Cybersecurity
Cloudflare down: Company blames ‘unusual’ spike in traffic before outage errors
Person’s handing hold an iPhone displaying a Cloudflare Error while attempting to access a webpage, during an outage of the Cloudflare service, Lafayette, California, November 18, 2025. Smith Collection/gado | Archive Photos | Getty Images Internet infrastructure company Cloudflare was hit by an outage on Tuesday, knocking several major websites offline for global users. E-commerce […]
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Govini founder Eric Gillespie’s lawyer calls child sex chat ‘internet fantasy,’ not a crime
Govini founder Eric Gillespie urged a person whom he believed to be a dad offering his 10-year-old daughter to be sexually abused to use encrypted chat platforms, a Pennsylvania criminal complaint alleges. “Signal is safer for er small talk,” Gillespie wrote to the purported father, who was actually an undercover law-enforcement agent, according to a […]
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10 cybersecurity terms investors should know, and 2 industry-leading stocks to buy
2025 is proving to be a defining year for cybersecurity, with the rise of artificial intelligence that can both defend and attack computer networks. A surge in ransomware attacks and data breaches disrupting businesses worldwide has investors looking for cyber companies – such as portfolio names Palo Alto Networks and CrowdStrike – that can turn […]
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Google says group behind E-ZPass, USPS text scam has been ‘shut down’ after suit
The Google corporate logo hangs outside the Google Germany offices on August 31, 2021 in Berlin, Germany. Sean Gallup | Getty Images News | Getty Images Google said on Thursday said it has disrupted the foreign cybercriminal group behind a massive SMS text phishing operation within 24 hours of filing its lawsuit. “This shut down […]
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Google sues cybercriminal group behind E-ZPass, USPS text phishing scams
Signage at Google headquarters in Mountain View, California, US, on Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025. Benjamin Fanjoy | Bloomberg | Getty Images Google filed a lawsuit on Wednesday against a foreign cybercriminal group behind a massive SMS phishing, or “smishing,” operation. Dubbed by some cyber researchers as the “Smishing Triad,” the organization, which Google said is […]
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Apple removes gay dating apps from Chinese App Store at Beijing’s request
Flag of China and LGBT rainbow flag Alxeypnferov | Istock | Getty Images Apple has confirmed that it has removed two popular gay dating apps from its Chinese iOS Store, following an order from Beijing’s main internet regulator and censorship authority. It comes following reports of the apps — Blued and Finka — suddenly disappearing […]
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Trump budget cuts, agency gutting, leave Americans and economy at greater risk of being hacked, experts warn
Almost a year into the second Trump administration, public sector leaders and cybersecurity experts say budget cuts and gutting of federal agencies are weakening critical lines of government communication to help companies prepare and respond to cyberattacks, even as AI threats are rising. The most recent assessment of cybersecurity, based on the goals set forward […]
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Matthew McConaughey, Ryan Reynolds-backed password manager tops $400 million in ARR on AI tail winds
Ryan Reynolds (L), Scarlett Johansson (C), and Matthew McConaughy Reuters Cybersecurity startup 1Password, backed by Ryan Reynolds, Matthew McConaughey and Scarlett Johansson, has topped more than $400 million in annual recurring revenue, the company said Thursday. “We believe we’re at a pretty significant inflection point in our journey,” CEO David Faugno told CNBC. “We’re set […]
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Armis raises $435 million, valuing cybersecurity startup at $6.1 billion
Armis CEO Yevgeny Dibrov and CTO Nadir Izrael. Courtesy: Armis Cybersecurity startup Armis has raised $435 million in a funding round that values the company at $6.1 billion. “The need for what Armis is doing and what we are building, in this cyber exposure management and security platform, is just increasing,” CEO and co-founder Yevgeny […]
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Jaguar Land Rover’s cyberattack holds an ominous lesson for British businesses
A general view of JLR signage at the Jaguar Land Rover vehicle manufacturing plant in Castle Bromwich on September 30, 2025 in Birmingham, United Kingdom. Christopher Furlong | Getty Images News | Getty Images A major cyberattack on Jaguar Land Rover, considered the most expensive security breach in British history, has prompted experts to question […]
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