Hapn, a GPS tracking company formerly known as Spytec, was discovered by a security researcher to be impacted by a website vulnerability that resulted in the inadvertent exposure of data from more than 8.600 GPS trackers, reports TechCrunch.
AE Industrial Partners' purchase of Paragon was reported by Israeli newspaper Haaretz to have been closed on Friday for $500 million but financial news outlet Calcalist detailed that the acquisition agreement, which will combine Paragon and Virginia-based cybersecurity firm Red Lattice, amounts to $900 million.
Cellebrite is one of a number of developers that develop mobile device exploit and surveillance tools marketed as "forensics" software for law enforcement agencies investigating crimes.
Aside from providing the Federal Trade Commission with $1 billion to ensure its implementation, the bill would also enable the agency, state attorneys general, and individuals whose information had been exploited to file charges against data brokers.
