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DoorDash confirms data breach impacting users’ phone numbers and physical addresses

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DoorDash disclosed a data breach that exposed the personal information of an unspecified number of users, which included names, email addresses, phone numbers, and physical addresses. Despite the fact that hackers stole phone numbers and physical addresses, DoorDash said that “no sensitive information was accessed by the unauthorized third party and we have no indication […]

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Surveillance tech provider Protei was hacked, its data stolen and its website defaced

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A Russian telecom company that develops technology to allow phone and internet companies to conduct web surveillance and censorship was hacked, had its website defaced, and had data stolen from its servers, TechCrunch has learned. Founded in Russia, Protei makes telecommunications systems for phone and internet providers across dozens of countries, including Bahrain, Italy, Kazakhstan,

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Five people plead guilty to helping North Koreans infiltrate US companies as ‘remote IT workers’

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Five people have pleaded guilty to helping North Koreans defraud U.S. companies by posing as remote IT workers, the U.S. Department of Justice announced on Friday. The five people are accused of working as “facilitators” who helped North Koreans get jobs by providing their own real identities, or false and stolen identities of more than

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Police take down three cybercrime operations in latest round of ‘whack-a-mole’

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An international coalition of law enforcement agencies coordinated by Europol targeted and took down three cybercrime operations in its latest round of what authorities call “Operation Endgame.” In a press release, Europol said that the police operation targeted the infostealing malware Rhadamanthys, a botnet called Elysium, and the remote access trojan VenomRAT. The authorities say

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CISA warns federal agencies to patch flawed Cisco firewalls amid ‘active exploitation’ across the US government

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U.S. cybersecurity agency CISA says federal government departments are not sufficiently patching to protect against an active hacking campaign targeting Cisco firewalls. In an updated advisory published Wednesday, CISA said that it was currently “tracking active exploitation” of two security flaws in Cisco’s Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) software, which powers a range of enterprise grade

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Cybersecurity firm Deepwatch lays off dozens, citing move to “accelerate” AI investment

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Deepwatch, a cybersecurity firm that makes an AI-powered detection and response platform, laid off dozens of employees on Wednesday, citing AI as one of the reasons. John DiLullo, CEO at Deepwatch told TechCrunch in an email that the company “is aligning our organization to accelerate our significant investments in AI and automation.” A current Deepwatch

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Lawmakers warn Democratic governors that states are sharing drivers’ data with ICE

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A group of Democratic lawmakers have sent letters to several state governors, including in Arizona, California, Colorado, and Wisconsin, warning that their states are inadvertently sharing drivers’ data with federal immigration authorities. The letter, which was first reported by Reuters, told governors that their states are providing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and other

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Australian spy chief warns Chinese hackers are ‘probing’ critical networks for espionage and sabotage

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Australia’s intelligence head Mike Burgess has warned that China-backed hackers are “probing” the country’s critical infrastructure, and in some cases have gained access.  Burgess, who heads the country’s main intelligence agency, the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation, said that at least two China government-backed hacking groups are pre-positioning for sabotage and espionage. The comments, made during

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Red Bull Racing’s secret weapon? An engineer who treats workflows like lap times

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There’s a moment backstage at Web Summit when a member of the production crew — easily twice the size of Laurent Mekies — wraps a beefy arm around the Oracle Red Bull Racing CEO’s shoulder and steers him toward the soundboard to retrieve his phone for a selfie. Most executives leading 2,000-person organizations would bristle

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