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The logo of US marketing automation company Klaviyo Inc. is seen displayed on a smartphone in front of an abstract background on a computer screen.
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Signed up for Klaviyo? Dozens of advertisers may have seen your password | TechCrunch

Newly revealed security research found that until recently, marketing tech giant Klaviyo was inadvertently sharing the sign-up information...

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This ‘adversarial’ pattern can prevent surveillance cameras from detecting you | TechCrunch

Bill Swearingen has spent the past year running largely the same test, over and over again. The goal...

A Google corporate logo stands at the Google Germany offices on August 31, 2021 in Berlin, Germany.
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Google’s top hacker hunter explains why hacking groups get code names | TechCrunch

For more than a decade, the cybersecurity industry has been assigning names to different hacking groups. Some of...

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Security researchers scanned the Polish web and found courts, hospitals, and airports at risk of hacks | TechCrunch

Two Polish security researchers wanted to find out how vulnerable their country’s internet was to potential cyberattacks and...

Blackstone Digital Infrastructure Trust Inc. signage during the company's initial public offering (IPO) at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US, on Thursday, May 14, 2026.
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Google says hackers are calling financial firm employees to hack and extort victims | TechCrunch

Even in the age of AI-poweredautonomouscyberattacks, the crude, tried and tested hacking techniques of tricking victims into doing...

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China-linked LightSpy spyware caught targeting victims in 13 countries, including the US | TechCrunch

Security researchers say they have evidence that a Chinese-linked spyware has expanded from mainland China to now target...

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PSA: Apple’s Private Relay can leak your real IP address | TechCrunch

Apple’s Private Relay, an opt-in feature designed to hide a user’s IP address when they browse the internet...

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Android app developers may be unwittingly sharing their users’ location data with advertisers | TechCrunch

For many apps, granting permission to access your device’s precise location makes sense. Your favorite weather app needs...

Bitcoin coins cryptocurrency on U.S. dollar banknotes background.
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Hackers steal over $130M by exploiting bug in offline hardware wallets | TechCrunch

Hackers are in the midst of a massive theft of cryptocurrency from supposedly secure offline hardware wallets, according...

AIR CEO Yair Saban and CTO Niv Hoffman
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AIR raises $50M to help companies vet the skills and add-ons AI agents use | TechCrunch

As companies start giving AI agents access to an increasing portion of their systems, a nascent software supply...