British engineering company IMI has disclosed a cybersecurity incident just days after rival firm Smiths reported…
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Paragon spyware used to target citizens across Europe, says Italian government
The Italian government said in a press release on Wednesday that a spyware campaign revealed by…
The biggest breach of U.S. government data is under way
Operatives working for Elon Musk have gained unprecedented access to a swath of U.S. government departments…
Ransomware payments dropped in 2024 as victims refused to pay hackers
Ransomware payments fell by more than one-third in 2024 as an increasing number of victims refused…
Router maker Zyxel tells customers to replace vulnerable hardware exploited by hackers
Taiwanese hardware maker Zyxel says it has no plans to release a patch for two actively…
Grubhub confirms data breach affecting customers and drivers
U.S. food delivery giant Grubhub says hackers accessed the personal details of customers and drivers after…
What PowerSchool won’t say about its data breach affecting millions of students
It’s only February, but the recent hack of U.S. edtech giant PowerSchool has the potential to…
Riot raises $30 million for its cybersecurity product suite focused on employees
French startup Riot has raised a $30 million Series B round after reaching $10 million in…
Senator warns of national security risks after Elon Musk’s DOGE granted ‘full access’ to sensitive Treasury systems
A senior U.S. lawmaker says representatives of Elon Musk were granted “full access” to a U.S.…
A brief history of mass-hacks
Enterprise cybersecurity tools, such as routers, firewalls and VPNs, exist to protect corporate networks from intruders…
The TechCrunch Cyber Glossary | TechCrunch
The cybersecurity world is full of jargon and lingo. At TechCrunch, we have been writing about…
US nonprofit healthcare provider says hackers stole medical and personal data of 1M+ patients
Community Health Center (CHC), a Connecticut-based nonprofit healthcare provider, has confirmed that hackers accessed the sensitive…
AngelSense exposed location data and personal information of tracked users
AngelSense, an assistive technology company that provides location monitoring devices for people with disabilities, was spilling…
US Justice Department says cybercrime forum allegedly affected 17 million Americans
On Thursday, an international coalition of law enforcement agencies from Australia, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Romania,…
International police coalition takes down two prolific cybercrime and hacking forums
An international coalition of law enforcement agencies took down two hacking forums that had more than…
US blood donation giant warns of disruption after ransomware attack
New York Blood Center (NYBC), one of the largest nonprofit blood centers in the United States,…
DeepSeek exposed internal database containing chat histories and sensitive data
Chinese AI company DeepSeek has fixed an exposed back-end database that was spilling sensitive information, including…
Hackers are hijacking WordPress sites to push Windows and Mac malware
Hackers are exploiting outdated versions of WordPress and plugins to alter thousands of websites in an…
MGM Resorts settles lawsuits after millions of customer records stolen in data breaches
Hotel and casino giant MGM Resorts has agreed to pay $45 million to settle more than…
Engineering giant Smiths Group says hackers accessed its systems during cyberattack
U.K.-based engineering giant Smiths Group has confirmed a cybersecurity incident involving “unauthorized access” to its systems.…