Facebook-parent Meta has agreed to pay $90 million to settle a 10-year-old lawsuit accusing it of tracking users online even after they logged off the social network, court records show.
Meta Agrees $90 Mn Settlement in Facebook Privacy Suit
Google Offering $91,000 Rewards for Linux Kernel, GKE Zero-Days
Technology giant Google is offering bigger cash awards for hackers reporting critical security flaws affecting the Linux Kernel, GKE, Kubernetes, and kCTF.
‘Don’t Be Google’: The Rise of Privacy Focused Startups
Google once used the slogan “don’t be evil” to distinguish itself from its competitors, but now a growing number of pro-privacy startups are rallying to the mantra “don’t be Google”.
They are taking on Google Analytics, a product used by more than half of the world’s websites to understand people’s browsing habits.
Legit Security Raises $30M to Tackle Supply Chain Security
A team of Israeli entrepreneurs with roots in the application security ecosystem is taking a stab at software supply chain security with big backing from Bessemer Venture Partners.
Senators: CIA Has Secret Program That Collects American Data
The CIA has a secret, undisclosed data repository that includes information collected about Americans, two Democrats on the Senate Intelligence Committee said. While neither the agency nor lawmakers would disclose specifics about the data, the senators alleged the CIA had long hidden details about the program from the public and Congress.
Alphabet’s CapitalG Makes Big Bet on Salt Security
Salt Security is the latest addition to a growing list of cybersecurity startups boasting billion-dollar valuations.
The Palo Alto, Calif.-based Salt Security on Thursday announced a new $140 million funding round that brings its valuation to $1.4 billion and signals heightened investor interest in the API security space.
Ransomware Recovery Startup Calamu Banks $16.5M Investment
Calamu, an early-stage cybersecurity startup building technology to help businesses recover from ransomware infections, has raised $16.5 million in venture capital funding.
Microsoft Patches for 51 Windows Security Defects
Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday train rumbled into Windows networks with fixes for 51 documented security vulnerabilities, some serious enough to cause full computer takeover attacks.
High-Severity Flaw in Argo CD is Information Leak Risk
A high-severity security vulnerability in Argo CD could allow an attacker to access sensitive information from target applications.
Volexity Warns of ‘Active Exploitation’ of Zimbra Zero-Day
Malware hunters at Volexity are raising the alarm for a Chinese threat actor seen exploiting a zero-day flaw in the Zimbra email platform to infect media and government targets in Europe.
