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The Wall Street Journal· 2025-07-01 12:18
Iran is suspected of collecting information on Jewish targets in Berlin to prepare for possible attacks, German authorities said, following the arrest of an alleged spy working for Tehran https://t.co/QPuroRbsRC ...
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Bloomberg· 2025-06-30 21:04
The US Treasury didn't take measures that could have prevented or mitigated major cyberattacks, a Bloomberg News investigation found https://t.co/dP15ls5xiR ...
Democratic strategist: Racist attacks on Zohran Mamdani obscure the substance of his platform
MSNBC· 2025-06-29 02:03
Since Zohran Mamdani's sweeping victory in the New York City Democratic mayoral primary, GOP lawmakers and leaders have unleashed a barrage of Islamophobic attacks and smears. Democratic strategist Waleed Shahid says that the racist comments obscure and distract from Mamdani's platform. "We are missing an opportunity to engage with the substance of why the plurality of voters chose Zohran Mamdani, which is a conversation about rent, a conversation about groceries, a conversation about public transit in this ...
An AI Bot Beats Top Human Hackers
Bloomberg Technology· 2025-06-26 20:16
Key Findings - An AI, specifically from XPO, tops HackerOne's US leaderboard, marking the first time a machine achieves this [1][2] - Cyber attacks are increasing, and software vulnerabilities are growing due to more engineers and code development with AI, which is trained on vulnerable open-source software [3][4] - CISOs and CIOs are seeking consolidated cybersecurity solutions, indicating a market need for platforms like XPO that can find and automatically fix vulnerabilities [4][5] XPO's Strategy and Capabilities - XPO aims to build a cybersecurity platform that helps find and fix vulnerabilities automatically, emphasizing the importance of defense tech in the current landscape [5][6] - XPO's AI identifies vulnerabilities in top companies like Palo Alto Networks, AT&T, Disney, and Sony, with these companies proactively fixing the issues [7][8] - XPO is focused on speed to stay ahead of cyber threats, emphasizing the need to secure perimeters before attacks occur [9][10] Market and Investment Perspective - AI is significantly impacting various fields, including defense, cybersecurity, customer service, and software engineering, reinventing large industries [12] - XPO aims to enhance the performance of cybersecurity professionals and automate mundane tasks like reconnaissance, scanning, exploitation, and reporting [13] - XPO is focused on working with top companies in sectors with the greatest security needs, such as financial services and healthcare [15]
'Hacktivist' groups linked to Iran have been very active, says CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz
CNBC Television· 2025-06-25 14:53
Well, joining us now is CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz. Crowd Strike is up 42% so far this year. George, it's great to have you back on the show.Welcome. Great to be here. Thank you.So, I'm going to start right there with you. Um, how acute is the risk of cyber security incidents from Iran in the wake of everything we've seen right now. Well, what's important to realize is whenever geopolitical tensions rise, you're going to see a natural increase in cyber attacks.And that's exactly what we've seen. Iran has ...
Fed Chair Powell: We're in touch with regulators and banks to stay on alert about cyberattacks
CNBC Television· 2025-06-24 15:52
really, on that. We're not seeing it yet, but we. >> Gentleman's time has expired.>> Thank you. Chairman. >> Yield back.Thank you, Mr. . Chairman. The gentleman from new Jersey recognized for five minutes.>> Thank you, Mr. . Chairman. >> Chairman Powell, as a member of the Intelligence Committee, I'm deeply concerned about the threat of Iranian cyber attacks on our financial system as retaliation for our strikes on their nuclear facilities and its cyber security report.Last year, the fed acknowledged that c ...
US Warns of Iranian Cyber Threats After Strikes
Bloomberg Technology· 2025-06-23 20:21
Bloomberg’s Patrick Howell O'Neill discusses warnings from US officials of low-level cyberattacks by Iran after the airstrikes on the country's nuclear facilities. He joins Caroline Hyde on “Bloomberg Tech.” -------- Like this video? Subscribe to Bloomberg Technology on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrM7B7SL_g1edFOnmj-SDKg Watch the latest full episodes of "Bloomberg Technology" with Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfAX25ZLrPGTygCwn55voYZ_LYyKjxokJ Get th ...
Companies need to be on high alert from Iran cyber attacks, says TrustedSec CEO David Kennedy
CNBC Television· 2025-06-23 18:08
expert David. We have seen the Iranian regime which obviously at least for now its missiles appear to be a little impotent. That's good news.But they are still a risk on the cyber side, are they not. That's absolutely correct. Iran has been building up their cyber capabilities for for a number of years and they are on par with other nation states. Uh they very much leverage their cyber capabilities very similarly to what we do here in the United States with cyber command, a direct extension of military forc ...