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Fintech Firm Betterment Confirms Data Breach After Hackers Send Fake $10,000 Crypto Scam Messages

BeauHD / slashdot - An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Verge: Betterment, a financial app, sent a sketchy-looking notification on Friday asking users to send $10,000 to Bitcoin and Ethereum crypto wallets and promising to "triple your crypto," according to a thread…

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Fintech Firm Betterment Confirms Data Breach After Hackers Send Fake $10,000 Crypto Scam Messages

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Betterment Says Social Engineering Attack Enabled Data Breach and Unauthorized Messages

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Fintech firm Betterment confirms data breach after hackers send fake crypto scam notification to users

7 wks / techcrunch / Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai

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Instagram denies data breach: So whats up with those sketchy change password emails?

mashable - Instagram said there wasn't a data breach, but the company did fix a bug that led to an external actor sending password reset emails.

#cybersecurity #dataprivacy #infosec #meta #cybercrime #apps #scam #instagram #bugs

How to tell if an Instagram password reset email is real

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Instagram asked millions to reset passwords, but Meta says it was just a bug

7 wks / techspot

Instagram reportedly fixed an issue relating to random password reset emails

7 wks / mobilesyrup / Matthew Mountjoy

Instagram denies data breach: So whats up with those sketchy change password emails?

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Instagram denies breach after many receive emails asking to reset password

7 wks / bbc

Reminder: Ignore Instagram password reset messages if you didn't request one

7 wks / appleinsider

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Torq Raises $140M Series D Funding

FinSMEs / finsmes - Torq, a NYC-based agentic AI security operations provider, raised $140M in Series D funding, at $1.2 Billion valuation. The round was led by Merlin Ventures, with participation from all existing investors, including Evolution Equity Partners, Notable Capi…

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Torq Raises $140 Million for Agentic AI-Powered Cybersecurity Platform

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Torq hits $1.2bn valuation for agentic AI-driven security platform

7 wks / techmonitor / Swagath Bandhakavi

Torq Raises $140M Series D Funding

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Israel’s Torq grabs $140M to automate enterprise SOCs

7 wks / techfundingnews / Abhinaya Prabhu

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Zepo Intelligence secures $15M to safeguard workspaces from AI risks

Tamara Djurickovic / tech - Zepo Intelligence, the company redefining human-centric security, hasclosed a $15 million seed funding round, with participation from Kibo Ventures,eCAPITAL, and TIN Capital.Traditional cybersecurity ...

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Spain’s Zepo Intelligence Secures €12.8 Million To Combat AI-Driven Human Cyber Risks

7 wks / startuprise / Kailee Rainse

Zepo Intelligence secures $15M to safeguard workspaces from AI risks

7 wks / tech / Tamara Djurickovic

Spain’s Zepo Intelligence raises €12.8 million to protect workplaces from AI-driven human-targeted cyber threats

7 wks / eu-startups / Rahul Raj

Zepo Intelligence raises $15M to shield workspaces from AI social engineering attacks

7 wks / techfundingnews / Sofia Chesnokova

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SoftBank seeks massive $40B loan to back OpenAI investment, courting big risk

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