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Back to news homeMailchimp says an internal tool was used to breach hundreds of accounts
Email marketing giant Mailchimp has confirmed a data breach after malicious hackers compromised an internal company tool to gain access to customer accounts. In a statement given to TechCrunch, Mailchimp […]
NetWalker ransomware operator extradited to the US, over $28M in bitcoin seized
A former Canadian government employee accused of carrying out dozens of ransomware attacks has been extradited to the United States, with more than $28 million in bitcoin seized in connection […]
Nvidia says hackers are leaking company data after ransomware attack
Nvidia has confirmed that hackers stole sensitive data from its networks, including employee credentials and proprietary company information, during last week’s cyberattack and are now “leaking it online,” a spokesperson […]
Daily Crunch: How to remove common consumer-grade spyware from your Android phone
Hello and welcome to Daily Crunch for Tuesday, February 22, 2022! We are back! Yes, after a lovely long weekend, your entire TechCrunch team is back in the saddle. Which […]
Behind the stalkerware network spilling the private phone data of hundreds of thousands
Much of the spyware you hear of today are the powerful nation-state-backed exploits that can quietly and remotely hack into iPhones anywhere in the world. These powerful hacking tools are […]
Red Cross says ‘state-sponsored’ hackers exploited unpatched vulnerability
The recent cyberattack on the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), which compromised the data of more than 515,000 “highly vulnerable” people, was likely the work of state-sponsored hackers. […]
FBI warns BlackByte ransomware is targeting US critical infrastructure
The BlackByte ransomware gang appears to have made a comeback after targeting at least three U.S. critical infrastructure sectors, according to an advisory from the FBI and the Secret Service. […]
Are embedded devices the next ransomware target?
2021 will be remembered as the year that ransomware gangs turned their attention to critical infrastructure, targeting companies built around manufacturing, energy distribution, and food production. The Colonial Pipeline ransomware […]
The year the tide turned on ransomware
This year was rife with ransomware. 2021 witnessed the attack on IT software company Kaseya that knocked 1,500 organizations offline, the CD Projekt Red hack that saw threat actors make […]