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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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CIA director says US has paused sharing intelligence with Ukraine

The confirmation of the pause on intelligence sharing follows a heated exchange between the U.S. and Ukrainian president...
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Lee Enterprises ransomware attack hits freelance and contractor payments

The ransomware attack is affecting Lee's ability to pay outside vendors, including freelancers and contractors, TechCrun...
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Spyzie stalkerware is spying on thousands of Android and iPhone users

Another little-known phone monitoring outfit has quietly amassed half a million customers, whose email addresses are now...
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DOGE has an official ‘acting’ administrator, and it’s not Elon Musk, White House confirms

Amy Gleason is named as the acting administrator of DOGE, amid ambiguity over Elon Musk's role. © 2024 TechCrunch. All r...
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A single default password exposes access to dozens of apartment buildings

An unchanged credential allows anyone to virtually control door locks and elevators at dozens of apartment buildings acr...
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Your Android phone could have stalkerware. Here’s how to remove it

This simple guide helps you identify and remove common consumer-grade spyware apps from your Android phone. © 2024 TechC...
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Stalkerware apps Cocospy and Spyic are exposing phone data of millions of people

A bug in the Android and iPhone monitoring operations allows anyone to access private data exfiltrated from a victim's d...
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California privacy regulator seeks to fine Florida data broker after huge breach of Social Security numbers

The California agency said National Public Data failed to register in the state as a data broker. © 2024 TechCrunch. All...
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Media giant Lee Enterprises confirms cyberattack as news outlets report ongoing disruption

The newspaper owner said it was determining what data, if any, was stolen. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For p...
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HPE begins notifying data breach victims after Russian government hack

Hackers with Russian foreign intelligence were blamed for the breach, which also targeted Microsoft. © 2024 TechCrunch. ...
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Coalition of US states to file lawsuit after Musk’s DOGE gains access to Americans’ personal data 

The states plan to file the lawsuit in defense of Americans' "right to privacy." © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved....
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The biggest breach of US government data is under way

Elon Musk's DOGE has taken control and accessed large swathes of Americans' private information held by the U.S. federal...
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Senator warns of national security risks after Elon Musk’s DOGE granted ‘full access’ to sensitive Treasury systems

U.S. senator says Musk's access to Treasury systems represents a "national security risk." © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights...
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DeepSeek exposed internal database containing chat histories and sensitive data

The internal DeepSeek database was exposed to the internet without a password. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. F...
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MGM Resorts settles lawsuits after millions of customer records stolen in data breaches

A court filing says 37 million MGM customers had personal data stolen in the cyberattacks. © 2024 TechCrunch. All right...
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SonicWall says hackers are exploiting a new zero-day bug to breach customer networks

SonicWall said the bug is "confirmed as being actively exploited in the wild" by malicious hackers. © 2024 TechCrunch. A...
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UnitedHealth confirms 190 million Americans affected by Change Healthcare data breach

The number of individuals confirmed to be affected by the data breach is almost double the company's previous estimate. ...
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Govtech giant Conduent won’t rule out cyberattack as outage drags on

At least four states reported being affected by the outage, which Conduent says is ongoing. © 2024 TechCrunch. All right...
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DOJ confirms arrested US Army soldier is linked to AT&T and Verizon hacks

The alleged hacker claimed to have access to huge amounts of call records, including VP Kamala Harris and President Trum...
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Malware stole internal PowerSchool passwords from engineer’s hacked computer

The theft of a PowerSchool engineer's passwords prior to the breach raises further doubts about the company's security p...
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