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Asos confirms breach of customer data after hackers send rogue app notification | TechCrunch

UK fashion retail giant Asos has confirmed a data breach of its customers’ personal information after hackers used...

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Hackers stole millions of US military personnel records during months-long data breach | TechCrunch

The U.S. government is reportedly alerting millions of current and former U.S. military service members and staff that...

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Dutch police arrest ShinyHunters hacker accused of planning two murders | TechCrunch

The FBI and Dutch law enforcement say they have arrested a member of the ShinyHunters hacking group, which...

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Still running iOS 26? Update your iPhones, iPads and Macs for this urgent security fix | TechCrunch

Apple has fixed a security vulnerability in its iOS 26, iPadOS 26 and macOS 26 operating systems that...

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Samsung patches zero-day security flaw used to hack into its customers’ phones | TechCrunch

Samsung says it has fixed a zero-day security vulnerability that is being used to hack into its customers’...

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Klue hack results in data breach at several cybersecurity firms | TechCrunch

A hacking group has taken credit for a breach at market intelligence provider Klue that allowed hackers to...

Fairlife ultra-filtered fat free, whole, and chocolate milk and Coca-Cola bottles arranged in Germantown, New York, US, on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024. Fairlife, which uses a specialized filtering process to boost protein and cut sugar and lactose in its milk products, helped spark the modern protein craze that's unfolded alongside the rise of Ozempic and other GLP-1 drugs. Photographer: Gabby Jones/Bloomberg via Getty Images
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Coca-Cola suspended production at its Fairlife dairy after a ransomware attack | TechCrunch

U.S. beverage maker Coca-Cola said one of its dairy subsidiaries was hacked and that it’s shutting down its...

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UK cops say arrest of two young hackers disrupted the operations of an infamous hacking group | TechCrunch

U.K. police said on Thursday that the jailing of two hackers has “severely” hampered the activities of the...

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Microsoft patches record number of security vulnerabilities, citing its use of AI | TechCrunch

Microsoft released a record number of security patches for Windows, Office, and other tech product lines this week,...

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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...