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Google says its AI-based bug hunter found 20 security vulnerabilities

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The discoveries by an AI-based bug hunter are significant, as it shows these tools are starting to get real results, even if they still need a human.

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Perplexity accused of scraping websites that explicitly blocked AI scraping

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Internet giant Cloudflare says it detected Perplexity crawling and scraping websites, even after customers had added technical blocks telling Perplexity not to scrape their pages.

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A backlog at the Commerce Department is reportedly stalling Nvidia’s H20 chip licenses

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News of a backlog at the U.S. federal department comes less than a week after national security experts urged the Trump administration to reverse its decision that allows Nvidia to export H20 chips to China.

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Sex toy maker Lovense threatens legal action after fixing security flaws that exposed users’ data

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The internet-connected sex toy maker said it fixed the vulnerabilities that exposed users’ private email addresses and accounts to takeovers, but said it was also planning to take legal action following the disclosure.

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Proton releases a new app for two-factor authentication

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Proton has a free new authenticator apps, which is available cross-platform with end-to-end encryption protection for data.

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Palo Alto Networks agrees to buy CyberArk for $25 billion

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The cybersecurity giant is getting into identity security with its acquisition of CyberArk, which is one of the biggest cybersecurity deals of the year so far.

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Germ brings end-to-end encrypted messages to Bluesky

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Germ’s new app lets users send end-to-end encrypted messages on Bluesky. TechCrunch speaks with the Germ founders to hear why they came up with the idea.

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Hackers stole Social Security numbers during Allianz Life cyberattack

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The U.S. insurance giant tells state regulators that Social Security numbers were among the personal information stolen in its mid-July cyberattack.

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Google says UK government has not demanded an encryption backdoor for its users’ data

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Google refused to tell a U.S. senator whether the company had received a secret U.K. surveillance order demanding access to encrypted data, similar to an order served on Apple earlier this year.

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Google won’t say if UK secretly demanded a backdoor for user data

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Google said it has “never built a backdoor” for its services, but refused to rule out that it had received a secret U.K. surveillance order demanding access to encrypted data.

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