CrowdStrike says it will lay off 500 workers
Cybersecurity giant CrowdStrike said on Wednesday that it would lay off 5% of its global workforce, which amounts to about 500 workers. In an 8-K filing, CrowdStrike said the layoffs were part of a “a…
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Ox Security lands a fresh $60M to scan for vulnerabilities in code
As “vibe coding” gains in popularity and tech companies push devs in their employ to embrace generative AI tools, a platform that scans for vulnerabilities in AI-generated code has raised a fresh round of funding.…
Jury orders NSO to pay $167 million for hacking WhatsApp users
A jury has awarded WhatsApp $167 million in punitive damages in a case the company brought against Israel-based NSO Group for exploiting a software vulnerability that hijacked the phones of thousands of users. The verdict,…
NSO Group must pay more than $167 million in damages to WhatsApp for spyware campaign
Spyware maker NSO Group will have to pay more than $167 million in damages to WhatsApp for a 2019 hacking campaign against more than 1,400 users. On Tuesday, after a five-year legal battle, a jury…
Trump’s attacks on green energy are big trouble for data centers, AI
Although big participants in the technology industry may be able to lobby the administration to “loosen up” restrictions on new power sources, small to medium-sized players were in a “holding pattern” as they waited to…
Man pleads guilty to using malicious AI software to hack Disney employee
A California man has pleaded guilty to hacking an employee of The Walt Disney Company by tricking the person into running a malicious version of a widely used open source AI image generation tool. Ryan…
Signal clone used by Trump official stops operations after report it was hacked
Waltz was removed from his post late last week, with Trump nominating him to serve as ambassador to the United Nations. TeleMessage website removes Signal mentions The TeleMessage website until recently boasted the ability to…
OpenAI scraps controversial plan to become for-profit after mounting pressure
The restructuring would have also allowed OpenAI to remove the cap on returns for investors, potentially making the firm more appealing to venture capitalists, with the nonprofit arm continuing to exist but only as a…
Hundreds of e-commerce sites hacked in supply-chain attack
Hundreds of e-commerce sites, at least one owned by a large multinational company, were backdoored by malware that executes malicious code inside the browsers of visitors, where it can steal payment card information and other…
GlobalX, airline used for Trump deportations, gets hacked: report
GlobalX, an airline used by the Trump administration as part of its massive deportation campaign, has reportedly been hacked. On Monday, 404 Media first reported news of the breach, based on a defacement message on…