Category: Privacy & Security
Samsung bans smart TV apps that share users’ internet connections with strangers | TechCrunch
Several popular Samsung smart TV apps contain code that share the owner’s internet connection with strangers, potentially putting...
CareCloud begins to notify hundreds of thousands after hackers stole medical records | TechCrunch
Hundreds of thousands of people are receiving letters notifying them that their medical records were stolen in a...
Google says it fixed more Chrome bugs in June than over the past two years, thanks to AI | TechCrunch
With help from its internal AI tools, Google says it has patched more security flaws in its Chrome...
Okta buys AI security startup Permiso — source says for about $200M | TechCrunch
Okta on Thursday agreed to acquire AI identity security startup Permiso Security, betting that demand for protecting AI...
In the Hugging Face breach, OpenAI’s hacker was noisy and fast — but not unstoppable | TechCrunch
Earlier this month, AI dataset platform Hugging Face shocked the world when it revealed that it had fallen...
FTC sues Hims & Hers for allegedly sharing patients’ medical data with advertisers Meta and Snap | TechCrunch
The Federal Trade Commission is suing healthcare giant Hims & Hers for allegedly sharing its customers’ medical and...
US government bans new foreign-made humanoids, robot dogs, and solar inverters, citing risks to national security | TechCrunch
The Trump administration is banning the import of new foreign-made humanoid robots, robot dogs, and power inverters, citing...
Cyera agrees to acquire Oasis Security for $1B to safeguard proliferating AI agents | TechCrunch
Data security company Cyera, which recently raised $600 million at a $12 billion valuation, announced Tuesday that it...
PSA: Your Claude shared chats and Artifacts may have ended up on Google | TechCrunch
An untold number of Claude chats and Artifacts — the interactive mini apps and documents users can build...
Microsoft launches its first cybersecurity model, plus a new agentic cybersecurity system | TechCrunch
Microsoft on Monday launched its first cybersecurity-specialized model alongside a new AI cybersecurity platform at a small event...
