Car dealerships and auto shops around the U.S. enter a second week of disruption following cyberattacks at software maker CDK. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch…
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Hacker claims to have 30 million customer records from Australian ticket seller giant TEG
A hacker is advertising customer data allegedly stolen from the Australia-based live events and ticketing company TEG on a well-known hacking forum. On Thursday, a hacker put up for sale the alleged stolen data from TEG, claiming to have information…
U.S. government sanctions Kaspersky executives
The U.S. government announced Friday sanctions against twelve executives and senior leaders of the Russia-based cybersecurity giant Kaspersky. In a press release, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) said it designated the twelve company executives…
Change Healthcare confirms ransomware hackers stole medical records on a ‘substantial proportion’ of Americans
The February ransomware attack on UHG-owned Change Healthcare stands as one of the largest-ever known digital thefts of U.S. medical records. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. This article has been indexed from Security News |…
US bans sale of Kaspersky software citing security risk from Russia
U.S. officials imposed the “first of its kind” ban arguing that Kaspersky threatens U.S. national security because of its links to Russia. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. This article has been indexed from Security News…
EU Member States remain divided on controversial CSAM-scanning plan — but for how long?
A key body of European Union lawmakers remains stalled over a controversial legislative proposal that could see millions of users of messaging apps forced to agree to their photo and video uploads being scanned by AI to detect child sexual…
US car dealerships face ongoing outage after CDK cyberattacks
CDK said it “does not have an estimated time frame” for recovery, as car dealerships and auto shops face continued outages. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. This article has been indexed from Security News |…
Semperis, a specialist in Active Directory security now worth more than $1B, raises $125M
Active Directory – the Microsoft directory service for connecting users with network resources – is used by more than 90% of all Fortune 1000 companies and many more besides. So it’s no surprise that it’s a giant target for malicious…
PQShield secures $37M more for ‘quantum resistant’ cryptography
Malicious hacking is getting increasingly sophisticated, and that’s leading to a very clear trend in security technology. To keep people and organizations safe, security also has to continue advancing its own complexity. Security startup PQShield has gotten an early start…
Security bug allows anyone to spoof Microsoft employee emails
A researcher has found a bug that allows anyone to impersonate Microsoft corporate email accounts, making phishing attempts look credible and more likely to trick their targets. As of this writing, the bug has not been patched. To demonstrate the…