US, UK, and Australia sanction Russian ‘bulletproof’ web host used in ransomware attacks
The newly imposed sanctions target Russian-based web host Media Land, which officials say are linked to LockBit and BlackSuit ransomware attacks.
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Security startup Guardio nabs $80M from ION Crossover Partners
Guardio is leveraging its experience building browser extensions and apps that scan for malicious and phishing sites to build a tool that looks for artifacts in code and websites made with vibe coding tools.
Cloudflare explains Tuesday’s outage that temporarily took down ChatGPT
A blog post published Tuesday night by Cloudflare co-founder and CEO Matthew Prince has details on what caused its “worst outage since 2019,” pinning the issue to a problem in the Bot Management system that is supposed to control which automated crawlers are allowed to scan particular websites using its CDN. Cloudflare said last year […]
Cloudflare shows internet outages aren’t a matter of if — but when
Cloudflare has become the latest web infrastructure giant to collapse in the span of a month, replacing entire sites, including X, ChatGPT, Spotify, Canva, and even the outage-tracking DownDetector, with an error message for hours this morning. It’s the latest in a string of outages that Mehdi Daoudi, CEO and co-founder of the internet performance […]
DoorDash confirms data breach impacting users’ phone numbers and physical addresses
The delivery giant said “no sensitive information” was accessed, and did not specify the number of customers, delivery workers, and merchants who were impacted by the breach.
MCP AI agent security startup Runlayer launches with 8 unicorns, $11M from Khosla’s Keith Rabois and Felicis
Three-time founder Andrew Berman is back with a startup that helps IT ensure business users’ AI agents operate securely.
Surveillance tech provider Protei was hacked, its data stolen and its website defaced
The defacement of Protei’s website said “another DPI/SORM provider bites the dust,” apparently referring to the company selling its web intercept and surveillance products to phone and internet providers.
X launches Chat, its new encrypted DMs
X has revealed Chat, an encrypted upgrade to the platform’s direct messaging service. It also includes support for video and voice calls, disappearing messages, and file sharing. The company announced Chat on Friday, and it’s available now on iOS and the web, with an Android version coming “soon.” It replaces X’s existing messaging system, though […]
Google is collecting troves of data from downgraded Nest thermostats
Google officially turned off remote control functionality for early Nest Learning Thermostats last month, but it hasn’t stopped collecting a stream of data from these downgraded devices. After digging into the backend, security researcher Cody Kociemba found that the first- and second-generation Nest Learning Thermostats are still sending Google information about manual temperature changes, whether […]
Five people plead guilty to helping North Koreans infiltrate US companies as ‘remote IT workers’
The U.S. Department of Justice said five people — including four U.S. nationals — “facilitated” North Korean IT workers to get jobs at American companies, allowing the regime to earn money from their remote labor.