2+ hour, 19+ min ago   (433+ words) Cybercriminals are increasingly using AI in their attacks. At the same time, cyber defenders are also turning to the technology to fight back. Depthfirst, a security startup positioning itself at the forefront of this AI-powered defense, announced Wednesday that it…...

18+ hour, 4+ min ago   (300+ words) A resident of Springfield, Tennessee, is expected to plead guilty to hacking the U.S. Supreme Court's electronic document filing system dozens of times over several months." Prosecutors say between August and October 2023, Nicholas Moore, 24, "intentionally accessed a computer without authorization on…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago   (434+ words) Automated investment platform Betterment has confirmed that hackers broke into some of its systems last week and accessed the personal information of an undisclosed number of its customers." In an email sent on Monday, which TechCrunch has seen, Betterment said…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (728+ words) A former SandboxAQ executive filed a wrongful termination suit last month filled with such scandalous allegations against the company's famed CEO, Jack Hidary, that plaintiff himself'redacted the most salacious details.' On Friday, the company's lawyers filed a blistering response, calling…...

5+ day, 22+ hour ago   (804+ words) NSO Group, one of the most well-known and controversial makers of government spyware, released a new transparency report on Wednesday, as the company enters what it described as "a new phase of accountability." But the report, unlike NSO's previous annual…...

6+ day, 39+ min ago   (171+ words) The health department for the U.S. state of Illinois has confirmed that a years-long security lapse exposed the personal information of more than 700,000 state residents. The Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) said in a statement on January 2 that an internal…...

1+ week, 22+ hour ago   (898+ words) The founder of a U.S.-based spyware company, whose surveillance products allowed customers to spy on the phones and computers of unsuspecting victims, pleaded guilty to federal charges linked to his long-running operation." pcTattletale founder Bryan Fleming entered a guilty plea…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (1013+ words) It was a normal day when Jay Gibson got an unexpected notification on his iPhone. "Apple detected a targeted mercenary spyware attack against your iPhone," the message read. Ironically, Gibson used to work at companies that developed exactly the kind…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (939+ words) When Kevin Hartz's security system failed to alert him as an intruder rang his doorbell and tried to enter his San Francisco home late one night, the serial entrepreneur decided existing solutions weren't good enough. His co-founder Jack Abraham had…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (367+ words) OpenAI is looking to hire a new executive responsible for studying emerging AI-related risks in areas ranging from computer security to mental health. In a post on X, CEO Sam Altman acknowledged that AI models are "starting to present some…...