February 4, 2025

Spyware maker Paragon confirms U.S. government is a customer

Israeli spyware maker Paragon Solutions confirmed to TechCrunch that it sells its products to the U.S. government and other unspecified allied countries. Paragon’s executive chairman John Fleming said in a statement to TechCrunch on Tuesday that, “Paragon licenses its technology to a select group of global democracies — principally, the United States and its allies.” […]

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Is ChatGPT a cybersecurity threat?

January 11, 2023

Since its debut in November, ChatGPT has become the internet’s new favorite plaything. The AI-driven natural language processing tool rapidly amassed more than one million users, who have used the web-based chatbot for everything from generating wedding speeches and hip-hop lyrics to crafting academic essays and writing computer code. Not only have ChatGPT’s human-like abilities […]

Is ChatGPT a cybersecurity threat? by Carly Page originally published on TechCrunch

Twitter is considering selling usernames through online auctions, new report claims

January 11, 2023

Twitter is considering selling usernames as a way to boost revenue, according to a new report from the New York Times. The report comes as the social network’s owner, Elon Musk, has been looking for ways to generate revenue for the company. The report says engineers at the company have considered organizing online auctions where […]

Twitter is considering selling usernames through online auctions, new report claims by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch

Company created by Citrix-Tibco merger confirms it has laid off 15% of staff

January 11, 2023

The continuing onslaught of tech layoffs has not let up in the new year. Last week, we saw big layoff announcements from Amazon and Salesforce with thousands of employees being let go. Yesterday CRN reported that Cloud Software Group was undertaking massive layoffs. Today the company confirmed it was laying off 15% of the workforce. Although […]

Company created by Citrix-Tibco merger confirms it has laid off 15% of staff by Ron Miller originally published on TechCrunch

The Guardian confirms ransomware attack stole employee data

January 11, 2023

British newspaper The Guardian has confirmed that cybercriminals accessed the personal details of U.K. staff members during a ransomware attack last month. The Guardian confirmed the data breach in an update emailed to staff on Wednesday, which the newspaper reported shortly after. The email, signed by the news outlet’s chief executive Anna Bateson and editor-in-chief Katharine […]

The Guardian confirms ransomware attack stole employee data by Carly Page originally published on TechCrunch

Carta lays off 10% as CTO lawsuit looms

January 11, 2023

Carta, an equity management platform that was last privately valued at $7.4 billion, has cut 10% of its staff, confirming earlier rumors that a workforce reduction was in the works. Using LinkedIn data, the layoff could have impacted around 200 employees. Today’s layoff is around the same size as its 2020 workforce reduction, an event […]

Carta lays off 10% as CTO lawsuit looms by Natasha Mascarenhas originally published on TechCrunch