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A 24-hour Yonhapnews TV broadcast at Yongsan Railway Station in Seoul showing North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
Security

North Korean remote IT staffer worked for US government agency, says FBI | TechCrunch

The FBI is reportedly investigating how a North Korean was hired to work for a U.S. federal government...

Security

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...

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Tata Electronics, a major tech supplier to Apple and Tesla, confirms data breach | TechCrunch

Tata Electronics, an Indian electronics and semiconductor manufacturer and a key supplier to Apple and Tesla, among other...

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Security

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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Social

X says attackers are targeting user accounts after the launch of X Money | TechCrunch

Attackers are attempting to target X users following the launch of X Money. After numerous X users reported...

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Apps

WhatsApp tightens account security with stronger two-step verification and more | TechCrunch

WhatsApp announced Tuesday that it’s launching new security features and updates to help users keep their accounts secure,...

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AI

OpenAI institutes new safeguards after Hugging Face breach | TechCrunch

On Tuesday, OpenAI announced a new batch of security policies focused on containing security incidents while models are...

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Apps

LinkedIn adds new tools to fight fake profiles and bogus work histories | TechCrunch

AI has made it significantly easier for people to create fake accounts and identities to engage in onlinemanipulation...

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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...

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...