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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...

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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.”...

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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...

BRUSSELS, BELGIUM - SEPTEMBER 8: Greek Member of the European Parliament (The Left group in the European Parliament - GUE/NGL Coalition of the Radical Left) Stelios Kouloglou is listening during a session of the Committee of Inquiry to investigate the use of Pegasus and equivalent surveillance spyware of the European Parliament on September 8, 2022 in Brussels, Belgium. Stélios Koúloglou is a journalist, writer and politician member of SYRIZA. According to experts, developed initially in North Macedonia, by the Cytrox company, then in Israel, the Predator spyware hacks the targeted phone, and can access the messages and conversations of its user. (Photo by Thierry Monasse/Getty Images)
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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...

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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...

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In major privacy win, Supreme Court rules geofence warrants are protected by privacy rights | TechCrunch

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday limited the law enforcement use of “geofence” search warrants, in a major...

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Hacked Klue says criminals are deleting stolen customer data, but now other hackers are making threats | TechCrunch

Market research provider Klue, which was hacked earlier this month in a breach that allowed cybercriminals to steal...

An engineer shows devices and explains the technology developed by the Israeli firm Cellebrite.
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Cellebrite said it cut off Russia, but Russia used its tools anyway | TechCrunch

Russian authorities hacked into the phone of a prominent political opponent while he was in custody, using technology...

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Klue says hackers stole credential from 2022 that led to customer data breaches | TechCrunch

Market research company Klue has confirmed that a credential dating back to 2022, which was part of a...

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Password manager maker LastPass says hackers stole customer support case data during Klue breach | TechCrunch

Password manager maker LastPass is notifying customers that their personal information and customer support case records were stolen...