Thought LeadershipData stolen in hacker attack on Jaguar Land Rover
Last week, the British car manufacturer was the victim of a cyber attack. It is now clear that some data was stolen during the attack.
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Retaliation after security tips? Ex-WhatsApp employee sues Meta
A former WhatsApp employee accuses the company of ignoring critical cybersecurity issues and firing him after internal complaints. Meta denies the allegations.
Mitsubishi Electric takes over security provider Nozomi Networks
With the 883-million-dollar-takeover of Nozomi Networks, Japanese industrial giant Mitsubishi Electric is making its largest acquisition to date. The aim: to strengthen its position in the growing market for industrial cyber security.
SML pumps €1.3 billion into Europe’s AI hopeful Mistral
The Dutch chip group ASML is backing the French AI hopeful Mistral: What's behind the €1.3 billion deal?
Salesforce breach: More cybersecurity providers report compromise
Following the large-scale attack on Salesforce customers via the Salesloft Drift interface, Proofpoint, SpyCloud, Tanium and Tenable have now also confirmed data losses. The attack is said to have affected more than 700 companies in total.
PromptLocker: AI-powered ransomware is a research project
Security researchers at New York University have demonstrated how cost-effectively AI-based blackmail software can be developed. Security experts initially mistook the project for real malware.
Microsoft Azure affected by cable breaks in the Red Sea
Underwater fiber optic cables in the Red Sea were damaged, causing delays to Microsoft's Azure cloud service. The company was able to reroute the data traffic via alternative routes.
Tire giant Bridgestone confirms cyberattack
The tire manufacturer Bridgestone is struggling with the effects of a cyberattack on its production sites. However, the company is confident that it has stopped the attack early enough.
Atlassian buys Arc developer The Browser Company
The provider of software solutions for project management Atlassian acquires the startup behind the Arc and Dia browsers. The acquisition is intended to lay the foundation for an AI-optimized workplace browser.
Google and other services down across multiple regions
Major internet disruption hits Eastern Europe and beyond as Google's core services and others go down, leaving thousands unable to search, send emails, or access essential online tools.