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Founder of spyware maker pcTattletale pleads guilty to hacking and ad-tracking software
The founder of a US-based spyware company whose surveillance products allowed customers to spy on the phones and computers of unsuspecting victims has pleaded guilty to…
It’s the end of the year. That means it’s time to celebrate the best cybersecurity stories we didn’t publish. From 2023, TechCrunch has looked back at…
After 33 years, Bernardo Quintero decided it was time to find the person who changed his life – the anonymous programmer who created a computer virus…
Across Uzbekistan, a network of about a hundred banks of high-resolution roadside cameras constantly scan the license plates of vehicles and their occupants, sometimes thousands a…
Cybercriminals stole $2.7 billion in crypto this year, a new record for crypto theft, according to blockchain monitoring firms. Once again in 2025, there were dozens…
Although OpenAI is working to harden its Atlas AI browser against cyberattacks, the company admits that just-in-time injections, a type of attack that manipulates AI agents…
Hundreds of Cisco customers are vulnerable to new Chinese hacking campaign, researchers say
On Wednesday, Cisco revealed that a group of Chinese government-backed hackers is exploiting a vulnerability to target its business customers who use some of the company’s…
Every year, TechCrunch looks back at the cyber horror shows of the past 12 months—from the biggest data breaches to hacks that resulted in weeks of…
DXS International, a UK-based company that provides healthcare technology for England’s National Health Service (NHS), disclosed a cyber attack in a statement on Thursday. On deposit…
On Wednesday, Cisco announced that hackers are exploiting a critical vulnerability in some of its most popular products that allows a complete takeover of affected devices.…