A ransomware group has claimed responsibility for hacking the electronics manufacturing giant Foxconn, and is attempting to extort the company. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read the original article: Ransomware hackers claim breach at Foxconn,…
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US lawmakers demand answers from Instructure after Canvas data breaches
U.S. House lawmakers want to know how hackers broke into education tech giant Instructure twice, and stole reams of data from students who use the company’s flagship student data software Canvas. This article has been indexed from Security News |…
U.S. bank disclose security lapse after sharing customer data with AI app
The bank said the security lapse was due to the use of an “unauthorized” AI software app. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read the original article: U.S. bank disclose security lapse after sharing customer data…
Google launches new Android security feature to help uncover spyware attacks
Intrusion Logging is a new part of Android’s Advanced Protection Mode, which aims to help protect human rights activists, journalists, and dissidents from government spyware attack and law enforcement forensic devices. This article has been indexed from Security News |…
Exaforce raises $125M Series B to build AI for catching and stopping cyberattacks as they happen
The round valued the three-year-old startup at $725 million. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read the original article: Exaforce raises $125M Series B to build AI for catching and stopping cyberattacks as they happen
Instructure strikes deal with hackers who breached it twice
The maker of the Canvas school software said it “reached an agreement” with the hackers, but provided no guarantees that the hackers would not release the data or keep their word. This article has been indexed from Security News |…
Poland says hackers breached water treatment plants, and the US is facing the same threat
A report by Poland’s top intelligence agency accused Russia of sabotage and hacking activities against the country’s military and civilian infrastructure. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read the original article: Poland says hackers breached water…
Poland says hackers breached water treatment plants, and the U.S. is facing the same threat
A report by Poland’s top intelligence agency accused Russia of sabotage and hacking activities against the country’s military and civilian infrastructure. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read the original article: Poland says hackers breached water…
US defense contractor who sold hacking tools to Russian broker ordered to pay $10M to former employers
Former cybersecurity executive Peter Williams stole several surveillance and hacking tools and sold them for $1.3 million to a Russian broker that works with Putin’s government. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read the original article:…
Hackers deface school login pages after claiming another Instructure hack
The cybercrime group ShinyHunters claimed to have hacked Instructure again, defacing the login pages of several Instructure customer schools with an extortion message. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read the original article: Hackers deface school…
Hackers hack victims hacked by other hackers
An unknown group of hackers is breaking into systems previously breached by the cybercrime group TeamPCP. Once inside, the hackers immediately kick out TeamPCP and remove its hacking tools from the victims’ systems. This article has been indexed from Security…
How Anthropic’s Mythos has rewritten Firefox’s approach to cybersecurity
Security researchers at Mozilla say Anthropic’s Mythos has unearthed a wealth of high-severity bugs in Firefox. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read the original article: How Anthropic’s Mythos has rewritten Firefox’s approach to cybersecurity
Police arrest SMS blaster crew that sent malicious messages to thousands across Toronto
Toronto police said this is the “first known instance” of an SMS blaster being used in Canada. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read the original article: Police arrest SMS blaster crew that sent malicious messages…
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AI evaluation startup Braintrust confirms breach, tells every customer to rotate sensitive keys
Braintrust, a startup that makes an “operating system for engineers building AI software,” notified customers that hackers broke into one of its Amazon cloud environments, and is asking customers to rotate their API keys. This article has been indexed from…
DOJ says ransomware gang tapped into Russian government databases
U.S. prosecutors said a ransomware gang fueled Russian government corruption, and allowed the gang’s leaders to avoid paying taxes and dodge the country’s military draft. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read the original article: DOJ…
Some kids are bypassing age-verification checks with a fake mustache
A new survey found that kids find it easy to bypass age checks, despite a rise in age-verification laws around the world. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read the original article: Some kids are bypassing…
Some kids are bypassing age verification checks with a fake mustache
A new survey found that kids find it easy to bypass age checks, despite a rise in age verification laws around the world. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read the original article: Some kids are…
Kaspersky suspects Chinese hackers planted a backdoor into Daemon Tools in ‘widespread’ attack
The cybersecurity company says it’s seen thousands of infection attempts, and at least a dozen successful hacks after users installed malicious versions of the popular Windows software. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read the original…
Hackers steal students’ data during breach at education tech giant Instructure
The data breach at education tech giant Instructure includes students’ private data, according to a sample of the allegedly stolen data seen by TechCrunch. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read the original article: Hackers steal…