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Cynomi cinches $37M for its AI-based ‘virtual CISO’ for SMB cybersecurity
<p>Small and medium businesses are the latest targets for cybersecurity attacks, with one in three small businesses experiencing a data breach last year. SMBs are becoming more proactive in detecting and stopping these threats, and today a startup called Cynomi is announcing $37 million in funding to meet that demand. Insight Partners and Entrée Capital are co-leading […]</p>
Rahul Patil
Apr 233 min read


Tech resilience, breakout startups, and banking reinvented: The big conversations at StrictlyVC London in May
<p>StrictlyVC is heading to London on May 13, uniting top investors and entrepreneurs to spark meaningful connections and drive forward innovation. We’re thrilled to welcome industry leaders like Nazo Moosa, general partner at Paladin Capital Group; Sonali De Rycker, partner at Accel; and TS Anil, CEO of Monzo Bank, to the stage. Paladin is proud […]</p>
Rahul Patil
Apr 232 min read
Marks & Spencer confirms cybersecurity incident amid ongoing disruption
<p>The company said it was necessary to make operational changes to protect the business.</p>
Rahul Patil
Apr 221 min read
Palantir exec defends company’s immigration surveillance work
<p>One of the founders of startup accelerator Y Combinator offered unsparing criticism this weekend of the controversial data analytics company Palantir, leading a company executive to push back with an extensive defense of Palantir’s work. The back-and-forth came after federal filings showed that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) — tasked with carrying out the […]</p>
Rahul Patil
Apr 203 min read
Florida draft law mandating encryption backdoors for social media accounts billed ‘dangerous and dumb’
<p>A digital rights group blasted the Florida bill, but lawmakers voted to advanced the draft law.</p>
Rahul Patil
Apr 172 min read
Former CISA director Chris Krebs vows to fight back against Trump-ordered federal investigation
<p>The former cybersecurity chief is the latest to push back on the Trump administration’s targeting of critics and dissenters.</p>
Rahul Patil
Apr 161 min read
Apple says zero-day bugs exploited against ‘specific targeted individuals’ using iOS
<p>One of the bugs was discovered by Google’s security researchers who investigate government-backed cyberattacks.</p>
Rahul Patil
Apr 162 min read
NSO lawyer names Mexico, Saudi Arabia, and Uzbekistan as spyware customers accused of 2019 WhatsApp hacks
<p>This is the first time representatives for the spyware maker have publicly named its government customers. </p>
Rahul Patil
Apr 164 min read
For security, Android phones will now auto-reboot after three days
<p>The update comes months after Apple pushed its own “inactivity reboot” feature.</p>
Rahul Patil
Apr 151 min read
Notorious image board 4chan hacked and internal data leaked
<p>The infamous website was taken down and working intermittently, while hackers leaked alleged data like moderators email addresses, and source code.</p>
Rahul Patil
Apr 153 min read
Hertz says customers’ personal data and driver’s licenses stolen in data breach
<p>The car rental giant attributed the breach to Cleo, whose customers had data stolen by a ransomware gang in 2024.</p>
Rahul Patil
Apr 142 min read
Silicon Valley crosswalk buttons hacked to imitate Musk, Zuckerberg’s voices
<p>The crosswalk buttons, which include audio alerts, were hacked over the weekend.</p>
Rahul Patil
Apr 142 min read
Trump orders federal investigation into former CISA director Chris Krebs
<p>Trump fired Krebs by tweet in 2020 after he publicly debunked Trump’s false claims of election fraud.</p>
Rahul Patil
Apr 102 min read
Court document reveals locations of WhatsApp victims targeted by NSO spyware
<p>The list of 1,223 victims in 51 countries hints at the “true scale of the spyware problem,” per one researcher.</p>
Rahul Patil
Apr 94 min read
Senator puts hold on Trump’s nominee for CISA director, citing telco security ‘cover up’
<p>Sean Plankey’s nomination to head up CISA will be blocked, for now.</p>
Rahul Patil
Apr 92 min read
Governments identify dozens of Android apps bundled with spyware
<p>The advisories say the spyware apps are used to target members of civil society who may oppose China’s state interests.</p>
Rahul Patil
Apr 92 min read
Google fixes two Android zero-day bugs actively exploited by hackers
<p>The most severe security bug can be exploited without user interaction, per Google.</p>
Rahul Patil
Apr 82 min read
UK’s demand for Apple backdoor should not be heard in secret, says court
<p>A UK surveillance court said the backdoor order targeting Apple iCloud can be heard partly in public.</p>
Rahul Patil
Apr 72 min read


Someone hacked ransomware gang Everest’s leak site
<p>“Don’t do crime,” the ransomware gang’s dark web leak site reads.</p>
Rahul Patil
Apr 71 min read
White House reportedly blames auto-suggested iPhone contact for Signal scandal
<p>How did Atlantic editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg get added to a Signal group chat with Trump administration officials discussing their plans for an airstrike in Yemen? The simplest explanation: National Security Adviser Mike Waltz had Goldberg saved as a contact in his phone and accidentally added him. Indeed, when Waltz first claimed that Goldberg’s phone number […]</p>
Rahul Patil
Apr 61 min read
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