The U.K. government is reportedly backing down from its earlier demand that Apple build a secret backdoor allowing its authorities access to customer data worldwide, following a harsh rebuke from the U.S. government. But one…
Orange, a French telecommunications giant and one of the largest phone providers in the world, announced on Monday that it was the victim of an unspecified cyberattack. In the announcement, the company said that it…
A security researcher says sex toy maker Lovense has failed to fully fix two security flaws that expose the private email address of its users and allow the takeover of any user’s account. The researcher,…
During the first few months of the new Trump administration, the White House slashed cybersecurity budgets, staff, and initiatives. And some, including cybersecurity experts and legislators, are not happy about it. One of them is…
Flights across Russia have been grounded after a cyberattack hit the country’s largest airline, Aeroflot, on Monday. Details of the cyberattack remain limited, but a pro-Ukrainian hacker group known for targeting Russian organizations called Silent…
U.S. insurance giant Allianz Life has confirmed to TechCrunch that hackers stole the personal information of the “majority” of its customers, financial professionals, and employees during a mid-July data breach. The company disclosed the data…
Google has suspended the account of phone surveillance operator Catwatchful, which was using the tech giant’s servers to host and operate the monitoring software. Google’s move to shut down the spyware operation comes a month…
A self-styled “leaking and cracking forum” where users advertise and share breached databases, stolen credentials, and pirated software was leaking the IP addresses of its logged-in users to the open web, security researchers have found.…
So-called AI slop, meaning LLM-generated low quality images, videos, and text, has taken over the internet in the last couple of years, polluting websites, social media platforms, at least one newspaper, and even real-world events. …
Security researchers say hackers have breached at least 400 organizations by exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in Microsoft SharePoint, signalling a sharp rise in the number of detected compromises since the bug was discovered last week.…