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How Barcelona became an unlikely hub for spyware startups
<p>Barcelona’s mix of affordable cost of living and quality of life has helped create a vibrant startup community — and become a hotbed for the creation of surveillance technologies.</p>
Rahul Patil
Jan 148 min read
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A breach of Gravy Analytics’ huge trove of location data threatens the privacy of millions
<p>The company confirmed the breach after a hacker posted millions of location data records online.</p>
Rahul Patil
Jan 135 min read
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A breach of Gravy Analytics’ huge trove of location data threatens the privacy of millions
<p>The company confirmed the breach after a hacker posted millions of location data records online.</p>
Rahul Patil
Jan 135 min read
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UK domain giant Nominet confirms cybersecurity incident linked to Ivanti VPN hacks
<p>Nominet, the U.K. domain registry that maintains .co.uk domains, has experienced a cybersecurity incident that it confirmed is linked to the recent exploitation of a new Ivanti VPN vulnerability. In an email to customers, seen by TechCrunch, Nominet warned of an “ongoing security incident” under investigation. Nominet said hackers accessed its systems via “third-party VPN […]</p>
Rahul Patil
Jan 131 min read
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UK domain giant Nominet confirms cybersecurity incident linked to Ivanti VPN hacks
<p>Nominet, the U.K. domain registry that maintains .co.uk domains, has experienced a cybersecurity incident that it confirmed is linked to the recent exploitation of a new Ivanti VPN vulnerability. In an email to customers, seen by TechCrunch, Nominet warned of an “ongoing security incident” under investigation. Nominet said hackers accessed its systems via “third-party VPN […]</p>
Rahul Patil
Jan 131 min read
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Microsoft accuses group of developing tool to abuse its AI service in new lawsuit
<p>Microsoft has taken legal action against a group the company claims intentionally developed and used tools to bypass the safety guardrails of its cloud AI products. According to a complaint filed by the company in December in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, a group of 10 unnamed defendants allegedly used […]</p>
Rahul Patil
Jan 103 min read
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Microsoft accuses group of developing tool to abuse its AI service in new lawsuit
<p>Microsoft has taken legal action against a group the company claims intentionally developed and used tools to bypass the safety guardrails of its cloud AI products. According to a complaint filed by the company in December in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, a group of 10 unnamed defendants allegedly used […]</p>
Rahul Patil
Jan 103 min read
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Meet the Chinese ‘Typhoon’ hackers preparing for war
<p>U.S. intelligence says these China-backed hackers are among those laying the groundwork for future conflict with the United States.</p>
Rahul Patil
Jan 106 min read
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Meet the Chinese ‘Typhoon’ hackers preparing for war
<p>U.S. intelligence says these China-backed hackers are among those laying the groundwork for future conflict with the United States.</p>
Rahul Patil
Jan 106 min read
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US government charges operators of crypto mixing service used by North Korea and ransomware gangs
<p>Three Russian citizens were charged with money laundering for their role in operating Blender.io and Sinbad.io crypto mixing services.</p>
Rahul Patil
Jan 101 min read
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US government charges operators of crypto mixing service used by North Korea and ransomware gangs
<p>Three Russian citizens were charged with money laundering for their role in operating Blender.io and Sinbad.io crypto mixing services.</p>
Rahul Patil
Jan 101 min read
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China hacked US Treasury’s CFIUS, which reviews foreign investments for national security risks
<p>The hackers targeting the Treasury are dubbed Silk Typhoon, and previously mass-hacked thousands of corporate email servers.</p>
Rahul Patil
Jan 102 min read
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China hacked US Treasury’s CFIUS, which reviews foreign investments for national security risks
<p>The hackers targeting the Treasury are dubbed Silk Typhoon, and previously mass-hacked thousands of corporate email servers.</p>
Rahul Patil
Jan 102 min read
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Cannabis company Stiiizy says hackers accessed customers’ ID documents
<p>A ransomware gang took credit for the breach, claiming to have stolen over 400,000 government-issued identity documents from customers.</p>
Rahul Patil
Jan 102 min read
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Cannabis company Stiiizy says hackers accessed customers’ ID documents
<p>A ransomware gang took credit for the breach, claiming to have stolen over 400,000 government-issued identity documents from customers.</p>
Rahul Patil
Jan 102 min read
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Facebook awards researcher $100,000 for finding bug that granted internal access
<p>A security researcher found a bug in a Facebook ad platform, which gave him access to the company’s internal infrastructure.</p>
Rahul Patil
Jan 92 min read
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PowerSchool says hackers stole students’ sensitive data, including Social Security numbers, in data breach
<p>In an FAQ obtained by TechCrunch, PowerSchool confirms it negotiated with the threat actors responsible for the breach. </p>
Rahul Patil
Jan 92 min read
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Hackers are exploiting a new Ivanti VPN security bug to hack into company networks
<p>Mandiant says a Chinese cyberespionage group has been exploiting the critical-rated vulnerability since at least mid-December.</p>
Rahul Patil
Jan 93 min read
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Flock Safety quietly hired a sitting California mayor. Now he’s suing Flock.
<p>Last year, police surveillance startup Flock Safety hired the mayor of a California city with over 200,000 residents to promote its products. But the mayor, Ulises Cabrera of Moreno Valley, now claims Flock wrongfully terminated him, partly because he refused to use his position as mayor to benefit Flock, according to a lawsuit Cabrera filed […]</p>
Rahul Patil
Jan 83 min read
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Ukrainian hackers take credit for hacking Russian ISP that wiped out servers and caused internet outages
<p>The Russian ISP blamed the Ukrainian hackers for causing a “complete failure” across its internet infrastructure.</p>
Rahul Patil
Jan 82 min read
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