Open-source software is everywhere, and in everything.Many startups are pursuing explicitly open-source business models. But every company out there that builds software has at least some dependency on open-source code. Recent security issues, however, have made it plain that open-source…
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2024 Startup Battlefield Top 20 Finalists: ForceField
MARQ protects company, community & country data with tamper-proof badges. Patent-pending APIs defend against deepfake scams, fraud & breaches. Subscribe for more on YouTube: https://tcrn.ch/youtube Follow TechCrunch on Instagram: http://tcrn.ch/instagram TikTok: https://tcrn.ch/tiktok X: tcrn.ch/x Threads: https://tcrn.ch/threads Facebook: https://tcrn.ch/facebook Bluesky: https://tcrn.ch/bluesky…
You’re going to get hacked. But here’s how to avoid a cybersecurity disaster
Cyberattacks are inevitable, but disasters are avoidable.Listen as experienced security defenders Heather Gantt-Evans, CISO of Marqeta, and Darren Gruber, MongoDB’s Technical Advisor in the Office of Security and Trust, discuss what you need to know to get ahead of cyberattackers…
How a series of opsec failures led US authorities to the alleged developer of the Redline password-stealing malware
Prosecutors allege that Redline infected millions of computers around the world since 2020, including several hundred machines at the U.S. Dept. of Defense. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. This article has been indexed from Security…
MoneyGram replaces CEO weeks after massive customer data breach
The CEO’s removal comes soon after the company confirmed it had lost an unspecified amount of personal customer information in an earlier September cyberattack. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. This article has been indexed from…
2024 Startup Battlefield Top 20 Finalists: DGLegacy
Ensures that in the case of an unforeseen event, your assets won’t be lost and your loved ones would be able to claim their rightful ownership with a digital legacy planning and inheritance app. Subscribe for more on YouTube: https://tcrn.ch/youtube…
Wiz CEO says company was targeted with deepfake attack that used his voice
Even cybersecurity companies aren’t safe from deepfake attacks. Speaking on stage at TechCrunch Disrupt in San Francisco, Wiz’s CEO and co-founder Assaf Rappaport, who recently turned down a $23 billion acquisition offer from Google, noted that his employees had been…
Wiz CEO explains why he turned down a $23 billion deal
Assaf Rappaport, the co-founder and CEO of cloud security startup Wiz, said that turning down a $23 billion offer from Google was “the toughest decision ever,” but justified it by saying the company can get even bigger and reach $100…
Police operation claims takedown of prolific Redline and Meta password stealers
Authorities have gained ‘full access’ to the servers used by the two notorious infostealers © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read the original article: Police operation…
Filigran secures $35M for its cybersecurity threat management suite
Paris-based startup Filigran is fast becoming the next cybersecurity rocketship to track: The company just raised a $35 million Series B round, only a few months after it raised $16 million in a Series A round. Filigran’s main product is…
Prominent crypto critic says someone offered bribes to take down a blog post
Crypto critic Molly White received emails from a purported lawyer and someone working for a “reputation management company” offering bribes in exchange for the takedown of a blog post about the arrest of an alleged crypto fraudster. © 2024 TechCrunch.…
Elon Musk reportedly chats regularly with Putin
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has been in regular contact with Russian president Vladimir Putin since late-2022. That’s according to The Wall Street Journal, which reports that the conversations have raised national security concerns among some intelligence officials. At…
Elon Musk reportedly chats often with Putin
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has been in regular contact with Russian president Vladimir Putin since late 2022. That’s according to The Wall Street Journal, which reports that the conversations have raised national security concerns among some intelligence officials.…
How the ransomware attack at Change Healthcare went down: A timeline
A hack on UnitedHealth-owned tech giant Change Healthcare likely stands as one of the biggest data breaches of U.S. medical data in history. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. This article has been indexed from Security…
UnitedHealth says Change Healthcare data breach affects over 100 million people in America
Health insurance giant UnitedHealth blamed a ransomware gang for the data breach that included a substantial proportion of America’s health data. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. This article has been indexed from Security News |…
Apple will pay security researchers up to $1 million to hack its private AI cloud
Ahead of the debut of Apple’s private AI cloud next week, dubbed Private Cloud Compute, the technology giant says it will pay security researchers up to $1 million to find vulnerabilities that can compromise the security of its private AI…
Wiz hopes to hit $1B in ARR in 2025 before an IPO, after turning down Google’s $23B
Wiz co-founder Roy Reznik said the company hit $500 million in annual recurring revenue this year, and still thought it could double that in 2025. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. This article has been indexed…
SEC fines four companies $7M for ‘misleading cyber disclosures’ regarding SolarWinds hack
The SEC concluded that four tech companies misled investors and minimized the damage they suffered from the SolarWinds supply chain hack. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. This article has been indexed from Security News |…
SEC fines four companies $7 million for ‘misleading cyber disclosures’ regarding SolarWinds hack
The SEC concluded that four tech companies misled investors and minimized the damage they suffered from the SolarWinds supply chain hack. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. This article has been indexed from Security News |…
Researchers link Polyfill supply chain attack to huge network of copycat gambling sites
A supply chain hack targeting 100,000 websites was launched to redirect internet users to a massive online gambling network. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read…