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This California agency wants to know what happens to all that connected car data

California Consumer Privacy Act, connected cars, cybersecurity, data protection, security, Transportation / By flutterworks_asgu33

The troves of data collected by today’s modern connected cars has long been viewed as a cash cow — a yet untapped opportunity that could boost profits for automakers. Now one California agency wants to know exactly how that data might be used. The California Privacy Protection Agency announced plans this week to review the …

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Hacker responsible for 2020 Twitter breach sentenced to prison

cyberattack, cybersecurity, mudge, security, Twitter / By flutterworks_asgu33

Three years after one of the most visible hacks in recent history played out in real-time in front of millions of Twitter users, one of the hackers responsible for the breach will now serve time in federal prison. Joseph James O’Connor, 24, was sentenced Friday in a New York federal court to five years in …

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LockBit claims ransomware attack on pharma giant Granules India

cyberattack, india, lockbit, ransomware, security / By flutterworks_asgu33

The Russia-linked ransomware group LockBit has claimed responsibility for a cyberattack on Indian pharmaceutical giant Granules India, and published portions of the data it allegedly stole. LockBit’s dark web leak site listed Granules India as one of its latest victims on Wednesday, according to a listing seen by TechCrunch. Granules India has yet to confirm …

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A popular Android app began secretly spying on its users months after it was listed on Google Play

Android, Mobile Apps, mobile spyware, Remote Access Trojan, security, stalkerware / By flutterworks_asgu33

A cybersecurity firm says a popular Android screen recording app that racked up tens of thousands of downloads on Google’s app store subsequently began spying on its users, including by stealing microphone recordings and other documents from the user’s phone. Research by ESET found that the Android app, “iRecorder — Screen Recorder,” introduced the malicious …

Solving problems is better than fearmongering

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W elcome to the TechCrunch Exchange, a weekly startups-and-markets newsletter. It’s inspired by the daily TechCrunch+ column where it gets its name. Want it in your inbox every Saturday? Sign up here. From cybersecurity to SaaS for restaurants, the key to running a successful business is selling a product that solves your clients’ real problems. …

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Backed by Sequoia Southeast Asia, SquareX protects web users with disposable browsers

Asia, cybersecurity, security, Singapore, Southeast Asia, SquareX, Startups, Venture / By flutterworks_asgu33

Much of our computer time is spent in a web browser, where we check emails, create documents, transfer files, carry out online banking, shop or stream entertainment. This leaves us vulnerable to security threats like phishing, identity theft and session hijacking, but many cybersecurity tools were created when the main threats were file viruses, worms …

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This California agency wants to know what happens to all that connected car data

Hacker responsible for 2020 Twitter breach sentenced to prison

LockBit claims ransomware attack on pharma giant Granules India

A popular Android app began secretly spying on its users months after it was listed on Google Play

Backed by Sequoia Southeast Asia, SquareX protects web users with disposable browsers

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