Microsoft under fire for threatening security researcher with criminal investigation
After a security researcher published a series of unpatched bugs in Microsoft products, along with code to exploit them, the…
Final 24 hours to save up to $410 on your TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 ticket
This is it. The countdown is almost over. You now have until tonight at 11:59 p.m. PT to lock in…
Hackers are trying to steal Signal users’ backups in new wave of phishing attacks
Hackers are targeting Signal users in an attempt to steal their chat backups as part of a new hacking campaign,…
A security lapse at prison pay phone service Pay Tel publicly exposed over 300K callers’ driver’s licenses
Prison calling service Pay Tel has secured a publicly exposed cloud server storing hundreds of thousands of driver’s licenses and…
The Pentagon Knew Enemies Could Track Troops’ Phones for Years. Now They Are
The US military has long known that cheap fixes could stop location data from exposing its troops. It adopted almost…
U.S. says troops were targeted with location data, as senator warns ad industry is a ‘national security threat’
The U.S. Department of Defense has confirmed that adversaries have targeted and surveilled serving military personnel on the battlefield using…
Gemini for Google Home can now use your cameras to trigger automations
Gemini for Google Home can now use your cameras to trigger automations If your camera spots you coming home with…
Scammers Are Using Your Real Hotel Reservations to Trick You With Spear-Phishing Attacks
Customer data from more than 350 hotels around the world may have been accessed as part of realistic reservation-hijacking scams.
CrowdStrike and Google take down botnet used by hackers to target software developers in supply chain attacks
CrowdStrike, working with Google and Shadowserver, a nonprofit organization that scans and monitors the internet for cyberattacks, took down a…