Amazon CEO Andy Jassy may have been the source of security concerns that led Anthropic to cut off worldwide access to two models on Friday. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read the original article: Amazon…
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The FBI built its own replica small town to simulate real-world cyberattacks
Hidden inside a building in Alabama, the FBI has created its own small town as a dedicated cyber training ground for simulating cyberattacks. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read the original article: The FBI built…
Chinese cybercrime operation that used AI to scam ‘hundreds of thousands of victims’ sued by Google
The tech giant said a group called “Outsider Enterprise” used AI to scam hundreds of thousands of victims, sending 2.5 million text messages over a span of two weeks. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read…
Google sues alleged Chinese cybercrime operation that used AI to send scam texts
The tech giant said a group called “Outsider Enterprise” used AI to scam hundreds of thousands of victims, sending 2.5 million text messages over a span of two weeks. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read…
US surveillance law to expire for first time after lawmakers reject Trump’s controversial pick to lead spy agencies
The spy law known as Section 702, which authorizes the NSA and FBI’s warrantless surveillance, will all but certainly expire on Friday for the first time. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read the original article:…
Oracle warns of security bug that hackers abused to breach 100+ companies
The tech giant warned of a security flaw that a cybercrime gang said it’s exploiting as part of a mass-hacking campaign. Google said it notified more than 100 organizations that had potentially vulnerable servers. This article has been indexed from…
South Korea hits Coupang with $400M+ fine for data breach that affected millions
South Korean authorities issued the record-breaking fine following a data breach that affected over 30 million customers. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read the original article: South Korea hits Coupang with $400M+ fine for data…
Cybercriminals claim breach of Oracle PeopleSoft servers at 100-plus organizations
The ShinyHunters hacking gang claims to have compromised the Oracle PeopleSoft servers of more than 100 organizations, including many universities. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read the original article: Cybercriminals claim breach of Oracle PeopleSoft…
North Koreans behind nearly half of US tech industry hacks, says CrowdStrike
North Koreans hackers posing as remote IT workers and recruiters remain a major threat to U.S., European, and Asian companies, accounting for about half of all attacks over the past 12 months. This article has been indexed from Security News…
Cybersecurity researchers aren’t happy about the guardrails on Anthropic’s Fable
Cybersecurity researchers are complaining that Anthropic’s new model Fable has guardrails that are too strict for any cybersecurity work. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read the original article: Cybersecurity researchers aren’t happy about the guardrails…
ServiceNow tells customers a bug left some of their data exposed to the internet
ServiceNow is used by thousands of enterprises to automate their internal processes, but says several customers had data accessed because of a security bug. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read the original article: ServiceNow tells…
CISA gives US federal agencies three days to fix a VPN bug under attack by a ransomware gang
Check Point said hackers broke into dozens of organizations by exploiting a VPN bug in several of its products used across the government. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read the original article: CISA gives US…
Microsoft’s open source tools were hacked to steal passwords of AI developers
Microsoft shut down dozens of GitHub code repositories for Azure and AI coding tools after a reported hack. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read the original article: Microsoft’s open source tools were hacked to steal…
WhatsApp says it caught new spyware attacks linked to NSO Group in violation of court order
The messaging giant announced that it disrupted a phishing campaign targeting its users with NSO’s spyware. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read the original article: WhatsApp says it caught new spyware attacks linked to NSO…
Massachusetts votes to pass new privacy rights bill that bans sale of precise location data
The bill is expected to blanket ban companies and startups from selling people’s precise location data across the state. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read the original article: Massachusetts votes to pass new privacy rights…
Hacked, leaked, and held for ransom: the worst breaches of 2026 so far
From a massive DOGE data breach and the hacking of critical energy and water systems to the hack of an FBI surveillance system, here are the most damaging security incidents and data breaches of 2026. This article has been indexed…
OpenAI unveils Lockdown Mode to protect sensitive data from prompt injection attacks
Even with Lockdown Mode, ChatGPT could be still vulnerable to prompt injections, but the goal is to reduce the likelihood that sensitive data gets shared in the process. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read the…
Former cyber executive turned whistleblower accuses IBM of covering up several data breaches
IBM and two of its subsidiary companies were allegedly breached during the mid-2010s, which a lawsuit filed by a former cybersecurity executive accuses IBM of not disclosing and actively covering up. This article has been indexed from Security News |…
Google and FBI warn of ransomware group that sends fake IT workers to hack victims in person
Cybercriminals, part of a gang known as Silent Ransom Group, have sent people pretending to be IT support employees to law firms’ offices, where the criminals have stolen data using USB drives or remote access tools. This article has been…
NSA said to be readying Anthropic’s Mythos for use in cyber operations
The U.S. eavesdropping agency is reportedly preparing Anthropic’s Mythos for use in cyberattacks, despite a federal ban on using the AI model maker. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read the original article: NSA said to…