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In Brief

T-Mobile ‘chopped a cable’ to expel Chinese hackers from its network | TechCrunch

New reporting from Bloomberg revealed how cybersecurity staff at U.S. phone provider T-Mobile identified and expelled Chinese hackers...

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Security

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...

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Security

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...

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Security

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...

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Security

Leaks, data breaches, and ransom notes: The worst hacks of 2026 so far | TechCrunch

If anything, 2026 has made clear that cybersecurity is no longer a background concern. Today, security is at...

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Security

ClickFix attacks are tricking Mac and Windows users into hacking themselves | TechCrunch

If you clicked on an HBO Max ad on Reddit over the past week, you might want to...

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Security

ID verification giant IDScan confirms data breach with more than 150 million driver’s licenses stolen | TechCrunch

ID verification service IDScan has confirmed that a data breach involved the theft of driver’s licenses from its...

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Security

Group of bipartisan lawmakers ask US government to ban several hack-for-hire firms | TechCrunch

A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers has asked the U.S. government to ban several hack-for-hire firms — companies...

Privacy & Security

Australia to investigate if OpenAI hack of government health website broke the law | TechCrunch

An OpenAI model hacked into an Australian government website, the country’s prime minister Anthony Albanese said Wednesday, in...

Privacy & Security

Kiteworks urges customers to shut down their servers amid ‘imminent’ threat of cyberattack | TechCrunch

Technology giant Kiteworks is urging customers to shut down their systems after the company received information that hackers...