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According to the European Union's cybersecurity agency ENISA, the airport disruption in Europe that began over the weekend was caused by ransomware attacks. “ENISA recognizes the ongoing disruption in the operation of the airport due to a third-party ransomware incident. At this time, ENISA cannot share any further information regarding the cyberattack,” the agency said in an emailed statement to TechCrunch. The ransomware attacks target Collins Aerospace, a company that provides check-in systems to several airports, including Berlin, Brussels and London's Heathrow. According to Reuters, which first reported Enisa's statement, the company said it was working with the affected airports…

Crypto Neo-Bank Shield announced on Monday it has raised a $5 million seed round led by Giant Ventures. The company started in 2022 and charged payments in 2024. This allows exporters and importers to conduct cross-border transactions with US cryptocurrencies, while also providing compliance screenings such as addressing sanctions and money laundering threats. Co-founder and CEO Emmanuel Woodton said he and his team “started the Shield because they were disappointed that they hadn't completed a mainstream use case in crypto. Meanwhile, “bad actors” continued to fill in space and headlines. “We wanted to help bring blockchain technology into the real…

For years, some of the most dangerous hacking threats have come from hostile nation-state hackers espionage, Russian ransomware gangs targeting critical infrastructure, and governments targeting journalists with spyware that can punch the security of almost any phone. However, the new phenomenon of young English-speaking adults and teen hackers has become a global threat to today's top press, spanning cybercrime, child abuse and extremism. By tearing apart some of the big businesses, tech giants and governments, these young, financially motivated hackers have smashed their networks and forced hundreds of millions of dollars from wealthy corporate victims. One of the few companies…

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The MBA-to-VC pipeline is very realistic. But the path is a little more shaky than it used to be, according to Pitchbook Reporting and new academic research. Harvard University has placed 50 of its 1,004 MBA alumni in VC roles in 2024 with a median departure of $177,500. Stanford has placed around 30 from a small class. More than 10,000 Harvard, Stanford and Wharton MBA alumni are currently in senior positions at U.S. VC companies, Pitchbook data shows. However, Stanford's professor Ilya Strebulaev said the MBA's grip on venture capital is loose. What is driving change? VCs have evolved beyond…

Travelers at major European airports, including Heathrow, Brussels and Berlin, faced significant delays this weekend following Collins Aerospace, known as “cyber-related incidents.” Collins Aerospace has been forced to return to manual check-in after an obvious cyberattack, according to the Guardian. According to data from Flightradar24, more than 130 Heathrow flights were delayed by more than 20 minutes at 11am on Sunday morning, with 13 flights cancelled on Saturday. According to a post on Heathrow's social media account, “Work continues to resolve and recover from the Friday outage of Collins Aerospace Systems that affected check-in. Heathrow, like other affected airports, recommends…

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There is a new and talked about fashion startup in town. Meet Phia, a shopping app founded by Bill Gates' daughter Phoebe Gates and Sophia Kianni, co-founder of Stanford's roommate Slash. Phia searches the web to allow users to compare prices for fashion items. This is a mobile app and browser extension that is essentially “Google Flights for Fashion” as the company itself charges. “It all will make access to things that people have not previously had access to,” Gates told TechCrunch. The app is one of many fashion startups that occur in this age of artificial intelligence and is…