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Mega deal falls through
The Israeli-American cloud security start-up Wiz has rejected tech giant Google’s takeover bid of 23 billion dollars.
New malware discovered
A new threat has emerged on the cybercrime scene that is specifically targeting ATMs in Europe and could therefore endanger the entire banking industry. The malware, known as “EU ATM Malware”, was recently offered for sale on a hacker forum.
Data records sold for 500,000 US dollars
Data from over half a billion users of the ticket provider Ticketmaster has allegedly been up for sale since Tuesday evening. Ticketmaster also sells tickets for concerts in Germany, which is why German users would probably also be affected.
10 international arrest warrants, 4 arrests
Investigators are talking about the biggest strike against cyber criminals: more than 100 servers have been confiscated and 1300 domains put out of operation in an operation in several countries worldwide.
Guy's, St. Thomas' and King's College Hospital affected
A ransomware attack has hit prominent hospitals in the British capital, according to a report. The consequences are not yet foreseeable.
Competition for 1Password and LastPass
For a long time, third-party providers such as 1Password and LastPass dominated the password manager market. Now Apple wants to enter the market with its own in-house solution.
Data protection allegations
The US technology company Oracle has agreed to pay 115 million dollars to settle a class action lawsuit for breach of privacy.
Windows error
Cybersecurity company CrowdStrike experienced a massive system outage on Friday that affected businesses around the globe. As CrowdStrike confirmed, the outage was caused by problems with the latest update.
Old or new leak?
A hacker calling himself “Emo” claims to have stolen sensitive data from the popular project management tool Trello.
Takeover by Datadog?
The technology industry is facing another potential major takeover: GitLab, the Google-backed provider of cloud-based software development tools, is currently considering a sale.
Record takeover?
The technology giant Google is apparently on the verge of its largest company acquisition to date. According to a report in the Wall Street Journal, the group is in advanced negotiations to acquire cybersecurity start-up Wiz for a sum of 23 billion dollars.
Sp1d3rHunters
The threat actor Sp1d3rHunters is already leaking more data, as shown by darknet analyses from Kaspersky Digital Footprint Intelligence.
Galaxy AI
Samsung will equip its new smartphones and gadgets throughout with Artificial Intelligence functions. At the “Galaxy Unpacked” event in Paris’s Louvre, the South Korean electronics company presented a new generation of its Flip and Fold foldable smartphones and its Buds and Buds Pro headphones, which are extensively equipped with
European AI powerhouse
US chip manufacturer AMD has announced the acquisition of Silo AI, which the company describes as “Europe’s largest private AI lab.” The purchase price for the Helsinki-based company is approximately 665 million US dollars.
Who is to blame?
Almost 180,000 Shopify customer records appeared on a well-known hacker forum, but the e-commerce provider denies any responsibility for the security breach.
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