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Marks & Spencer confirms cybersecurity incident amid ongoing disruption

The company said it was necessary to make operational changes to protect the business. Source: TCじゃぱん
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Florida draft law mandating encryption backdoors for social media accounts billed ‘dangerous and dumb’

A digital rights group blasted the Florida bill, but lawmakers voted to advanced the draft law. Source: TCじゃぱん
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Former CISA director Chris Krebs vows to fight back against Trump-ordered federal investigation

The former cybersecurity chief is the latest to push back on the Trump administration's targeting of critics and dissent...
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Apple says zero-day bugs exploited against ‘specific targeted individuals’ using iOS

One of the bugs was discovered by Google's security researchers who investigate government-backed cyberattacks. Source:...
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Hertz says customers’ personal data and driver’s licenses stolen in data breach

The car rental giant attributed the breach to Cleo, whose customers had data stolen by a ransomware gang in 2024. Sourc...
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Silicon Valley crosswalk buttons hacked to imitate Musk, Zuckerberg’s voices

The crosswalk buttons, which include audio alerts, were hacked over the weekend. Source: TCじゃぱん
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Yahoo removes DEI pages from its website

Several tech companies have scaled back public commitments to DEI amid a broader crackdown by the Trump administration....
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Trump orders federal investigation into former CISA director Chris Krebs

Trump fired Krebs by tweet in 2020 after he publicly debunked Trump's false claims of election fraud. Source: TCじゃぱん
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Senator puts hold on Trump’s nominee for CISA director, citing telco security ‘cover up’

Sean Plankey's nomination to head up CISA will be blocked, for now. Source: TCじゃぱん
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UK’s demand for Apple backdoor should not be heard in secret, says court

A UK surveillance court said the backdoor order targeting Apple iCloud can be heard partly in public. Source: TCじゃぱん
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Someone hacked ransomware gang Everest’s leak site

"Don't do crime," the ransomware gang's dark web leak site reads. Source: TCじゃぱん
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Trump fires head of National Security Agency and Cyber Command

Haugh’s firing has seemingly caught senior lawmakers by surprise Source: TCじゃぱん
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This sneaky Android spyware needs a password to uninstall. Here’s how to remove it without one.

A simple trick can remove malicious Android spyware apps that require a password to uninstall. Source: TCじゃぱん
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Trump’s national security advisor reportedly used his personal Gmail account to do government work

Michael Waltz used his personal Gmail to share "potentially exploitable" information, per the report. Source: TCじゃぱん
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Genetic sharing site openSNP to shut down, citing concerns of data privacy and ‘rise in authoritarian governments’

The open source repository of genetic data will delete its banks of data on April 30, its co-founder confirms. Source: ...
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API testing firm APIsec exposed customer data during security lapse

The API testing firm took down a database exposed to the internet without a password. Source: TCじゃぱん
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Mozilla patches Firefox bug ‘exploited in the wild’, similar to bug attacking Chrome

The bug fix comes days after Google fixed a similar vulnerability under attack in its Chrome browser. Source: TCじゃぱん
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NHS vendor Advanced to pay £3M fine following 2022 ransomware attack

NHS vendor Advanced will pay just over £3 million ($3.8 million) in fines for not implementing basic security measures b...
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UnitedHealth removes mentions of DEI from its website

The health insurance giant is the latest to remove references to diversity, equity and inclusion policies amid mounting ...
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Google fixes Chrome zero-day security flaw used in hacking campaign targeting journalists

Kaspersky attributed the hacks to an espionage campaign targeting journalists and employees at educational institutions....
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US lifts sanctions on Tornado Cash, a crypto mixer linked to North Korean money laundering

Tornado Cash was used to launder billions in stolen crypto, according to the Treasury. Source: TCじゃぱん
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Federal judge blocks DOGE’s access to Social Security Administration’s banks of personal information

The order accused DOGE of engaging in a "fishing expedition" at the federal agency. © 2025 TechCrunch. All rights reserv...
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Data breach at stalkerware SpyX affects close to 2 million, including thousands of Apple users

Another consumer-grade spyware operation was hacked in June 2024, which exposed thousands of Apple Account credentials. ...
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Texas man faces prison for activating ‘kill switch’ on former employer’s network

Software developer Davis Lu was found guilty of sabotaging the company's systems. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserve...
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DOGE staffer violated Treasury rules by emailing unencrypted personal data

Marko Elez emailed a spreadsheet containing personal information to two Trump administration officials. © 2024 TechCrunc...
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AT&T technician Mark Klein, who exposed secret NSA spying, dies

Klein, a former AT&T technician turned whistleblower, exposed mass surveillance by the U.S. government in 2006. © 2...
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US lawmakers urge UK spy court to hold Apple ‘backdoor’ secret hearing in public

U.S. bipartisan lawmakers say the U.K. order gagging Apple from disclosing the demand is unconstitutional. © 2024 TechCr...
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Amazon is still hosting stalkerware victims’ data weeks after breach alert

Amazon won't say if it will stop hosting data from three phone surveillance operations that spilled private data on mill...
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Hacked health firm HCRG demanded journalist ‘take down’ data breach reporting, citing UK court order

DataBreaches.net declined to comply, citing a lack of jurisdiction. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal...
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Former NSA official says federal worker cuts will have ‘devastating impact’ on cyber and national security

Former top U.S. cybersecurity official Rob Joyce told lawmakers on Wednesday that cuts to federal probationary employees...
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