computer security
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Trends
China says apps should get user consent before tracking
Chinese regulators might follow the European Union’s lead to make life harder for internet companies such as TikTok that closely…
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STARTUPS
Hunters.ai raises $5.4M for its autonomous threat hunting solution
Hunters.ai, a Tel Aviv-based startup that built an AI-based threat hunting solution, today announced that it has raised a $5.4…
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To fight election meddling, Google’s cyber unit Jigsaw extends its anti-DDoS protections to European politicos
Jigsaw, the cybersecurity-focused division owned by Google parent Alphabet, is now allowing political organizations in Europe to sign up for…
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Finance
VC funding of cybersecurity companies hits record $5.3B in 2018
2018 wasn’t all bad. It turned out to be a record year for venture capital firms investing in cybersecurity companies.…
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Marriott now says 5 million unencrypted passport numbers were stolen in Starwood hotel data breach
Starwood’s data breach just got both better and worse at the same time. Marriott, which owns hotel chain giant Starwood, said…
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Hacker leaks data on Angela Merkel and hundreds of German lawmakers
A hacker has targeted and released private data on German chancellor Angela Merkel and other senior German lawmakers and officials.…
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‘donald’ debuts at No. 23 on worst passwords of 2018 list
Almost 10 percent of people on the interwebs used at least one of the 25 worst passwords on SplashData’s annual…
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Urban Massage exposed a huge customer database, including sensitive comments on its creepy clients
Urban Massage, a popular massage startup that bills itself as providing “wellness that comes to you,” has leaked its entire…
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Vision Direct reveals breach that skimmed customer credit cards
European online contact lens supplier Vision Direct has revealed a data breach which compromised full credit card details for a…
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Tech giants take seats on Homeland Security’s new supply chain task force
Homeland Security’s supply chain task force is finally off the ground.. The public-private coalition, set up earlier this year, now…
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