Cybersecurity firm Deepwatch lays off dozens, citing move to “accelerate” AI investment

Deepwatch, a cybersecurity firm that makes an AI-powered detection and response platform, laid off dozens of employees on Wednesday, citing AI as one of the reasons. John DiLullo, CEO at Deepwatch told TechCrunch in an email that the company “is aligning our organization to accelerate our significant investments in AI and automation.” A current Deepwatch … Read more

Italian businessman’s phone reportedly targeted with Paragon spyware

A prominent Italian businessman was targeted with Paragon spyware, according to local news reports. On Thursday, Italian online investigative website IrpiMedia and newspaper La Stampa reported that Francesco Gaetano Caltagirone was among around 90 people who received a notification from WhatsApp in January, alerting him that he had been targeted with spyware made by Paragon … Read more

HR giant Workday says hackers stole personal data in recent breach

Workday, one of the largest providers of human resources technology, has confirmed a data breach that allowed hackers to steal personal information from one of its third-party customer relationship databases. In a blog post published late Friday, the HR technology giant said the hackers stole an unspecified amount of personal information from the database, which … Read more

Impersonators are targeting companies with fake TechCrunch outreach

Hello, thanks as at all times for studying TechCrunch. We wish to discuss with you shortly about one thing essential. We’ve found that scammers are impersonating TechCrunch reporters and occasion leads and reaching out to corporations, pretending to be our employees after they completely aren’t. These unhealthy actors are utilizing our title and repute to … Read more