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12% of all traffic originating from Twitter is made up of bots, new study from Israeli cybersecurity company CHEQ found
Daniel Levi Posted On May 30, 2022


About two weeks ago, billionaire and Tesla CEO Elon Musk said his $44 billion deal to buy Twitter will not move forward unless the social media giant shows public proof that less than 5% of the accounts on the social media […]


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How to Protect and Defend Your Startup from 3 Common Types of Phishing
Daniel Levi Posted On May 26, 2022


Cyber threats toward businesses are on the rise and getting more complex by the day. In cybersecurity, phishing is considered a social engineering attack. For businesses, this means that the attack is most likely to target your employees and use them […]


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More than half of successful phishing attacks end in data breach, report shows
Nickie Louise Posted On May 22, 2022


Every year, millions of people around the world fall victim to credit card fraud. The situation is not getting any better as hackers and scammers are now improving their tradecraft and tools by targeting victims on social media. Last month, […]


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FTX, Liberty City Ventures lead a $20 million Series B investment in Web3 Dev Platform DoraHacks
Nickie Louise Posted On May 18, 2022


DoraHacks, the organizer of the global hackathon and one of the most active Web3 developer incentive platforms, has raised $20 million in funding led by FTX Ventures, the investment arm of crypto exchange FTX, and Liberty City Ventures. Other participants in […]


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French Thales Group acquires two cybersecurity startup companies S21sec and Excellium for $125 million
Nickie Louise Posted On May 18, 2022


France’s Thales Group announced Tuesday it had struck a deal with Sonae Investment Management to acquire its two cybersecurity startup companies, S21sec and Excellium for a total of 120 million euros ($125.32 million). Thales said the acquisition will enable the company […]


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Spanish prime minister’s mobile phone breached by Israeli NSO Group’s military-grade Pegasus spyware
Daniel Levi Posted On May 2, 2022


NSO Group is a cybersecurity tech startup you’ve probably never heard of. We first covered NSO Group back in 2018 when the Herzliya, Israel-based startup made headlines after its military-grade Pegasus spyware was used in a botched attempt to break into the iPhone of […]


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Google says 3.2 billion Chrome browser users have been hacked in a ‘high threat’ attack
Nickie Louise Posted On April 28, 2022


Another day, another hack attack is making headlines. This time, the victims are billions of the Google Chrome browser. Today, Google announced its popular Chrome has successfully hacked and confirmed that 3.2 billion Chrome users were affected. According to Google, of […]


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Hackers stole $13.7 million in ‘Bored Ape’ NFTs
Daniel Levi Posted On April 25, 2022


Just last week, a MetaMask user of crypto wallet Metamask lost $650,000 worth of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) in a phishing attack. The breach led MetaMask to ask Apple users to disable automatic iCloud backups for their wallets. Today, the Bored Ape Yacht […]


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There’s a Need for Decentralized IDs and Digital Verification in Today’s Web3 Ecosystem, Here’s Why
Daniel Levi Posted On April 20, 2022


There is no denying that issues related to cybercrime are on the rise globally. The problem of identity theft, in particular, has become more rampant than ever before, especially since 2020 after the work-from-home lifestyle has become the norm. In […]


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MetaMask asks Apple users to disable automatic iCloud backups for their wallets after a user lost $650,000 worth of NFTs in a phishing attack
Daniel Levi Posted On April 18, 2022


Another day, another phishing attack. Just last week, we warned about new phishing tactics disguised as fun. Now, a user of crypto wallet Metamask has become the latest victim of non-fungible token (NFT) phishing attacks. In an announcement on Monday, MetaMask asked […]


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Watch out: New phishing tactics disguised as fun
Nickie Louise Posted On April 15, 2022


Social media quizzes and questionnaires are common. They make you laugh, with dozens of people commenting on their answers and sharing their stories. You see a post asking users about their first pets, their names, and some funny situations involving […]


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North Korean ‘Lazarus’ group behind the $615 million cryptocurrency theft, U.S. officials say
Nickie Louise Posted On April 15, 2022


Late last month, we wrote about the largest crypto heist after hackers stole $615 million worth of cryptocurrency from the maker of the popular online game Axie Infinity Ronin Network. The blockchain startup reported that hackers exploited its network and made […]


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General Motors and Citi Venture join $65M investment in Israeli cybersecurity startup Silverfort to detect and stop identity-based attacks across organization
Daniel Levi Posted On April 12, 2022


The increase in remote work accelerated by the pandemic and the shift to hybrid and multi-cloud environments is driving the need for secure authentication and access of corporate users beyond their organization’s perimeter. More than ever in the history of […]


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Goldman Sachs joins $88M investment in web3 and blockchain security tech startup CertiK; now valued at $2B
Daniel Levi Posted On April 7, 2022


Investment in web3 startups is heating up as investors and venture capital firms pour billions of dollars into the red hot technology space. Today, CertiK, a web3 and blockchain security tech startup, announced it has raised $88 million Series B3 funding  led […]


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Cybersecurity tech startup Nord Security raises $100M at a $1.6 billion valuation to become Lithuania’s second tech unicorn
Daniel Levi Posted On April 7, 2022


The demand for VPNs has increased in recent months as internet control tightens due to the ongoing war between the two countries. As part of the effort to control the flow of information, Russia restricted access to some foreign social media, forcing […]


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FBI shuts down the world’s largest dark web marketplace–Hydra Market
Daniel Levi Posted On April 6, 2022


The Russia-linked DarkMarket had nearly 1 million users and represented 80% of all darknet market-related cryptocurrency transactions in 2021, making it by far the world’s largest illegal darknet marketplace. The world’s largest illegal darknet marketplace has been seized and shut down by […]


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Hackers steal $615M in the largest crypto heist as blockchain startup Ronin exploited for 173,600 Ethereum and 25.5M USDC
Daniel Levi Posted On March 29, 2022


Quick Take The Ronin bridge has been exploited for 173,600 Ethereum and 25.5M USDC. Ronin Network announced Tuesday a loss of over $625 million in USDC and ether (ETH) The Ronin bridge and Katana Dex have been halted. Ronin Network […]


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Hackers are using this dangerous cyberattack kit that cost less than $50 on the dark web to remotely gain full access to any device
Daniel Levi Posted On March 23, 2022


As you may recall, just this morning cybersecurity and single-sign-on service provider Okta became the latest victim of a cyberattack after the Lapsus$ hacking group successfully breached hundreds of its customers. However, Okta is not alone. According to Dark Reading, […]


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Single-sign-on cybersecurity firm Okta confirms hundreds of its customers hit by data breach from Lapsus$ hacking group
Nickie Louise Posted On March 23, 2022


Cybersecurity and single-sign-on service provider Okta has become the latest victim of the Lapsus$ hacking group. Okta confirmed that hundreds of its customers have been affected by a data breach. In a series of blog posts, Okta Chief Security Officer David Bradbury […]


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Israel’s government hit by ‘largest-ever’ cyberattack in history
Daniel Levi Posted On March 14, 2022


The nation of Israel came under a massive cyber attack on Monday. Israeli newspaper Haaretz first reported the cyber strike, citing a “defense establishment source” who claimed it to be the worst ever to hit the Jewish state. Israeli authorities believe […]


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