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Costa Rica government's Youtube account suffers cyber attack
Costa Rica's government said on Friday that its official Youtube account had suffered a cyber attack, adding in a statement that it was working to regain access.
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China's Baidu denies data breach after executive's daughter leaks personal info
Chinese search giant Baidu on Wednesday denied allegations it had suffered an internal data breach after a top executive's teenage daughter posted personal details of other interne...
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Hong Kong aims to safeguard key facilities with new cybersecurity law
Hong Kong passed a cybersecurity law on Wednesday to regulate operators of critical infrastructure, forcing them to strengthen computer systems and report cybersecurity incidents o...
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Focus: Google's $32 billion deal for Wiz accelerated under Trump, sources say
Less than a year after Google's plans to acquire Israeli cybersecurity firm Wiz fell apart, executives were able to ink a deal in a flurry of negotiations after U.S. President Dona...
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Wiz-backers including Sequoia in line for billions of windfall in Google deal
The venture capital firms that invested in cybersecurity firm Wiz, which agreed to a $32 billion buyout by Google's parent Alphabet , stand to reap returns as high as 200 times for...
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Alphabet to buy Wiz for $32 billion in its biggest deal to boost cloud security
Alphabet said on Tuesday it would buy Wiz for $32 billion in its biggest deal as the Google parent doubles down on cybersecurity to sharpen its edge in the cloud-computing race aga...
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Italy is testing Starlink antennas in some embassies, minister says
Italy has installed Starlink antennas in four embassies around the world to test their functionality, but has not signed a national security contract with Elon Musk's company, a mi...
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Australia regulator sues FIIG Securities for cybersecurity failures
The Australian securities watchdog said on Thursday it is taking fixed-income broker FIIG to court, alleging it failed to implement adequate cybersecurity measures over a four-year...
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New York sues Allstate over data breach, alleged security lapses
New York state sued Allstate on Monday, accusing the insurer's National General unit of failing to report a data breach that exposed drivers' license numbers, and lacking reasonabl...
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Mass federal layoffs will hurt cybersecurity, former top US security official says
The mass culling of workers from federal payrolls will have a "devastating" impact on cybersecurity and national security, a top former National Security Agency official said on We...
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Zscaler raises annual results forecast on growing demand
Zscaler raised its fiscal 2025 revenue forecast on Wednesday, signaling increasing demand for its cloud-based cybersecurity services.
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Google reports scale of complaints about AI deepfake terrorism content to Australian regulator
Google has informed Australian authorities it received more than 250 complaints globally over nearly a year that its artificial intelligence software was used to make deepfake terr...
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Google reports scale of complaints about AI deepfake terrorism content to Australian regulator
Google has informed Australian authorities it received more than 250 complaints globally over nearly a year that its artificial intelligence software was used to make deepfake terr...
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Crowdstrike forecasts first-quarter revenue below estimates
Cybersecurity firm Crowdstrike forecast first-quarter revenue slightly below estimates, as it grapples with weak spending on its cybersecurity products.
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UK asks social media firms to assess online risks by March 31
Britain's media regulator Ofcom on Monday set social media and other online platforms a March 31 deadline to submit a risk assessment around how likely users are to encounter illeg...
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Industry groups urge quick adoption of EU cybersecurity label that favours Big Tech
Twenty-three industry groups across Europe have urged EU tech chief Henna Virkkunnen to adopt a draft cybersecurity certification scheme (EUCS) for cloud services that was tweaked ...
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FBI says North Korea was responsible for $1.5 billion ByBit hack
The Federal Bureau of Investigation said on Wednesday that North Korea was responsible for the theft of approximately $1.5 billion in virtual assets from cryptocurrency exchange By...
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Crypto's biggest hacks and heists after $1.5 billion theft from Bybit
Cryptocurrency exchange Bybit said last week hackers had stolen digital tokens worth around $1.5 billion, in what researchers called the biggest crypto heist of all time.
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