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Hacker who allegedly carried out cyberattacks for China is extradited to U. S.
12+ hour, 47+ min ago (142+ words) Xu Zewei is accused of participating in a Chinese government hacking group that broke into thousands of U. S. organizations and stole COVID-19-related research....
What's behind Europe's efforts to ditch U. S. software in favor of sovereign tech
15+ hour, 29+ min ago (609+ words) Governments across Europe are looking to rely less on American tech providers....
Another spyware maker caught distributing fake Android snooping apps
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (676+ words) On Thursday, Osservatorio Nessuno, an Italian digital rights organization that researches spyware, published a report on a new malware it calls Morpheus. The spyware, which masquerades as a phone updating app, is capable of stealing a broad range of data…...
Trump's pick to run US cyber agency CISA asks to drop out
4+ day, 9+ hour ago (304+ words) Trump's twice-chosen pick to run the U. S. federal cybersecurity agency CISA has requested to withdraw from the position, leaving the agency without any clear person to lead it on a permanent basis. In a letter to the White House on Wednesday,…...
Another customer of troubled startup Delve suffered a big security incident
4+ day, 19+ hour ago (630+ words) The story of embattled compliance startup Delve keeps hitting twists and turns. Tech Crunch has confirmed that Delve was the compliance company that performed the security certifications for Context AI, the AI agent training startup that last week disclosed a…...
Vercel says some of its customers' data was stolen prior to its recent hack
4+ day, 15+ hour ago (577+ words) App and website hosting giant Vercel on Thursdays said hackers had accessed some of its customers" data before the company discovered its recent data breach, suggesting that this incident may have broader security implications than initially known. In an update…...
Google updates Workspace to make AI your new office intern
5+ day, 6+ hour ago (79+ words) Here's some of what is new: When you purchase through links in our articles, we may earn a small commission. This doesn't affect our editorial independence. Unauthorized group has gained access to Anthropic's exclusive cyber tool Mythos, report claims Tim…...
Apple fixes bug that cops used to extract deleted chat messages from i Phones
5+ day, 14+ hour ago (189+ words) In a security notice on its website, Apple said that the bug meant "notifications marked for deletion could be unexpectedly retained on the device." After the news, Signal president Meredith Whittaker said the messaging app maker asked Apple to address…...
France confirms data breach at government agency that manages citizens' IDs
5+ day, 9+ hour ago (290+ words) Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai is a Senior Writer at Tech Crunch, where he covers hacking, cybersecurity, surveillance, and privacy. You can contact or verify outreach from Lorenzo by emailing lorenzo@techcrunch. com, via encrypted message at +1 917 257 1382 on Signal, and @lorenzofb on Keybase…...
Cosmetics giant Rituals confirms data breach of customer membership records
5+ day, 18+ hour ago (365+ words) Netherlands-based cosmetics giant Rituals has confirmed a data breach affecting customers" personal information after hackers stole reams of data from its membership database. The company disclosed the breach on Wednesday, according to an email sent to customers that Tech Crunch…...