Microsoft says Lumma password stealer malware found on 394,000 Windows PCs TechCrunch News By: Zack Whittaker 22 May 2025 at 11:09 Microsoft and law enforcement announced a coordinated takedown of the Lumma pasword-stealing malware.
US student agrees to plead guilty to hack affecting tens of millions of students TechCrunch News By: Zack Whittaker 21 May 2025 at 08:15 Prosecutors say the hacker stole information on 60 million students, an incident that matches the data breach at PowerSchool.
Coinbase says its data breach affects at least 69,000 customers TechCrunch News By: Zack Whittaker 21 May 2025 at 06:03 The crypto giant said the unauthorized access to customer data dates back to late December 2024.
Cocospy stalkerware apps go offline after data breach TechCrunch News By: Zack Whittaker 19 May 2025 at 09:10 The trio of spyware apps β hacked earlier this year β no longer work.
Pharma giant Regeneron to buy 23andMe and its customersβ data for $256M TechCrunch News By: Zack Whittaker 19 May 2025 at 07:35 23andMe was sold by bankruptcy auction, a year after the company had a massive data breach.
Coinbase says customersβ personal information stolen in data breach TechCrunch News By: Zack Whittaker 15 May 2025 at 04:58 The crypto exchange giant said the hacker bribed contractors and employees in support roles to steal data.
White House scraps plan to block data brokers from selling Americansβ sensitive data TechCrunch News By: Zack Whittaker 14 May 2025 at 11:35 The decision to reverse course comes after an industry lobby group called for the rule change to be withdrawn.
Government email alert system GovDelivery used to send scam messages TechCrunch News By: Zack Whittaker 13 May 2025 at 08:35 The state of Indiana attributed the scam emails to a compromised contractor's account.
Marks & Spencer confirms customersβ personal data was stolen in hack TechCrunch News By: Zack Whittaker 13 May 2025 at 05:10 A ransomware gang reportedly took credit for the data breach.
Florida bill requiring encryption backdoors for social media accounts has failed TechCrunch News By: Zack Whittaker 9 May 2025 at 06:15 The bill would have required social media companies create encryption backdoors to allow access to users' private information.
PowerSchool paid a hackerβs ransom, but now schools say they are being extorted TechCrunch News By: Zack Whittaker 8 May 2025 at 10:52 Schools in Toronto and North Carolina are reporting extortion attempts.
VC firm Insight Partners confirms personal data stolen during January hack TechCrunch News By: Zack Whittaker 8 May 2025 at 04:40 The venture capital firm has over $90 billion in assets under management, including cybersecurity giants.
Dating app Raw exposed usersβ location data and personal information TechCrunch News By: Zack Whittaker 2 May 2025 at 10:56 The app claims it uses end-to-end encryption, but spilled its users' dating preferences and granular location data to the open web.
UK retail giant Co-op warns of disruption as it battles cyberattack TechCrunch News By: Zack Whittaker 30 April 2025 at 06:50 The U.K. grocery and retail giant said the unspecified cyber incident is affecting its back office and call centers.
Data breach at Connecticutβs Yale New Haven Health affects over 5 million TechCrunch News By: Zack Whittaker 25 April 2025 at 06:00 Connecticut's largest healthcare provider said it was hit by ransomware in March.
Blue Shield of California shared the private health data of millions with Google for years TechCrunch News By: Zack Whittaker 23 April 2025 at 06:55 The health insurance giant is notifying at least 4.7 million patients of the security lapse.
Marks & Spencer confirms cybersecurity incident amid ongoing disruption TechCrunch News By: Zack Whittaker 22 April 2025 at 07:20 The company said it was necessary to make operational changes to protect the business.
Florida draft law mandating encryption backdoors for social media accounts billed βdangerous and dumbβ TechCrunch News By: Zack Whittaker 17 April 2025 at 10:02 A digital rights group blasted the Florida bill, but lawmakers voted to advanced the draft law.
Former CISA director Chris Krebs vows to fight back against Trump-ordered federal investigation TechCrunch News By: Zack Whittaker 16 April 2025 at 14:35 The former cybersecurity chief is the latest to push back on the Trump administration's targeting of critics and dissenters.
Apple says zero-day bugs exploited against βspecific targeted individualsβ using iOS TechCrunch News By: Zack Whittaker 16 April 2025 at 11:45 One of the bugs was discovered by Google's security researchers who investigate government-backed cyberattacks.