Dating site users spammed with smut after ‘third-party’ data leak
The publisher’s blaming a third-party contractor and “human error.” Continue reading Dating site users spammed with smut after ‘third-party’ data leak
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How the FBI relies on dark web intel firms as frontline investigators
A cadre of former intelligence officers is lurking on the dark recesses of the internet on behalf of government and a shortlist of wealthy clients. U.S. law enforcement officials regularly rely on a complex network of relationships they’ve formed with a select group of private intelligence firms to monitor the vast, opaque expanses of the dark web, former FBI officials, company executives and defense contractors tell CyberScoop. Insiders say the relationships are especially distinct because the companies operate in a hazardous legal environment where they must constantly balance operational risks and client interests while maintaining law enforcement’s trust. “Generally, private sector companies want to help law enforcement catch bad guys, but they don’t want to be dragged into diverting time and other resources to assist in the prosecution process,” said Levi Gundert, vice president of intelligence and strategy for threat-intel firm Recorded Future. “The business needs to focus on serving customers, not […]
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Legal peril looms over companies hoping to acquire CIA intel from WikiLeaks
A cloud of uncertainty hangs over a cohort of private companies that hope to receive software vulnerability information from WikiLeaks, according to top national security lawyers. “The law is unsettled as to whether tech companies can receive stolen, classified information from WikiLeaks for the purpose of patching security vulnerabilities that the CIA has allegedly been exploiting,” said Edward McAndrew, a former federal cybercrime prosecutor in the U.S. Attorney’s Offices for the Eastern District of Virginia. The transparency organization published thousands of internal, classified CIA documents two weeks ago in an effort to highlight apparent contradictions between how the U.S. government values digital espionage capabilities over the security and privacy of private technology companies. In a press conference live-streamed to Twitter on March 9, WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange claimed he would work with affected technology companies by privately providing them with executable code and other technical details that had been redacted from the […]
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India’s Wipro buys cloud consultancy and work marketplace Appirio for $500M
Some more consolidation afoot in the cloud services industry, specifically around integration services. Wipro, a IT services company originally founded in India, announced that it has acquired Appirio — a consultancy focused on cloud services and cloud integration — for $500 million.
The deal confirms earlier reports of the acquisition, where the rumored price was $400… Read More Continue reading India’s Wipro buys cloud consultancy and work marketplace Appirio for $500M
Lystable gets $11M Series A to push its gig economy SaaS in the US
Ahoy there gig economy… Lystable, which makes a software tool focused on helping businesses manage freelancers, has closed an $11 million Series A round led by Peter Thiel’s Valar Ventures and Goldcrest Capital. Spring Partners also participated in the round. Read More Continue reading Lystable gets $11M Series A to push its gig economy SaaS in the US
Google employees’ details breached in vendor’s email bungle
Somebody at a third-party benefits management company accidentally emailed taxpayer IDs to a benefits manager at another company. Continue reading Google employees’ details breached in vendor’s email bungle