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A suite of government hacking tools targeting iPhones is now being used by cybercriminals
Security researchers have identified a series of powerful hacking tools capable of compromising iPhones running older software that they say passed from a government client into…
As Sam Altman found out Saturday night, it’s a tough time to work for the US government. Around 7pm, the CEO of OpenAI announced that he…
More American investors are suing the South Korean government over its handling of the Coupang data breach
Coupang’s massive data breach in South Korea has now become a geopolitical flashpoint, with a growing number of the company’s American investors taking legal action against…
Senator, who has repeatedly warned of secret US government surveillance, raises new alarm over ‘CIA activities’
A senior Democratic lawmaker with knowledge of some of the US government’s most secretive operations said he has “deep concerns” about some of the Central Intelligence…
The developer of the popular open-source text editor Notepad++ has confirmed that hackers took over the software to deliver malicious updates to users over several months…
Investigators say Russian government hackers are behind attempted power outage in Poland
A failed attempt in December to bring down parts of Poland’s energy grid was the work of Russian government hackers known for causing energy disruptions in…
ICE (US Immigration and Customs Enforcement) has now become the #3 most banned account on Blueskyafter receiving its official verification on Friday, according to third party…
A hacker posted the personal data of several of the hacking victims on his Instagram account, @ihackthegovernment, according to a court document. Last week, Nicholas Moore,…
Every year, TechCrunch’s Startup Battlefield competition attracts thousands of applicants. We narrow these applications down to the top 200 contenders, and of those, the top 20…
It was a normal day when Jay Gibson received an unexpected notification on his iPhone. “Apple has detected a targeted mercenary spyware attack against your iPhone,”…