Cloaked’s latest round is a mix of equity and growth funding. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read the original article: Consumer-focused privacy company Cloaked raises $375M as it expands to enterprise
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FBI is buying location data to track US citizens, director confirms
FBI director Kash Patel told lawmakers that the agency is actively purchasing commercially available location data, which can track Americans without needing a warrant. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read the original article: FBI is…
Marquis says over 672,000 people had personal and financial data stolen in ransomware attack
Fintech company Marquis is notifying hundreds of thousands of people that hackers stole their personal and financial information, including their Social Security numbers. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read the original article: Marquis says over…
Russians caught stealing personal data from Ukrainians with new advanced iPhone hacking tools
A suspected group of Russian government hackers was caught targeting Ukrainians with new iPhone hacking tools designed for espionage and potentially to steal crypto. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read the original article: Russians caught…
Apple rolls out first ‘background security’ update for iPhones, iPads, and Macs to fix Safari bug
Apple’s first-ever “background security improvement” fixes a vulnerability in its Safari browser running its latest software. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read the original article: Apple rolls out first ‘background security’ update for iPhones, iPads,…
Stryker says it’s restoring systems after pro-Iran hackers wiped thousands of employee devices
The hack, which brought ongoing widespread disruption to the company’s operations, is thought to be the first major cyberattack in the United States in response to the Trump administration’s war in Iran. This article has been indexed from Security News…
Wiz investor unpacks Google’s $32B acquisition
Shardul Shah of Index Ventures walks us through Google’s biggest acquisition ever. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read the original article: Wiz investor unpacks Google’s $32B acquisition
The FBI is investigating malware hidden inside games hosted on Steam
The FBI believes a series of video games published on Steam in the last two years were embedded with malware by the same hacker. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read the original article: The FBI…
Law enforcement shuts down botnet made of tens of thousands of hacked routers
An international law enforcement operation shut down a service called SocksEscort, which allegedly helped cybercriminals all over the world launch ransomware and DDoS attacks, as well as distribute child sexual abuse material. This article has been indexed from Security News…
Pro-Iran hacktivist group says it is behind attack on medical tech giant Stryker
The hacktivist group claimed the attack was in retaliation for a U.S. strike on a Tehran school that killed more than 175 people, most of them children. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read the original…
Hacker broke into FBI and compromised Epstein files, report says
According to a Reuters report, a foreign hacker broke into a server that was part of the FBI’s investigation into Jeffrey Epstein — without realizing they had hacked an FBI server. This article has been indexed from Security News |…
Google wraps up $32B acquisition of cloud cybersecurity startup Wiz
Google has officially acquired Israeli cybersecurity firm Wiz for $32 billion in all-cash, a full year after the companies announced the deal. This marks Google’s biggest acquisition in its history. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch…
Google completes $32B acquisition of Wiz
Google has officially acquired Israeli cybersecurity firm Wiz for $32 billion in all-cash, a full year after the companies announced the deal. This marks Google’s biggest acquisition in its history. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch…
DOGE employee stole Social Security data and put it on a thumb drive, report says
A whistleblower is accusing a former DOGE member of stealing a large number of Americans’ personal data while he was working at the Social Security Administration, with the plan of using it at his new job. This article has been…
Mandiant’s founder just raised $190M for his autonomous AI agent security startup
Mandia, who sold his previous company Mandiant to Google for $5.4 billion in 2022, has launched an agentic security startup. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read the original article: Mandiant’s founder just raised $190M for…
U.S. military contractor likely built iPhone hacking tools used by Russian spies in Ukraine
Google found a series of hacking tools they said were used by a Russian espionage group and a cybercriminal group in China. Sources from a U.S. government defense contractor said some of those hacking tools were theirs. This article has…
An iPhone-hacking toolkit used by Russian spies likely came from US military contractor
Google found a series of hacking tools they said were used by a Russian espionage group and a cybercriminal group in China. Sources from a U.S. government defense contractor said some of those hacking tools were theirs. This article has…
An iPhone-hacking toolkit used by Russian spies likely came from U.S military contractor
Google found a series of hacking tools they said were used by a Russian espionage group and a cybercriminal group in China. Sources from a U.S. government defense contractor said some of those hacking tools were theirs. This article has…
OpenAI acquires Promptfoo to secure its AI agents
This deal underscores how frontier labs are scrambling to prove their technology can be used safely in critical business operations. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read the original article: OpenAI acquires Promptfoo to secure its…
Salt Typhoon is hacking the world’s phone and internet giants. Here’s everywhere that’s been hit.
Salt Typhoon is by far one of the most prolific hacking groups in recent years, breaching some of the top American phone companies. Here are all the countries that have been targeted. This article has been indexed from Security News…