Security

Security news coverage encompasses investigative cybersecurity reporting and analysis on the latest security breaches, hacks and cyberattacks around the globe.

The Mumbai-based firm said one of its multisig wallets had suffered a security breach, and it was temporarily pausing all withdrawals from the platform.

WazirX halts withdrawals after losing $230 million, nearly half its reserves

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USPS shared customer postal addresses with Meta, LinkedIn and Snap

The U.S. Postal Service confirmed it took action to “remediate” the data sharing following a TechCrunch investigation.

USPS shared customer postal addresses with Meta, LinkedIn and Snap

A security researcher found that some traffic lights controllers are exposed on the internet and could be manipulated.

Hackers could create traffic jams thanks to flaw in traffic light controller, researcher says

When the war between Israel and Hamas broke out last October, we examined its potential impact on the tech ecosystems in Israel and Palestine. Nine months later, the prevailing sentiment…

Israel’s startup scene shows resilience despite nine months of war

Pindrop builds deepfake-combatting and multi-factor authentication products targeting businesses in banking, finance and related industries.

Deepfake-detecting firm Pindrop lands $100M loan to grow its offerings

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The biggest data breaches in 2024: 1 billion stolen records and rising

Some of the largest, most damaging breaches of 2024 already account for over a billion stolen records.

The biggest data breaches in 2024: 1 billion stolen records and rising

The Russia-based security software maker said its U.S. business is “no longer viable” following a U.S. Commerce Department sales ban.

Kaspersky to shut down US operations, lay off employees after US government ban

These messaging features, announced at WWDC 2024, will have a significant impact on how people communicate every day.

At last, Apple’s Messages app will support RCS and scheduling texts

Alphabet, Google’s parent company, is in advanced talks to acquire Wiz for $23 billion, a person close to the company told TechCrunch. The deal discussions were previously reported by The…

Google’s Kurian approached Wiz, $23B deal could take a week to land, source says

This is a guide on how to check whether someone compromised your online accounts.

How to tell if your online accounts have been hacked

Google’s parent company Alphabet might be on the verge of making its biggest acquisition ever. The Wall Street Journal reports that Alphabet is in advanced talks to acquire Wiz for…

Google reportedly in talks to acquire cloud security company Wiz for $23B

Business email compromise attacks are on the rise. Here’s how you can stay ahead of the hackers.

How to protect your startup from email scams

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What the AT&T phone records data breach means for you

The giant U.S. telco lost the information of around 110 million customers. Here’s what you need to know.

What the AT&T phone records data breach means for you

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AT&T says criminals stole phone records of ‘nearly all’ customers in new data breach

The stolen data includes 110 million AT&T customer phone numbers, calling and text records, and some location-related data.

AT&T says criminals stole phone records of ‘nearly all’ customers in new data breach

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Data breach exposes millions of mSpy spyware customers

A huge batch of mSpy customer service emails dating back to 2014 were stolen in a May data breach.

Data breach exposes millions of mSpy spyware customers

The capital will be used to expand in Europe, the U.S. and Asia.

Exein raised $15M Series B to stop robotic arms going haywire

Apple has issued a new round of threat notifications to iPhone users across 98 countries, warning them of potential mercenary spyware attacks. It’s the second such alert campaign from the…

Apple warns iPhone users in 98 countries of spyware attacks

Cybersecurity experts are criticizing Microsoft for data breach notification emails that are confusing customers.

Microsoft emails that warned customers of Russian hacks criticized for looking like spam and phishing

Evolve has confirmed that the personal data of at least 7.6 million people was accessed during LockBit’s ransomware attack.

Evolve Bank says ransomware gang stole personal data on millions of customers

VPN makers report having received a notification from Apple that their apps have been removed from the App Store in Russia.

Apple removes VPN apps at request of Russian authorities, say app makers

There’s no need to worry that your secret ChatGPT conversations were obtained in a recently reported breach of OpenAI’s systems. The hack itself, while troubling, appears to have been superficial…

OpenAI breach is a reminder that AI companies are treasure troves for hackers

We’re about four months away from TechCrunch Disrupt 2024, taking place October 28 to 30 in San Francisco! We could not bring you this world-class event without our world-class partners…

Meet Brex, Google Cloud, Aerospace and more at Disrupt 2024

Airtel, India’s second-largest telecom operator, on Friday denied any breach of its systems following reports of an alleged security lapse that has caused concern among its customers. The telecom group,…

India’s Airtel dismisses data breach reports amid customer concerns

HealthEquity said in an 8-K filing with the SEC that it detected “anomalous behavior by a personal use device belonging to a business partner.”

HealthEquity says data breach is an ‘isolated incident’

Roll20 said that on June 29 it had detected that a “bad actor” gained access to an account on the company’s administrative website for one hour.

Roll20, an online tabletop role-playing game platform, discloses data breach

Twilio says “threat actors were able to identify” phone numbers of people who use the two-factor app Authy.

Twilio says hackers identified cell phone numbers of two-factor app Authy users

Collaborative document features are being made available inside Proton Drive, further extending the company’s trademark pitch of robust security.

In a major update, Proton adds privacy-safe document collaboration to Drive, its freemium E2EE cloud storage service

The situation around a data breach that’s affected an ever-growing number of fintech companies has gotten even weirder. Evolve Bank & Trust announced last week that it was hacked and…

Newsletter writer covering Evolve Bank’s data breach says the bank sent him a cease and desist letter

Evolve, a popular financial institution for fintech startups, announced that a cyberattack affected “the data and personal information of some Evolve retail bank customers and financial technology partners’ customers.” 

Yieldstreet says some of its customers were affected by the Evolve Bank data breach

The news highlights that the fallout from the Evolve data breach on third-party companies — and their customers and users —  is still unclear.

Fintech company Wise says some customers affected by Evolve Bank data breach