The landmark trial between WhatsApp and NSO Group unearthed several new revelations. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read the original article: Eight things we learned from WhatsApp vs. NSO Group spyware lawsuit
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White House investigating how Trump’s chief of staff’s phone was hacked
Hackers reportedly accessed Wiles’ phone contacts, which were used to impersonate her. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read the original article: White House investigating how Trump’s chief of staff’s phone was hacked
US government sanctions tech company involved in cyber scams
The Treasury said FUNNULL was involved in providing infrastructure for pig butchering crypto scams. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read the original article: US government sanctions tech company involved in cyber scams
A decade in, bootstrapped Thinkst Canary reaches $20M in ARR without VC funding
Reflecting on 10 years since its launch, the honeypot maker explains why the company did not take on any VC funding. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read the original article: A decade in, bootstrapped Thinkst…
Security startup Horizon3.ai is raising $100M in new round
Horizon3.ai, a cybersecurity startup that provides tools like autonomous penetration testing, is seeking to raise $100 million in a new funding round and has locked down at least $73 million, the company revealed in an SEC filing this week. NEA…
Victoria’s Secret hit by outages as it battles security incident
The fashion retailer’s outages began Monday. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read the original article: Victoria’s Secret hit by outages as it battles security incident
Data broker giant LexisNexis says breach exposed personal information of over 364,000 people
The data collector said the stolen data includes Social Security numbers. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read the original article: Data broker giant LexisNexis says breach exposed personal information of over 364,000 people
Vote for the sessions you want to see at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025
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Just 24 hours left to lock in Early Bird pricing for TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 — happening October 27–29 at Moscone West in San Francisco. Save up to $900 on your pass, or bring someone brilliant with you for 90% off…
Naukri exposed recruiter email addresses, researcher says
The recruiter website fixed the email address exposure earlier this week. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read the original article: Naukri exposed recruiter email addresses, researcher says
Apple CEO reportedly urged Texas’ governor to ditch online child safety bill
Apple CEO Tim Cook reportedly called Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to make changes to or veto a newly passed law in the state that would require the company to verify the ages of device owners, according to The Wall Street…
At TechCrunch Sessions: AI, Artemis Seaford and Ion Stoica confront the ethical crisis — when AI crosses the line
As generative AI becomes faster, cheaper, and more convincing, the ethical stakes are no longer theoretical. What happens when the tools to deceive become widely accessible? And how do we build systems that are powerful — but safe enough to…
Mysterious hacking group Careto was run by the Spanish government, sources say
The elusive hacking group Careto was never publicly linked to a specific government, but TechCrunch has learned researchers concluded privately that the Spanish government was behind the group. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read the…
Microsoft says Lumma password stealer malware found on 394,000 Windows PCs
Microsoft and law enforcement announced a coordinated takedown of the Lumma pasword-stealing malware. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read the original article: Microsoft says Lumma password stealer malware found on 394,000 Windows PCs
Signal’s new Windows update prevents the system from capturing screenshots of chats
Signal said today that it is updating its Windows app to prevent the system from capturing screenshots, thereby protecting the content that is on display. The company said that this new “screen security” setting is enabled by default on Windows…
Wyden: AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon weren’t notifying senators of surveillance requests
Sen. Ron Wyden said in a letter that one U.S. phone carrier turned over Senate data to law enforcement without notifying the target. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read the original article: Wyden: AT&T, T-Mobile,…
US student agrees to plead guilty to hack affecting tens of millions of students
Prosecutors say the hacker stole information on 60 million students, an incident that matches the data breach at PowerSchool. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read the original article: US student agrees to plead guilty to…
Coinbase says its data breach affects at least 69,000 customers
The crypto giant said the unauthorized access to customer data dates back to late December 2024. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read the original article: Coinbase says its data breach affects at least 69,000 customers
The people in Elon Musk’s DOGE universe
Meet the DOGE staffers and senior advisors in Elon Musk’s inner circle, and how they got there. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read the original article: The people in Elon Musk’s DOGE universe
Cocospy stalkerware apps go offline after data breach
The trio of spyware apps — hacked earlier this year — no longer work. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read the original article: Cocospy stalkerware apps go offline after data breach