AI Effect OpenAI backs deepfake cybersecurity startup Adaptive Security in new funding round

Artificial intelligence cybersecurity company Adaptive Security announced Wednesday that it closed a $43 million funding round in March, co-led by OpenAI and Andreessen Horowitz. The investment marks OpenAI’s first outside backing of a cybersecurity firm. Adaptive Security simulates AI-powered attacks against companies, specializing in training for deepfake attacks and other phishing threats. “The technology is […]

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How to… delete your 23andMe data

MIT Technology Review’s How To series helps you get things done.  Things aren’t looking good for 23andMe. The consumer DNA testing company recently parted ways with all its board members but CEO Anne Wojcicki over her plans to take the company private. It’s also still dealing with the fallout of a major security breach last October, which […]

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Medusa ransomware using malicious driver as EDR killer

A Medusa ransomware campaign is using a malicious driver to disrupt and even delete endpoint detection and response (EDR) products on targeted organization networks. According to new research from Elastic Security Labs, the malicious driver, dubbed ABYSSWORKER, is deployed along with a packer-as-a-service called HeartCrypt to deliver Medusa ransomware. Elastic noted the driver was first documented in a ConnectWise […]

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China’s Baidu denies data breach after executive’s daughter leaks personal info

BEIJING, March 20 (Reuters) – Chinese search giant Baidu (9888.HK), opens new tab on Wednesday denied allegations it had suffered an internal data breach after a top executive’s teenage daughter posted personal details of other internet users online, sparking a controversy. The company, one of China’s largest cloud providers, was thrust into the spotlight last […]

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Google to buy cybersecurity firm Wiz for $32 billion in the biggest deal in company’s history

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google has struck a deal to buy cybersecurity firm Wiz for $32 billion in what would be the tech giant’s biggest-ever acquisition at the same time it’s facing a potential breakup of its internet empire. The proposed takeover announced Tuesday is part of Google’s aggressive expansion into cloud computing during an artificial intelligence boom. The […]

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Cybersecurity officials warn against potentially costly Medusa ransomware attacks

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The FBI and the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency are warning against a dangerous ransomware scheme. In an advisory posted earlier this week, government officials warned that a ransomware-as-a-service software called Medusa, which has launched ransomware attacks since 2021, has recently affected hundreds of people. Medusa uses phishing campaigns as […]

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Data breach at Japanese telecom giant NTT hits 18,000 companies

Japanese telecommunication services provider NTT Communications Corporation (NTT) is warning almost 18,000 corporate customers that their information was compromised during a cybersecurity incident. The data breach was discovered in early February 2025, but the exact date when the hackers gained initial access to NTT’s systems hasn’t been determined. “NTT Communications Corporation discovered on February 5 […]

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