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A split screen illustration featuring the logos of Hugging Face and OpenAI.
In Brief

Hugging Face CEO calls for ‘radical transparency’ after ‘unprecedented’ OpenAI hack | TechCrunch

After OpenAI recently admitted that one of its models had breached the systems of AI platform Hugging Face,...

A member of the international organisation Anonymous for the Voiceless wears a Guy Fawkes mask while demonstrating in the streets of Mexico City's Historic Center.
Security

The hacker who humiliated spyware makers and was never caught | TechCrunch

Over the last few decades, several mysterious hackers have captured the public’s imagination, but none quite like Phineas...

MIAMI, FL - MARCH 04: A U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer's patch is seen as they unveil a new mobile app for international travelers arriving at Miami International Airport on March 4, 2015 in Miami, Florida. Miami-Dade Aviation Department and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) unveiled a new mobile app for expedited passport and customs screening. The app for iOS and Android devices allows U.S. citizens and some Canadian citizens to enter and submit their passport and customs declaration information using their smartphone or tablet and to help avoid the long waits in the exit lanes. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Security

US accuses American of allegedly wiping his phone using a ‘duress’ password during border search | TechCrunch

The U.S. Justice Department is prosecuting an American for allegedly providing U.S. border authorities with a passcode that...

The Claude Mythos logo appears on a smartphone screen, and the Claude AI logo displays as the background on a laptop computer screen.
Security

How AI guardrails are impeding the work of offensive cybersecurity researchers | TechCrunch

For months, AI giants have devised special vetted programs and strict guardrails to limit the use of their...

AegisAI co-founders Cy Khormaee and Ryan Luo
Security

AegisAI, founded by former Google security execs, lands $36M to stop AI-driven spear phishing | TechCrunch

Hackers are increasingly using AI to launch attacks on a massive scale, with email emerging as a primary...

The Palo Verde Diversion Dam on the Colorado River near Ehrenberg, Arizona.
Security

US government says Iran-linked hackers are disrupting American water and energy providers | TechCrunch

The U.S. government is warning that Iranian state-backed hackers are actively breaking in and disrupting industrial control systems...

A split screen illustration featuring the logos of Hugging Face and OpenAI.
Security

How OpenAI’s human mistake led to the AI-powered hack on Hugging Face | TechCrunch

On Tuesday, OpenAI revealed that one of its models went rogue during a test and hacked the systems...

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Security

If you pay a hacker’s ransom, chances are that they’ll come back for more | TechCrunch

Governments have long warned not to pay a hacker’s ransom demands, arguing that doing so only lets criminals...

Glow founders
AI

Glow emerges from stealth at $1.2B valuation to challenge endpoint security in the AI era | TechCrunch

Glow, a cybersecurity startup founded by former Meta and Snowflake executives, emerged from stealth as a unicorn, betting...

Mikey Shulman, co-founder of Suno.
In Brief

AI music generator Suno breach affects 55M users, per Have I Been Pwned | TechCrunch

A cyberattack at AI music generator Suno last year allowed a hacker to steal the personal information of...