Taiwan endured a year-long intensified cyber offensive from China in 2025, that targeted the government and critical infrastructure — with an increasing focus on the energy and hospital sectors, according to a Taiwan government analysis published this week. Cyberattacks from China rose 6% compared to 2024, the National Security Bureau analysis concluded. Every major sector…
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Wind farm worker sentenced after turning turbines into a secret crypto mine
A technical manager at a Dutch wind farm operator has been sentenced after it was discovered he had secretly installed cryptocurrency mining rigs at two wind farm sites – just as the company was recovering from a ransomware attack. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
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Bosch Ventures’ new $270M fund is turning its attention to North America
The venture arm of Bosch has a new $270 million fund that will continue in its tradition of investing in deep-tech startups. And this time, Bosch Ventures plans to put more of its money into North American startups. Bosch Ventures, which launched in 2007, is on its sixth fund. And while the corporate VC is…
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ENGlobal says hackers accessed ‘sensitive personal’ data during cyberattack
The engineering and automation contractor for the U.S. government said the hackers encrypted some of the company’s files. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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As demand for data centers soars, real estate companies look to become energy developers
Brendan Wallace has a lot on his mind lately. Wallace is the co-founder of Fifth Wall Ventures, a nine-year-old proptech venture firm with $3.2 billion in assets under management. He’s also a homeowner in L.A., which continues to battle raging wildfires. While his place remains intact, many of his friends haven’t been so lucky. Wallace…
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After raising $26M, Hyme Energy signs global deal to scale thermal storage
With lithium battery storage too weak for many industries, companies are desperately looking elsewhere for energy storage. Molten-salt batteries offer high energy and power density, and can work for long periods. Now, Denmark’s Hyme Energy — which has raised $26 million to date — has signed a deal which could see its technology scale to…