Snowflake is the latest company in a string of high-profile security incidents and sizable data breaches caused by the lack of MFA. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. This article has been indexed from Security News…
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TikTok acknowledges exploit targeting high-profile accounts
The malicious attack appears to have involved malware transmitted through TikTok’s DMs. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read the original article: TikTok acknowledges exploit targeting…
Live Nation confirms Ticketmaster was hacked, says personal information stolen in data breach
Live Nation says its Ticketmaster subsidiary was hacked. A hacker claims to be selling 560 million customer records. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read the…
Hugging Face says it detected ‘unauthorized access’ to its AI model hosting platform
Late Friday afternoon, a time window companies usually reserve for unflattering disclosures, AI startup Hugging Face said that its security team earlier this week detected “unauthorized access” to Spaces, Hugging Face’s platform for creating, sharing and hosting AI models and…
Hacked, leaked, exposed: Why you should never use stalkerware apps
Using stalkerware is creepy, unethical, potentially illegal, and puts your data and that of your loved ones in danger. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read…
Hackers steal $305M from DMM Bitcoin crypto exchange
Japanese crypto exchange DMM Bitcoin confirmed on Friday that it had been the victim of a hack resulting in the theft of 4,502.9 bitcoin, or about $305 million. According to crypto security firm Elliptic, this is the eighth largest crypto…
Hackers steal $305 million from DMM Bitcoin crypto exchange
Japanese crypto exchange DMM Bitcoin confirmed on Friday that it had been victim of a hack resulting in the theft of 4,502.9 bitcoin, or about $305 million. According to crypto security firm Elliptic, this is the eighth largest crypto theft…
Zero-day flaw in Check Point VPNs is ‘extremely easy’ to exploit
Check Point is the latest security vendor to fix a vulnerability in its technology, which it sells to companies to protect their networks. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. This article has been indexed from Security…
Chinese EV makers, and their connected vehicles, targeted by new House bill
Chinese EV manufacturers face a new challenge in their pursuit of U.S. customers: a new House bill that would limit or ban the introduction of their connected vehicles. The bill, introduced by U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin, comes as the trade…
Chinese EVs – and their connected tech – are the next target of US lawmakers
U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin will introduce a bill to Congress that would limit or ban the introduction of connected vehicles built by Chinese companies if found to pose a threat to national security. The bill comes as the trade war…
House bill would ban Chinese connected vehicles over security concerns
U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin will introduce a bill to Congress that would limit or ban the introduction of connected vehicles built by Chinese companies if found to pose a threat to national security. The bill comes as the trade war…
Spyware maker pcTattletale says it’s ‘out of business’ and shuts down after data breach
The spyware maker’s founder, Bryan Fleming, said pcTattletale is “out of business and completely done,” following a data breach. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read…
Spyware maker pcTattletale shutters after data breach
The spyware maker’s founder, Bryan Fleming, said pcTattletale is “out of business and completely done,” following a data breach. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read…
Rock band’s hidden hacking-themed website gets hacked
On Friday, Pal Kovacs was listening to the long-awaited new album from rock and metal giants Bring Me The Horizon when he noticed a strange sound at the end of the record’s last track. Being a fan of solving riddles…
Spyware app pcTattletale was hacked and its website defaced
pcTattletale’s website was briefly defaced and contained links containing files from the spyware maker’s servers, before going offline. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read the…
US pharma giant Cencora says Americans’ health information stolen in data breach
About half a million patients have been notified so far, but the number of affected individuals is likely far higher. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch…
US drug maker Cencora says Americans’ health information stolen in data breach
About half a million patients have been notified so far, but the number of affected individuals is likely far higher. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch…
Bugcrowd, the crowdsourced white-hat hacker platform, acquires Informer to ramp up its security chops
On the heels of raising $102 million earlier this year, Bugcrowd is making good on its promise to use some of that funding to make acquisitions to strengthen its security chops. The company — which crowdsources skills from more than…
Spyware found on US hotel check-in computers
Several hotel check-in computers are running a remote access app, which is leaking screenshots of guest information to the interne © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch…
Bolster, creator of the CheckPhish phishing tracker, raises $14M led by Microsoft’s M12
A dodgy email containing a link that looks “legit” but is actually malicious remains one of the most dangerous, yet successful, tricks in a cyber criminal’s handbook. Now, an AI startup called Bolster that has built a novel approach to…