An awe-inspiring hacktivist who hacked two controversial government spyware makers may be the most prolific hacker to have never gotten caught. What do we know about Phineas Fisher? This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read the…
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US accuses American of allegedly wiping his phone using a ‘duress’ password during border search
A U.S. citizen has asked a court to throw out the government’s claim that he gave over a passcode to border authorities that wiped his phone’s data, opening up fresh questions about a person’s constitutional rights at the U.S. border.…
How AI guardrails are impeding the work of offensive cybersecurity researchers
We spoke with several cybersecurity researchers, who look for unknown vulnerabilities and develop tools to exploit them, about how OpenAI’s and Anthropic’s guardrails affect their work. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read the original article:…
AegisAI, founded by former Google security execs, lands $36M to stop AI-driven spear phishing
The Series A was led by Battery Ventures, bringing AegisAI total funding to $49 million. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read the original article: AegisAI, founded by former Google security execs, lands $36M to stop…
US government says Iran-linked hackers are disrupting American water and energy providers
An updated government advisory warns that Iranian hackers are exploiting systems used by water and energy providers. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read the original article: US government says Iran-linked hackers are disrupting American water…
How OpenAI’s human mistake led to the AI-powered hack on Hugging Face
OpenAI made a mistake setting up what it called a “highly isolated” testing environment and sandbox. According to cybersecurity experts, that human mistake is what made the AI-powered attack on Hugging Face possible. This article has been indexed from Security…
If you pay a hacker’s ransom, chances are that they’ll come back for more
The latest research reaffirmed that hackers often demanded more money if a victim paid the first time. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read the original article: If you pay a hacker’s ransom, chances are that…
Glow emerges from stealth at $1.2B valuation to challenge endpoint security in the AI era
Glow is targeting a new class of endpoint risks created by the rapid adoption of AI agents and developer tools inside enterprises. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read the original article: Glow emerges from stealth…
AI music generator Suno breach affects 55M users, per Have I Been Pwned
A hacker took names, phone numbers, and physical addresses of millions of customers who used AI music generator Suno. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read the original article: AI music generator Suno breach affects 55M…
Hackers are exploiting recently patched WordPress bugs, putting millions of websites at risk
Two critical security flaws in WordPress’ software have given hackers the chance to remotely take over tens of millions of websites, according to an estimate by a cybersecurity researcher. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read…
Hackers stole ‘significant’ amount of data from tech firm relied on by thousands of US hospitals and pharmacies
Edinburgh-based tech firm Craneware said customer data was stolen during a cyberattack. The company makes software that thousands of U.S. hospitals, pharmacies, and clinics rely on for billing patients, potentially exposing health data. This article has been indexed from Security…
Watch Flock Safety CEO Garrett Langley discuss the future of surveillance at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
Flock Safety sits right at the center of the debate over where the line should be drawn between privacy and public safety. That’s why we’re bringing Flock’s founder and CEO Garrett Langley to the stage to speak about those very issues. This article…
Hugging Face confirms breach affected internal datasets and credentials, urges users to take action
Hugging Face is urging users to rotate any access tokens stored on the platform and review account activity. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read the original article: Hugging Face confirms breach affected internal datasets and…
The Zoom hack that says, ‘Don’t record me’
If every meeting, watercooler conversation, and date gets transcribed and summarized, who’s actually reading any of it? This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read the original article: The Zoom hack that says, ‘Don’t record me’
FBI arrests man accused of using Steam games to drain victims’ crypto wallets
Prosecutors accused 21-year-old student Zyaire Wilkins of publishing on Steam several fake video games that contained malware, infecting thousands of victims, and stealing crypto from some of them. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read the…
Amazon fixing bug that billed some AWS customers billions of dollars
Some Amazon customers logged on Friday to a surprise bill estimate claiming that they owed the tech and cloud giant billions in fees. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read the original article: Amazon fixing bug…
Coca-Cola suspended production at its Fairlife dairy after a ransomware attack
Coca Cola said dairy production at its Fairlife unit will “remain suspended” in the United States following a hack. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read the original article: Coca-Cola suspended production at its Fairlife dairy…
Period tracker Stardust shares users’ health data with analytics firm, says Mozilla research
One period tracker app tested by Mozilla was ‘squeaky clean,’ while another app was seen sharing users’ health data with an analytics company, underscoring vast differences in user privacy among these apps. This article has been indexed from Security News…
UK cops say arrest of two young hackers disrupted the operations of an infamous hacking group
Owen Flowers and Thalha Jubair, two members of the prolific Scattered Spider hacking group, pleaded guilty and were sentenced to five years and six months in jail for hacking London’s metropolitan transit system. This article has been indexed from Security…
How a former DeepMind researcher raised at a $300M pre-seed valuation before launching a product
Drawing on more than a decade spent helping build some of the world’s most influential AI systems, including research that later informed the development of ChatGPT, Andrew Dai explains why he believes visual AI is one of the next major…