Eric Council Jr. and unnamed co-conspirators were allegedly behind the hack of the official @SECGov account on X. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. Source
This indicates that the most prominent ransomware groups are succumbing to law enforcement takedowns, according to researchers from Cyberint. Source
Iranian hackers are acting as Initial Access Brokers (IAB), selling access to critical infrastructure organizations in the West to the highest bidder.A joint security advisory recently published by the US…
Android 15 started rolling out to Pixel devices Tuesday and will arrive, through various third-party efforts, on other Android devices at some point. There is always a bunch of little…
In a series of reports reviewed by WIRED, analysts at the Department of Homeland Security warn of a “heightened risk” of right-wing extremists carrying out attacks around the election. Source
Illustration: Beatrice Sala The FBI has arrested an Alabama man who is accused of hacking the Securities and Exchange Commission’s X account in January. The indictment (PDF) alleges that 25-year-old…
Intel says it has always prioritized product safety and quality in response to allegations from a major Chinese cyber security group. Source
Cops aren't sure how to protect kids from an ever-escalating rise in fake child sex abuse imagery fueled by advances in generative AI. Last year, child safety experts warned of…
Locked Doors Chinese researchers at Shanghai University say they've inched towards cracking military-grade encryption — with the help of a quantum computer. In a Chinese-language paper published late last month…
A Singaporean remote hiring platform left a large database unprotected on the internet, accessible to anyone who knew where to look. Since the database contained plenty of sensitive information, the…
Remember when the SEC's Twitter account was hacked to prematurely share that Bitcoin ETFs were approved? The FBI has arrested a suspect. Source
Google says that opening up its Play Store to third-party app stores "harms safety and privacy" and "puts users at risk." Source
The Paris Court of Appeal ordered some pornography websites to be blocked on Thursday over failure to implement robust age verification systems that are capable of preventing minors from accessing…
A Pokemon fan has shared an incredible fan art piece with the community, bringing the leaked beta versions of Shroomish and Breloom into the spotlight. 8-bit versions of both pocket…
Two individuals accused of DDoSing big tech firms, as well as the FBI, have been officially charged by the US government.The duo, according to the indictment, were part of Anonymous…
Samsung unveiled the Galaxy A16 5G a couple of weeks ago, but there was no mention of a 4G version – well, that’s now official too, as Samsung France posted…
The insurance giant says an unknown threat actor has stolen data including SSNs and health information © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. Source
“Pig butchering” is an unsavory term for a very specific kind of phishing attack, wherein the scammer targets a wealthy individual with the lure of romance and then takes them…
A team of Apple researchers has found that advanced AI models' alleged ability to "reason" isn't all it's cracked up to be. "Reasoning" is a word that's thrown around a…
TechCrunch Disrupt 2024 is just a week away. Our beefed-up Startup Battlefield 200 is a major highlight. Two hundred companies have been hand-selected by the TechCrunch editorial staff to grace…