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On Tuesday, health tech services provider HealthEquity revealed in a filing with federal regulators that it had experienced a data breach, resulting in hackers stealing the “protected health information” of some customers. In an 8-K filing with the SEC, the company reported detecting “anomalous behavior by a personal use device belonging to a business partner.” HealthEquity concluded that the partner’s account had been compromised and used to access members’ information. On Wednesday, HealthEquity provided more details of the incident. HealthEquity spokesperson Amy Cerny stated in an email that this was “an isolated incident” and not connected to other recent breaches,…

Last week, a hacker claimed to have stolen 33 million phone numbers from U.S. messaging giant Twilio. On Tuesday, Twilio confirmed that these “threat actors” were able to identify the phone numbers of people who use Authy, a popular two-factor authentication app owned by Twilio. In a post on a well-known hacking forum, the hacker or group known as ShinyHunters claimed they had hacked Twilio and obtained the cell phone numbers of 33 million users. Twilio spokesperson Kari Ramirez stated that the company “detected that threat actors were able to identify data associated with Authy accounts, including phone numbers, due…

European regulation is making ESG (environmental, social, and governance) reporting a mandatory requirement, providing a significant boost for startups like Paris-based Apiday. This company’s platform is designed to assist private equity funds and blue-chip companies in tracking and managing their sustainability practices. Asset management firms, particularly those in Europe, have become a primary focus for Apiday. The Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) means that it’s not just impact funds that need to closely monitor sustainability metrics; a wide range of firms are now paying attention to ESG reporting. This marks a significant change from when Apiday was founded in 2021.…

Cloudflare, the well-known cloud service provider, has unveiled a new, free tool aimed at preventing bots from scraping websites hosted on its platform for data to train AI models. Some AI vendors, including Google, OpenAI, and Apple, provide website owners the option to block their data-scraping bots by modifying their site’s robots.txt file. This file instructs bots on which pages they can access on a website. However, as Cloudflare points out in a blog post announcing the new tool, not all AI scrapers respect these directives. “Customers don’t want AI bots visiting their websites, especially those that do so dishonestly,”…

In the aftermath of Apple’s WWDC 2024 keynote, where the company introduced Apple Intelligence and confirmed a partnership with OpenAI to integrate ChatGPT into Siri, Senior Vice President Craig Federighi revealed plans to work with additional third-party AI models. During a post-keynote discussion, Federighi mentioned that Apple is exploring a partnership with Google’s Gemini. “We’re looking forward to doing integrations with other models, including Google Gemini, for instance, in the future,” Federighi stated. He added that while there is no specific announcement at this time, this direction aligns with Apple’s broader strategy. Later this year, OpenAI’s ChatGPT will be the…

Security experts have disclosed that cybercriminals have stolen a substantial amount of data from numerous customers using Snowflake’s cloud storage services. Mandiant, an incident response firm, is collaborating with Snowflake to investigate these data breaches, which have affected around 165 customers. This revelation marks the first public disclosure of the number of Snowflake customers impacted since the hacks began in April. Snowflake had previously stated that only a “limited number” of its clients were affected. Snowflake, a major cloud data provider, serves over 9,800 corporate customers, including healthcare organizations, retail giants, and leading tech companies that rely on its platform…

Elon Musk has announced that he may ban iPhones from all his companies due to the newly announced OpenAI integrations by Apple at WWDC 2024. In a series of posts on X, the Tesla, SpaceX, and xAI CEO expressed concerns, stating that if Apple integrates OpenAI at the OS level, Apple devices would be prohibited in his businesses. Visitors with Apple devices would need to check them in at the door, where they would be stored in a Faraday cage. Musk’s posts appear to misunderstand or cast doubt on the nature of Apple’s relationship with OpenAI. Both companies have stated…

Wix, renowned for its web design tools, is introducing a generative AI feature that allows users to create and edit iOS or Android apps simply by describing their desired features in plain English. This new capability, launching in Wix’s app builder tool this week, uses a chatbot-like interface to understand the goals, intent, and aesthetic preferences of the user. Based on this information, Wix’s AI generates an app that can be customized further with first- and third-party integrations, widgets, and connectors. The move towards generative AI-powered app creation follows the launch of Wix’s AI website generator last July, which produces…

The upcoming weeks could prove crucial for Worldcoin, the contentious eyeball-scanning cryptocurrency project co-founded by OpenAI’s Sam Altman. Currently, Worldcoin’s operations are largely halted across the European Union due to a slew of privacy complaints from countries including France, Germany, Portugal, and Spain. As of now, Germany remains the only EU country where Worldcoin continues to scan eyeballs, primarily because its developer, Tools for Humanity (TfH), has a local office there. This situation may change soon, pending the outcome of an investigation by Bavaria’s data protection authority. A spokesperson for the authority indicated that a decision is expected by mid-July.…

TikTok has confirmed that its security team is addressing an issue that allowed hackers to target several high-profile celebrity and brand accounts on its platform. Among the affected accounts were those belonging to Paris Hilton, CNN, and Sony. While TikTok did not disclose specific details about the nature of the attack or the mitigation techniques employed, the company assured that measures have been taken to stop the attack and prevent future occurrences. The malicious attack, initially reported by Semafor and Forbes, involved malware transmitted through TikTok’s direct messages, potentially affecting account owners’ access to their profiles. The hackers’ motives were…