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Hackers are exploiting recently patched WordPress bugs, putting millions of websites at risk | TechCrunch

Hackers are breaking into websites that run vulnerable versions of the popular blogging software WordPress, according to several...

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Hackers stole ‘significant’ amount of data from tech firm relied on by thousands of US hospitals and pharmacies | TechCrunch

U.K.-based healthcare billing software maker Craneware is responding to a cyberattack in which hackers stole a “significant volume”...

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Watch Flock Safety CEO Garrett Langley discuss the future of surveillance at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 | TechCrunch

The debate over where the line should be drawn between privacy and public safety has only intensified in...

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Hugging Face confirms breach affected internal datasets and credentials, urges users to take action | TechCrunch

Hugging Face, a platform that hosts AI models and datasets, said its internal datasets and service credentials were...

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Amazon fixing bug that billed some AWS customers billions of dollars | TechCrunch

Some Amazon cloud customers woke up on Friday to a surprise bill estimate that said they owed billions...

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The Zoom hack that says, ‘Don’t record me’ | TechCrunch

VC Jeremy Levine has a wry solution to something that routinely annoys him, according to a new Wall...

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In Brief

Bluesky says its recent outage was caused by another DDoS attack | TechCrunch

Social networking site Bluesky says its recent day-long disruption was caused by a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack that...

A Polish journalist iPhone displays an Apple alert saying "state sponsored attackers may be targeting your iPhone" on March 07, 2024 in Warsaw, Poland.
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‘Unprecedented’ number of Apple users received recent spyware alert, say investigators | TechCrunch

An unprecedented number of Apple customers have reported receiving a recent threat notification alerting them to suspected spyware...

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Crypto hardware wallet owners face fresh security risks after recent spate of personal data thefts | TechCrunch

Data breaches at two shipping companies has put cryptocurrency owners with physical hardware wallets at greater risk of...

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How to tell if your AI platforms’ accounts have been hacked | TechCrunch

Just like any other online service, hackers can target and break into your accounts on popular AI platforms...