Chinese spies are using LinkedIn to lure Westerners into sharing sensitive information
https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/china_hack.jpg?resize=1200,800 Spies working for Chinese intelligence are using [...]
Filtr is a new privacy tool that blocks ads in almost every iPhone and Mac app
https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/ad-blocker-1609310276.jpg?resize=1200,766 Using an ad blocker is good for [...]
The worst hacks and breaches of 2026 (so far)
https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/water-dam-spill-2263108794.jpg?resize=1200,801 If we look back at the year [...]
Password manager Dashlane says hackers stole some customers’ password vaults
https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/password.jpg?resize=1200,900 Password manager maker Dashlane says hackers have [...]
A security lapse at prison pay phone service Pay Tel publicly exposed over 300K callers’ driver’s licenses
https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/prison-2023.jpg?resize=1200,675 Prison calling service Pay Tel has secured [...]
U.S. says troops were targeted with location data, as senator warns ad industry is a ‘national security threat’
https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Location-data.jpg?resize=1200,633 The U.S. Department of Defense has confirmed [...]
UK Visa Portal exposed thousands of applicants’ passports and selfies — then called the lawyers on us
https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/uk-visa-2186517355.jpg?resize=1200,800 A website called UK Visa Portal publicly [...]
UK Visa Portal spilled thousands of applicants’ passports and selfies online — and hasn’t fixed the leak
https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/uk-visa-2186517355.jpg?resize=1200,800 A website called UK Visa Portal is [...]
Dutch government blocks US company from acquisition, citing ‘risk to public interest’
https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/passport-fake-KYC.jpg?resize=1200,675 The Dutch government has blocked American IT [...]
7-Eleven data breach affects over 185,000 people’s personal data
https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/7-eleven-2242125991.jpg?resize=1200,826 Data breach notification service Have I Been [...]