Dental benefits group notifying almost 7 million Americans of MOVEit data theft
Almost 7 million U.S. residents are being notified by a dental benefits provider that their personal information was stolen in one of the biggest single attacks involving the MOVEit file transfer application. Delta Dental of California and its affiliates, which provide dental benefits to individuals through commercial groups, said the
Read MoreHackers abusing OAuth to automate cyber attacks, says Microsoft
Threat actors are misusing OAuth-based applications as an automation tool for authentication, says Microsoft. “Threat actors compromise user accounts to create, modify, and grant high privileges to OAuth applications that they can misuse to hide malicious activity,” the company said in a blog this week. “The misuse of OAuth also
Read MoreThe cloud stock rally could help inch open the IPO window in 2024
A critical cohort of tech firms has regained the value it lost after the summer rally, setting the stage for a stronger IPO cycle in early 2024. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read MoreInstagram launches customizable ‘Add Yours’ templates
Instagram launched a new feature where you can create customized “Add Yours” templates with GIFs, images and text, allowing you to make your own meme-able Stories for followers to participate in. To create an Add Yours template, start uploading a Story and add elements like a GIF, custom text or
Read MorePitch Deck Teardown: Metafuels’ $8M climate tech seed deck
Let's take a deep dive into the pitch deck that climate tech startup Metafuels used to raise its $8 million seed round. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read MoreOpendoor co-founder Eric Wu is stepping down to return to his startup roots
Opendoor co-founder Eric Wu is stepping down from the real estate tech company, according to an SEC filing. In a statement, Wu said: “After ten years, I am called to get back to my startup roots and create and build again. I’m humbled by this accomplishment and grateful for all
Read MoreStartups must embrace sustainable scaling strategies
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Read MoreWhy these 30 web3 founders are optimistic about 2024
About 70% of founders are optimistic about the opportunities for crypto startups in 2024, per a new survey shared exclusively with TechCrunch+. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read MoreCyber Security Today, Dec. 15, 2023 – A botnet expands, threats to unpatched TeamCity servers, and more
A botnet expands, threats to unpatched TeamCity servers, and more. Welcome to Cyber Security Today. It’s Friday, December 15th, 2023. I’m Howard Solomon, contributing reporter on cybersecurity for ITWorldCanada.com and TechNewsday.com in the U.S. A botnet of compromised small and home office firewalls and routers continues to expand. Researchers at
Read MoreIn the fight against Methane, a key GHG, Valley investors have hit upon an unusual target: Cow burps
What do iconic Valley investors Zachary Bogue and Chris Sacca have in common? They are both trying to stop cows from burping methane. No, really. And a Sacca investment just raised $20 million to do just that. What gives? With the conclusion of COP28, the global talks on the climate
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