Why did Wiz walk away from $23 billion?
As widely reported, Wiz recently said no to a $23 billion acquisition offer from Google. At that price, it would have been Google’s biggest acquisition ever. It’s possible the Google team got cold feet during…
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The biggest data breaches in 2024: 1 billion stolen records and rising
We’re over halfway through 2024, and already this year we have seen some of the biggest, most damaging data breaches in recent history. And just when you think that some of these hacks can’t get…
A hacker just leaked 10 billion passwords. Here’s what to do now
Hacking into an account doesn’t always require deep expertise in exploiting vulnerabilities. Sometimes it’s a simple as taking leaked information and placing it elsewhere on the internet. That’s why the release of massive password collections…
Top 100 free Android VPNs puts 2.5 billion users at risk
According to a recently released study by Top10VPN, nearly all popular free VPNs through the Google Play store have potential privacy issues. Almost 90 percent suffer from data leaks, over two-thirds share your personal data…
Apple faces mammoth $2 billion EU fine over Spotify App Store complaint
Apple has been fined an astonishing 1.8 billion euros (roughly $1.95 billion) by EU regulators. The news was reported Monday by The New York Times and follows a five-year investigation into alleged anticompetitive behavior. The…
Time to update your password: 26 billion personal records just leaked
An astronomical 26 billion records of leaked, breach, and sold data has been discovered on the web—and it’s likely your information is caught up in the mix. Discovered by cybersecurity researcher Bob Dyachenko of SecurityDiscovery.com…
$40 billion worth of crypto crime enabled by stablecoins since 2022
Anjali Nair; Getty Images Stablecoins, cryptocurrencies pegged to a stable value like the US dollar, were created with the promise of bringing the frictionless, border-crossing fluidity of bitcoin to a form of digital money with…