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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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…
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…
Dating app Raw exposed users’ location data and personal information
A security lapse at dating app Raw publicly exposed the personal data and private locations data of its users, TechCrunch has found. The exposed data included users’ display names, dates of birth, dating and sexual…
Apple notifies new victims of spyware attacks across the world
Apple sent notifications this week to several people who the company believes were targeted with government spyware, according to two of the alleged targets. In the past, Apple has sent similar notifications to targets and…
UK retail giant Co-op warns of disruption as it battles cyberattack
U.K. retail conglomerate The Co-operative Group said it has shut down some of its IT systems, citing an attempted cyberattack. Co-op spokesperson Mark Carrington said the company “recently experienced attempts” by hackers to break into…
Government hackers are leading the use of attributed zero-days, Google says
Hackers working for governments were responsible for the majority of attributed zero-day exploits used in real-world cyberattacks last year, per new research from Google. Google’s report said that the number of zero-day exploits — referring…
Citizen Lab says exiled Uyghur leaders targeted with Windows spyware
Unknown hackers last month targeted leaders of the exiled Uyghur community in a campaign involving Windows spyware, researchers revealed Monday. Citizen Lab, a digital rights research group based at the University of Toronto, detailed an…
Data breach at Connecticut’s Yale New Haven Health affects over 5 million
A data breach at Connecticut’s largest healthcare system Yale New Haven Health affects more than 5.5 million people, according to a legally required notice with the U.S. government’s health department. Yale New Haven said the…
Blue Shield of California shared the private health data of millions with Google for years
Health insurance giant Blue Shield of California is notifying millions of people of a data breach. The company confirmed on Wednesday that it had been sharing patients’ private health information with tech and advertising giant…