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May 1, 2026

Ubuntu services hit by outages after DDoS attack

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/ubuntu-failed-update-ddos-attack.png?resize=1200,751 Hacktivists have claimed responsibility for taking down the public-facing infrastructure of popular Linux operating system distribution Ubuntu, as well as Canonical, the company that develops […]
April 30, 2026

After dissing Anthropic for limiting Mythos, OpenAI restricts access to Cyber, too

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Screenshot-2026-04-14-at-7.00.44-PM.png?resize=1200,783 After Sam Altman trash-talked Anthropic for gatekeeping its cybersecurity tool Mythos by only releasing it to select users, he confirmed that OpenAI would be doing […]
April 30, 2026

Hackers are actively exploiting a bug in cPanel, used by millions of websites

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/cpanel-security-flaw-bug.jpeg?resize=1200,784 Security researchers are sounding the alarm on a newly discovered vulnerability in the widely used web server management software cPanel and WebHost Manager (WHM).  The […]
April 30, 2026

Dental practice software maker fixes bug that exposed patients’ medical records

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/dentist-office-1252046775.jpg?resize=1200,798 Practice by Numbers, the developer of a patient management software used in thousands of dentist’s offices, has fixed a security flaw that exposed the private […]
April 29, 2026

Sri Lanka discloses another missing payment, days after hackers stole $2.5M from its finance ministry

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/GettyImages-477672484.jpg?resize=1200,800 Sri Lanka said on Tuesday that a payment of about $625,000 (about 199.7 million Sri Lankan rupees) to the U.S. Postal Service has been missing […]
April 28, 2026

Paragon is not collaborating with Italian authorities probing spyware attacks, report says

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/italy-phone-flag.jpg?resize=1200,800 Last year, WhatsApp and Apple notified several people in Italy, including journalists and activists, that they had been targeted with government spyware. In particular, WhatsApp […]
April 28, 2026

US Supreme Court appears split over controversial use of ‘geofence’ search warrants

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/geofence-keyword-warrants.jpg?resize=1200,823 The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday heard arguments in a landmark legal case that could redefine digital privacy rights for people across the United States. […]
April 27, 2026

Hacker who allegedly carried out cyberattacks for China is extradited to U.S.

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/china-flag-shanghai.jpg?resize=1200,801 A man accused of carrying out cyberattacks on behalf of the Chinese government has been extradited to the United States, according to his lawyer.  Last […]
April 27, 2026

Critical infrastructure giant Itron says it was hacked

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/gas-itron-meter-2220610114.jpg?resize=1200,823 American energy technology company Itron has confirmed it was hit by a cyberattack in mid-April and that hackers had gained access to some of its […]