Category: Privacy & Security
US cybersecurity agency CISA had to build its incident playbook during the incident, agency reveals | TechCrunch
U.S. federal cybersecurity agency CISA said it did not have a prepared response plan for how it should...
Florida ransomware negotiator convicted for helping ransomware gang extort US companies | TechCrunch
Florida man Angelo Martino has been sentenced to more than five years in prison for conspiring with hackers...
Another massive data breach exposed millions of driver’s license numbers | TechCrunch
U.S. insurance provider AssuranceAmerica has confirmed a data breach affecting the personal information and driver’s license numbers of...
Hacktivists call out Trump by hacking and defacing US Army websites | TechCrunch
The U.S. Army has reportedly fixed two of its websites that had been defaced to display pro-Kurdish messages...
Savi’s app aims to protect consumers from realistic AI scams like kidnappers demanding ransom | TechCrunch
Brothers Patrick and Ryan Coughlin, each with impressive careers in the tech industry (Patrick worked in national cyber...
The ‘first’ AI-run ransomware attack still needed a human | TechCrunch
Last week, researchers at cloud security firm Sysdig said they’d documented the first known case of “agentic ransomware.”...
Canadian spy agency says it hacked drug traffickers, extremists, and a ransomware gang last year | TechCrunch
Offering a rare glimpse at the priorities of a top spy organization, Canada’s Communications Security Establishment (CSE) said...
Alibaba reportedly bans employees from using Claude Code | TechCrunch
China’s Alibaba will ban employees from using Anthropic’s programming tool Claude Code, starting on July 10, according to...
Politician who investigated spyware abuses had his phone hacked with Pegasus spyware | TechCrunch
Security researchers have confirmed that a European politician had his phone hacked with the Pegasus spyware while serving...
US government says it got hacked — again | TechCrunch
The Department of Homeland Security is investigating a breach of its platform, which federal, state, and local governments...
