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The cybersecurity industry is on the verge of another mega-deal: Palo Alto Networks is negotiating the acquisition of CyberArk Software for more than 20 billion US 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.
Interactive learning with AI
OpenAI is expanding ChatGPT with a new function for learners. The so-called Study Mode is designed not only to provide answers, but also to promote understanding – with targeted guidance and interactive questions.
US group
The American software giant Nice is paying 955 million dollars for the Düsseldorf-based company Cognigy. The deal marks the largest AI takeover in Europe to date.
Power users
Anthropic has announced new weekly usage limits for its AI assistant Claude in order to curb the intensive use of the coding tool Claude Code. This mainly affects users who run the system around the clock, so-called power users.
Hacker Group
A group of criminals is causing almost half a billion euros in damage worldwide with online extortion. Investigators have now succeeded in striking a major blow against the cyber criminals.
60 canceled flights
Ukrainian drone attacks repeatedly cause massive problems in Russia’s air traffic. However, the dozens of new flight cancellations in Moscow probably have a different reason.
Launch soon
OpenAI is about to release its latest language model GPT-5, which is expected to come onto the market in August. This was reported by The Verge, citing informed sources from the company.
Through the CRM system
The US subsidiary of Germany’s Allianz SE confirms a major cyber attack in which hackers have stolen the personal data of the “majority” of its customers.
After CEO resignation
After the Kiss cam debacle at a Coldplay concert, the two managers of a software company who were caught have now had to give up their jobs.
E-commerce group from China
Media reports have been circulating for some time that the Chinese group JD.com could take over Mediamarkt’s parent company Ceconomy. Now things are becoming more concrete.
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