog said Hims & Hers, which prescribes for sexual wellness and mental health conditions, used website trackers to share…
US government bans new foreign-made humanoids, robot dogs, and solar inverters, citing risks to national security
The ban largely affects U.S. imports from China, which currently dominates the global market for making humanoid robots and solar inverters.
Cyera agrees to acquire Oasis Security for $1B to safeguard proliferating AI agents
The deal is Cyera’s third acquisition this year.
PSA: Your Claude shared chats and Artifacts may have ended up on Google
The issue appears to have originated from Claude’s “share chat” feature, which allows users to create links that enable anyone with the assigned URL view a conversation or project. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read…
Microsoft launches its first cybersecurity model, plus a new agentic cybersecurity system
Microsoft bolstered its AI cybersecurity offerings this week with the launch of its first AI security model and a new security platform. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read the original article: Microsoft launches its first…
Hugging Face CEO calls for ‘radical transparency’ after ‘unprecedented’ OpenAI hack
"The first autonomous agent cyberattack is an unprecedented event. It deserves an unprecedented response!" This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read the original article: Hugging Face CEO calls for ‘radical transparency’ after ‘unprecedented’ OpenAI hack
The hacker who humiliated spyware makers and was never caught
An awe-inspiring hacktivist who hacked two controversial government spyware makers may be the most prolific hacker to have never gotten caught. What do we know about Phineas Fisher? This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read the…
US accuses American of allegedly wiping his phone using a ‘duress’ password during border search
A U.S. citizen has asked a court to throw out the government’s claim that he gave over a passcode to border authorities that wiped his phone’s data, opening up fresh questions about a person’s constitutional rights at the U.S. border.…
How AI guardrails are impeding the work of offensive cybersecurity researchers
We spoke with several cybersecurity researchers, who look for unknown vulnerabilities and develop tools to exploit them, about how OpenAI’s and Anthropic’s guardrails affect their work. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read the original article:…
AegisAI, founded by former Google security execs, lands $36M to stop AI-driven spear phishing
The Series A was led by Battery Ventures, bringing AegisAI total funding to $49 million. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read the original article: AegisAI, founded by former Google security execs, lands $36M to stop…
US government says Iran-linked hackers are disrupting American water and energy providers
An updated government advisory warns that Iranian hackers are exploiting systems used by water and energy providers. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read the original article: US government says Iran-linked hackers are disrupting American water…
How OpenAI’s human mistake led to the AI-powered hack on Hugging Face
OpenAI made a mistake setting up what it called a “highly isolated” testing environment and sandbox. According to cybersecurity experts, that human mistake is what made the AI-powered attack on Hugging Face possible. This article has been indexed from Security…
If you pay a hacker’s ransom, chances are that they’ll come back for more
The latest research reaffirmed that hackers often demanded more money if a victim paid the first time. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read the original article: If you pay a hacker’s ransom, chances are that…
Glow emerges from stealth at $1.2B valuation to challenge endpoint security in the AI era
Glow is targeting a new class of endpoint risks created by the rapid adoption of AI agents and developer tools inside enterprises. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read the original article: Glow emerges from stealth…