Cybersecurity
Separatist politician says Spain’s spy chief admitted legally hacking some phones
A leading Catalan separatist politician said Thursday that Spain’s top intelligence official acknowledged that her agency had hacked into the cellphones of “some” of the dozens of politicians reported to be targeted by spyware but she said it had proper judicial authorization. Gabriel Rufián, member of a Catalan pro-independence party, spoke after he participated in […]
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Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi says U.S. regulator is investigating its $4 billion IPO
Didi said in its annual report that it’s being investigated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The SEC opened the probe after Didi’s U.S. IPO last year. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating Didi after its tarnished initial public offering, adding further pressure on the […]
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UK judge sends extradition case of Wikileaks’ Assange to interior minister Patel
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange arrives at court in London on May 1, 2019 to be sentenced for bail violation. Daniel Leal-Olivas | AFP | Getty Images A British judge on Wednesday sent the case of Julian Assange to interior minister Priti Patel who will decide whether the Wikileaks founder should be extradited to the United States […]
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U.S. officials link North Korean hackers to $615 million cryptocurrency heist
A photo illustration showing the North Korean flag and a computer hacker. Budrul Chukrut | Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images North Korean state-backed hacking collective Lazarus Group is linked to a massive cryptocurrency hack that led to the theft of $615 million in digital assets, U.S. officials allege. The Treasury Department’s Office of […]
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Leaked documents show notorious ransomware group has an HR department, performance reviews and an ’employee of the month’
Conti — which uses malware to block access to computer data until a “ransom” is paid — operates much like a regular tech company, say cybersecurity specialists who analyzed the group’s leaked documents. eclipse_images A Russian group identified by the FBI as one of the most prolific ransomware groups of 2021 may now understand how […]
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CrowdStrike shares rise on Goldman Sachs upgrade
Shares of cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike rose 5% Tuesday morning after Goldman Sachs upgraded the stock to buy and raised its price target to $285 per share from $241. The stock, down 26% from its 52-week closing high in November, has rerated lower over the past seven months. But Goldman analysts said it’s a promising buy […]
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Ukraine says Russian cyberattack sought to shut down energy grid
Russian military hackers tried and failed to attack Ukraine’s energy infrastructure last week, the country’s government and a major cybersecurity company said Tuesday. The attack was designed to infiltrate computers connected to multiple substations, then delete all files, which would shut that infrastructure down, according to Ukraine’s summary of the incident. ESET, a Slovakia-based cybersecurity company working […]
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U.S. private equity giant Thoma Bravo acquires SailPoint for $6.9 billion
Mark McClain, Co-founder and CEO of Sailpoint Technologies Holdings rings the opening bell to celebrate his company’s IPO at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, November 17, 2017. Brendan McDermid | Reuters U.S. private equity giant Thoma Bravo has acquired SailPoint in an all-cash deal worth about $6.9 billion, the cybersecurity company […]
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Man accused of impersonating DHS agent offered one of Jill Biden’s Secret Service agents an assault rifle, court records say
Arian Taherzadeh seen in photos submitted in a D.O.J. affidavit. Courtesy: D.O.J One of two men criminally charged with impersonating federal law enforcement agents in Washington, D.C., offered to give an assault rifle worth $2,000 to a U.S. Secret Service agent who was assigned to the protective detail of first lady Jill Biden, a court […]
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A VPN company just became Lithuania’s second tech unicorn
Network cables are plugged in a server room. Michael Bocchieri | Getty Images Cyber firm Nord Security announced Thursday that it has raised $100 million from investors at a $1.6 billion valuation, making it Lithuania’s second tech unicorn. The company is best known for its VPN product, NordVPN, which costs around $140 a year or […]
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