The Russian government has confirmed the indictment of a 32-year-old resident, who authorities accuse of creating and launching ransomware attacks. Russian prosecutors said last week that they charged the unnamed hacker, who lives in the…
In November, TechCrunch broke the news that cybersecurity startup Upwind was getting a lot of inbound interest to raise money on a big valuation. Now, we can confirm that the deal is done: Upwind has…
Finastra, a London-based financial software company that serves most of the world’s top banks, has confirmed it’s investigating a data breach after a hacker claimed a compromise of the company’s internal file-transfer platform. In a…
U.S. space technology and satellite giant Maxar has confirmed a data breach involving the personal information of its employees, according to a filing with state regulators. The Colorado-headquartered Maxar operates imaging satellites and manufactures spacecraft,…
The U.S. government has confirmed that hackers with links to China breached multiple U.S. telecommunication service providers to access the wiretap systems used by law enforcement to surveil Americans. In a joint statement published on…
Amazon has confirmed that employee data was compromised after a “security event” at a third-party vendor. In a statement given to TechCrunch on Monday, Amazon spokesperson Adam Montgomery confirmed that employee information had been involved…
There’s a thought experiment called the “infinite monkey theorem” that says, given an infinite amount of time, a monkey that randomly hits keys on a typewriter will eventually reproduce any body of text, including the…
We’ve been wondering if Apple will hold a traditional event for its upcoming Mac announcements or release products directly to the web, perhaps over the course of several days. A post from Greg Joswiak, Apple’s…
The wait for the first wave of Apple Intelligence features is nearly over. In reports that profile Apple’s upcoming AirPods Pro 2 Hearing Aid feature by The Wall Street Journal (subscription required) and The Verge, Apple…
Japanese electronics giant Casio has confirmed that a ransomware attack earlier this month resulted in the theft of customer data. Casio first confirmed on October 7 it had been hit by a cyberattack, but at…