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CrowdStrike fires ‘suspicious insider’ who passed information to hackers
Cybersecurity giant CrowdStrike has confirmed firing a “suspicious insider” last month who allegedly fed information about the company to a…
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Google says hackers stole data from 200 companies following Gainsight breach
Google has confirmed that hackers have stolen the Salesforce-stored data of more than 200 companies in a large-scale supply chain…
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Impersonators are (still) targeting companies with fake TechCrunch outreach
Hi, thanks as always for reading TechCrunch. We want to talk with you quickly about something important. A growing number…
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Despite Chinese hacks, Trump’s FCC votes to scrap cybersecurity rules for phone and internet companies
The Federal Communications Commission voted 2-1 along party lines on Thursday to scrap rules that required U.S. phone and internet…
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How the classic anime ‘Ghost in the Shell’ predicted the future of cybersecurity 30 years ago
The year is 2030. An “infamous mystery hacker” known as the Puppet Master is wreaking havoc on the internet, breaking…
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Cybersecurity firm Deepwatch lays off dozens, citing move to “accelerate” AI investment
Deepwatch, a cybersecurity firm that makes an AI-powered detection and response platform, laid off dozens of employees on Wednesday, citing…
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Elon Musk’s X botched its security key switchover, locking users out
We’re seeing reports across social media that users of Elon Musk’s X are getting stuck in endless loops and, in…
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Why a lot of people are getting hacked with government spyware
For more than a decade, makers of government spyware have defended themselves from criticism by saying that their surveillance technology…
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Washington Post confirms data breach linked to Oracle hacks
The Washington Post has said that it was one of the victims of a hacking campaign tied to Oracle’s suite…
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Congressional Budget Office confirms it was hacked
The U.S. Congressional Budget Office has confirmed it was hacked. Caitlin Emma, a spokesperson for CBO, told TechCrunch on Friday…
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‘Landfall’ spyware abused zero-day to hack Samsung Galaxy phones
Security researchers have discovered an Android spyware that targeted Samsung Galaxy phones during a nearly year-long hacking campaign. Researchers at…
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Lawmakers say stolen police logins are exposing Flock surveillance cameras to hackers
Lawmakers have called on the Federal Trade Commission to investigate Flock Safety, a company that operates license plate-scanning cameras, for…
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