HYCU Raises $53 Million for Data Backup Technology

Backup-as-a-service firm HYCU has raised $53 million in a Series B funding round that brings the total invested in the company to $140.5 million.
The new funding round was led by Acrew Capital, with participation from all previous investors, along with… Continue reading HYCU Raises $53 Million for Data Backup Technology

Researchers: Wi-Fi Probe Requests Expose User Data

A group of academic researchers from the University of Hamburg in Germany has discovered that mobile devices leak identifying information about their owners via Wi-Fi probe requests.
Mobile devices use these probe requests to receive information about … Continue reading Researchers: Wi-Fi Probe Requests Expose User Data

Researcher Shows How Tesla Key Card Feature Can Be Abused to Steal Cars

A researcher has shown how a key card feature introduced by Tesla last year could be abused to add an unauthorized key that allows an attacker to open and start a vehicle.
The research was conducted by Martin Herfurt, an Austria-based member of the Tri… Continue reading Researcher Shows How Tesla Key Card Feature Can Be Abused to Steal Cars

Apple Announces New Security Update Feature in iOS 16, macOS Ventura

Apple this week announced a new feature designed to ensure that important security updates will be delivered to its devices faster in an effort to protect users against potential threats.
The new feature, named Rapid Security Response, will become avai… Continue reading Apple Announces New Security Update Feature in iOS 16, macOS Ventura

Apple Blocked 1.6 Million Risky, Vulnerable Apps in 2021

Apple says its App Store fraud prevention mechanisms last year stopped potentially fraudulent transactions totaling roughly $1.5 billion.
Throughout 2021, the company prevented more than 3.3 million stolen credit cards from making purchases in the App … Continue reading Apple Blocked 1.6 Million Risky, Vulnerable Apps in 2021

Logging and Security Analytics Firm Devo Banks New $100 Million Investment

Devo Technology, a late-stage startup building technology for data logging and security analytics, has closed a new $100 million funding round that pushes its valuation in the $2 billion range.
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Millions of Budget Smartphones With UNISOC Chips Vulnerable to Remote DoS Attacks

Millions of budget smartphones that use UNISOC chipsets could have their communications remotely disrupted by hackers due to a critical vulnerability discovered recently by researchers at cybersecurity firm Check Point.
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