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Senator Ron Wyden, a Democrat from Oregon, during a news conference at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, June 17, 2026.
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Senator asks US government watchdog to review how feds use hacking tools | TechCrunch

Democratic senator Ron Wyden is asking the U.S. government to review how federal law enforcement agencies use hacking...

The Google Docs application is seen on a portable device in this photo illustration on December 6, 2017.
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Someone targeted security researchers using a fake crypto conference as a lure | TechCrunch

If you are a malicious hacker, cybersecurity professionals may very well be the worst people in the world...

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AI data giant Alation confirms cyberattack | TechCrunch

Days after reporting an incident affecting a number of its customers, enterprise data giant Alation on Thursday confirmed...

Water rushes out of Pine Flat Dam.
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US says hackers are targeting vulnerable water systems with the help of AI | TechCrunch

Amidst a spate of ongoing cyberattacks targeting water systems across the country, the U.S. government’s security agencies are...

The OpenAI logo is displayed on a smartphone screen held in one hand, with the Daybreak visual in the background.
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Researchers say OpenAI revoked their access to limited cyber program | TechCrunch

Several security researchers say OpenAI suddenly revoked their access to a limited-access program that removes some restrictions on...

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CareCloud confirms 3.7M patients had their medical records stolen in data breach | TechCrunch

Hackers have stolen the personal information and medical records of more than 3.75 million people in a data...

The Department of Justice (DOJ) seal on the J. Edgar Hoover Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) building in Washington, DC.
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Hacking group ShinyHunters claims it breached the FBI, stole agents’ and applicants’ data | TechCrunch

ShinyHunters, a prolific cybercriminal group known for large-scale data theft and extortion, says it has breached the FBI...

Glen Canyon Dam is seen at Lake Powell.
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Stolen passwords are exposing America’s water providers to hackers | TechCrunch

New security research has found that well over a thousand U.S. water and wastewater providers are exposed to...

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FBI, Coast Guard boarded hacked oil tankers heading toward US coast | TechCrunch

Cybersecurity teams with the U.S. Coast Guard and the FBI boarded two U.S.-bound oil tankers last month after...

A Vulcan Rocket from United Launch Alliance (ULA) lifts off from pad 41 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, carrying two satellites in a classified mission USSF-106 for the United States Space Force. (Photo by Manuel Mazzanti/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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US military says it has launched weapons into space | TechCrunch

The U.S. military has for the first time acknowledged that it deployed space weapons into Earth’s orbit.U.S. Air...