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Digital fraud detection startup BioCatch hits $1.3 billion valuation as Permira buys majority stake
Digital fraud detection company BioCatch has a new majority shareholder: A UK-based private equity firm, Permirais acquiring shares in the company “primarily” from existing investors, including…
The ransomware attack which has engulfed the US health insurance giant UnitedHealth Group and its technology subsidiary Change of Health is a data privacy nightmare for…
EU plan to force messaging apps to scan for CSAM risks millions of false positives, experts warn
A controversial push by European Union lawmakers to legally require messaging platforms to scan citizens’ private communications for child sexual abuse material (CSAM) could lead to…
Google Expands Password Support in Advanced Protection Program Ahead of US Presidential Election
Ahead of the US presidential election, Google is providing password support to the Advanced Protection Program (APP), which is used by people at high risk of…
Two months after hackers breached Change Healthcare’s systems, stealing and then encrypting company data, it’s still unclear how many Americans were affected by the cyber attack.…
UnitedHealth CEO tells Senate all systems now have multi-factor authentication after hack
UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty told senators on Wednesday that the company has now enabled multi-factor authentication on all of the company’s internet-exposed systems in response…
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission announced Monday that it is fining the four major U.S. wireless carriers about $200 million in total for “unlawfully” sharing and…
Entrepreneurs Al Yang and Adar Arnon met at Harvard Business School and quickly realized they had a common interest: cybersecurity. “We are witnessing an evolving business…
ICICI Bank, one of India’s leading private banks, exposed the sensitive data of thousands of new credit cards to customers who were not their intended recipients.…
Despite complaints, Apple has yet to remove an apparently fake app pretending to be RockAuto
Apple’s App Store isn’t always as reliable as the company claims. The last example comes from RockAutoan auto parts retailer, popular with home mechanics and other…