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Security news coverage encompasses investigative cybersecurity reporting and analysis on the latest security breaches, hacks and cyberattacks around the globe.

The home security company says attackers accessed databases containing customer home addresses, email addresses, and phone numbers.

Home security giant ADT says it was hacked

Security researchers found a dozen vulnerabilities in 5G baseband chips found in phones made by Google, OPPO, OnePlus, Motorola, and Samsung.

Hackers could spy on cell phone users by abusing 5G baseband flaws, researchers say

Cybersecurity remains a white-hot space for investors. In the latest example of that demand, EQT has bought a majority stake in Acronis, a security company that specializes in data protection,…

EQT takes a majority stake in cybersecurity firm Acronis at $3.5B+ valuation

The ICO issued the provisional fine in “failing to implement appropriate security measures prior to the attack.”

UK data watchdog to fine NHS vendor Advanced for security failures prior to LockBit ransomware attack

Students that use school devices managed by Mobile Guardian have been unable to access their files for days following a cyberattack.

Cyberattack knocks Mobile Guardian MDM offline and wipes thousands of student devices

When a company is the size of Amazon, a lot of bad actors will come after it and its customers, which makes defending the network a monster job. Over the…

AWS unveils Mithra to identify and mitigate malicious domains across its massive system

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How the theft of 40M UK voter register records was entirely preventable

A scathing rebuke by the U.K. data protection watchdog reveals what led to the compromise of tens of millions of U.K. voters’ information.

How the theft of 40M UK voter register records was entirely preventable

As widely reported, Wiz recently said no to a $23 billion acquisition offer from Google. At that price, it would have been Google’s biggest acquisition…

TechCrunch Minute: Why did Wiz walk away from $23 billion?

The pharma giant won’t say how many patients were affected by its February data breach. A count by TechCrunch confirms that over a million people are affected.

Pharma giant Cencora is alerting millions about its data breach

Badoo, Bumble, Grindr, happn, Hinge and Hily all had the same flaw that could have helped a malicious user identify the near-exact location of another user.

Bumble and Hinge allowed stalkers to pinpoint users’ locations down to 2 meters, researchers say

The software supply chain faces threats from all sides. A 2024 report by the Ponemon Institute found that over half of organizations have experienced a software supply chain attack, with…

Lineaje raises $20M to help organizations combat software supply chain threats

For one thing, Wiz could have seen Google’s offer as validation that it’s better off staying independent.

It took some serious nerve for Wiz to walk away from Google’s $23B offer

HealthEquity said the March data breach included personal information and protected health data on millions of people.

HealthEquity data breach affects 4.3M people

U.S. airports are rolling out facial recognition to scan travelers’ faces before boarding their flights. Americans, at least, can opt out. 

How to opt out of facial recognition at airports (if you’re American)

Critics have long argued that wararantless device searches at the U.S. border are unconstitutional and violate the Fourth Amendment.

US border agents must get warrant before cell phone searches, federal court rules

iCloud Private Relay has not been working for some Apple users across major markets, including the U.S., Europe, India and Japan.

Apple reports iCloud Private Relay global outages for some users

With the CrowdStrike update continuing to cause havoc across the planet, a startup has raised $13.5 million to at least improve some level of security for the kinds of devices…

ZeroTier raises $13.5M to help avert CrowdStrike-like network problems

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Hacked, leaked, exposed: Why you should never use stalkerware apps

Using stalkerware is creepy, unethical, potentially illegal, and puts your data and that of your loved ones in danger.

Hacked, leaked, exposed: Why you should never use stalkerware apps

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Data breach exposes US spyware maker behind Windows, Mac, Android and Chromebook malware

Exclusive: The Minnesota-based spyware maker Spytech snooped on thousands of devices before it was hacked earlier this year.

Data breach exposes US spyware maker behind Windows, Mac, Android and Chromebook malware

A hacker claims to be selling data relating to thousands of current and former employees of India’s Piramal Group.

Hacker claims theft of Piramal Group’s employee data

Several people who received the CrowdStrike offer found that the gift card didn’t work, while others got an error saying the voucher had been canceled.

CrowdStrike offers a $10 apology gift card to say sorry for outage

The startup is not disclosing its valuation, but sources close to the company say the figure is just under $400 million post-money.

Dazz snaps up $50M for AI-based, automated cloud security remediation

Cybersecurity firm Dragos and Ukrainian authorities found a cyberattack targeting critical infrastructure in Lviv.

Hackers shut down heating in Ukrainian city with malware, researchers say

Cybersecurity startup Wiz has turned down a $23 billion acquisition offer from Alphabet, Google’s parent company, according to a source familiar with discussions. Despite the offer representing a substantial premium…

Wiz walks away from Google’s $23B acquisition offer: Read the CEO’s note to employees

On today’s episode of Equity, Rebecca Bellan did a deep dive into the CrowdStrike outage that affected around 8.5 million Windows devices around the world,…

CrowdStrike’s fallout, Harris’s stance on tech and Yandex’s rise from the ashes

Late last week, there was a worldwide tech outage that affected everything from airports to banks to healthcare. Flights were grounded across the United States.…

TechCrunch Minute: What caused last week’s major tech outage?

Identity management is one of the most common fulcrums around which security breaches have pivoted in the last several years. One of the main reasons it has become the gift…

Linx emerges from stealth with $33M to lock down the new security perimeter: Identity

As a part of TechCrunch’s ongoing Women in AI series, which seeks to give AI-focused women academics and others their well-deserved — and overdue — time in the spotlight, TechCrunch interviewed Lakshmi…

CIA AI director Lakshmi Raman claims the agency is taking a ‘thoughtful approach’ to AI

Alphabet, the parent company of Google, is in advanced talks to acquire cybersecurity startup Wiz for $23 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday. TechCrunch’s sources heard similar and…

Unpacking how Alphabet’s rumored Wiz acquisition could affect VC

Around 8.5 million devices — less than 1 percent of Windows machines globally — were affected by the recent CrowdStrike outage, according to a Microsoft blog post by David Weston,…

Microsoft says 8.5M Windows devices were affected by CrowdStrike outage