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US, French authorities confirm arrest of BreachForums hackers

Kai West was arrested in France, along with four other hackers, all suspected of being part of the well-known hacking forum, BreachForums. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read the original article: US, French authorities confirm…

US House bans WhatsApp from staff devices

The U.S. government has banned WhatsApp from devices used by U.S. House of Representatives staff, saying the app poses potential security risks. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read the original article: US House bans WhatsApp…

US bans WhatsApp from House of Representatives staff devices

The U.S. government has banned WhatsApp from devices used by U.S. House of Representatives staff, saying the app poses potential security risks. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read the original article: US bans WhatsApp from…

How to delete your 23andMe data

23andMe holds millions of customers’ genetic information. Here’s what you can do to protect your data. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read the original article: How to delete your 23andMe data

Anne Wojcicki’s nonprofit reaches deal to acquire 23andMe

Beleaguered genetic testing company 23andMe announced Friday that it has reached an agreement to sell itself to TTAM Research Institute, a nonprofit led by the company’s co-founder and former CEO Anne Wojcicki. This article has been indexed from Security News…

How to delete your 23andMe data

23andMe holds millions of customers’ genetic information. Here’s what you can do to protect your data. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read the original article: How to delete your 23andMe data

Ransomware gang claims responsibility for Kettering Health hack

A group of cybercriminals known as Interlock is advertising stolen data from Kettering Health, which includes patients’ data. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read the original article: Ransomware gang claims responsibility for Kettering Health hack

Android chipmaker Qualcomm fixes three zero-days exploited by hackers

Google’s Threat Analysis Group, which investigates government-backed hacks, was credited with the discovery of the zero-days. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read the original article: Android chipmaker Qualcomm fixes three zero-days exploited by hackers

Phone chipmaker Qualcomm fixes three zero-days exploited by hackers

Google’s Threat Analysis Group, which investigates government-backed hacks, was credited with the discovery of the zero-days. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read the original article: Phone chipmaker Qualcomm fixes three zero-days exploited by hackers

Vanta bug exposed customers’ data to other customers

The compliance company said the customer data exposure was caused by a product change. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read the original article: Vanta bug exposed customers’ data to other customers

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

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…

Vote for the sessions you want to see at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

We were thrilled by the remarkable interest in speaking at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, taking place October 27–29 at Moscone West in San Francisco. After an in-depth review process, we’ve selected 20 exceptional finalists—10 for breakout sessions and 10 for roundtables.…

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

Crypto elite increasingly worried about their personal safety

Cryptocurrency executives and other investors with significant wealth from crypto holdings are getting more serious about personal security, according to stories this weekend in both the Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg. While cryptocurrencies have always created unique security risks, it…

xAI’s promised safety report is MIA

Elon Musk’s AI company, xAI, has missed a self-imposed deadline to publish a finalized AI safety framework, as noted by watchdog group The Midas Project. xAI isn’t exactly known for its strong commitments to AI safety as it’s commonly understood. A…

FBI and Dutch police seize and shut down botnet of hacked routers

U.S. authorities indicted three Russians and one Kazakhstan national for hacking and selling access to a botnet made of vulnerable internet-connected devices. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read the original article: FBI and Dutch police…

A timeline of South Korean telco giant SKT’s data breach

In April, South Korea’s telco giant SK Telecom (SKT) was hit by a cyberattack that led to the theft of personal data on approximately 23 million customers, equivalent to almost half of the country’s 52 million residents. At a National…

CrowdStrike says it will lay off 500 workers

The cybersecurity company said it will lay off 5% of its global workforce. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read the original article: CrowdStrike says it will lay off 500 workers

How Riot Games is fighting the war against video game hackers

Riot’s “anti-cheat artisan” Phillip Koskinas explains how he and his team go after cheaters and cheat developers to protect the integrity of games, such as Valorant and League of Legends. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch…

Indian court orders blocking of Proton Mail

The ruling, which has yet to take effect, was ordered under India’s online blocking laws. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read the original article: Indian court orders blocking of Proton Mail

Government officials are kind of bad at the internet

Perhaps no one in the world has made such catastrophic tech flubs this year as U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth. The saga started when the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic, Jeffrey Goldberg, reported that he had been mistakenly added to…