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July 24, 2026

US accuses American of allegedly wiping his phone using a ‘duress’ password during border search

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/us-customs-border-cbp-465228460.jpg?resize=1200,774 The U.S. Justice Department is prosecuting an American for allegedly providing U.S. border authorities with a passcode that wiped the contents of his phone, according […]
July 24, 2026

How AI guardrails are impeding the work of offensive cybersecurity researchers

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/claude-mythos-logo.jpg?resize=1200,800 For months, AI giants have devised special vetted programs and strict guardrails to limit the use of their models by malicious hackers. But these limits […]
July 23, 2026

AegisAI, founded by former Google security execs, lands $36M to stop AI-driven spear phishing

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/aegisai-co-founders.jpg?resize=1200,800 Hackers are increasingly using AI to launch attacks on a massive scale, with email emerging as a primary target. AI can quickly aggregate personal information—such […]
July 23, 2026

US government says Iran-linked hackers are disrupting American water and energy providers

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/palo-verde-dam-1244053673.jpg?resize=1200,800 The U.S. government is warning that Iranian state-backed hackers are actively breaking in and disrupting industrial control systems at American water and energy providers. This […]
July 22, 2026

How an OpenAI’s human mistake led to the AI-powered hack on Hugging Face

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/hugging-face-openai-logos-split-screen.jpg?resize=1200,799 On Tuesday, OpenAI revealed that one of its models went rogue during a test and hacked the systems of AI dataset platform Hugging Face in […]
July 22, 2026

If you pay a hacker’s ransom, chances are that they’ll come back for more

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/GettyImages-802534580.jpg?resize=1200,800 Governments have long warned not to pay a hacker’s ransom demands, arguing that doing so only lets criminals profit from their cyberattacks and funds the […]
July 22, 2026

Glow emerges from stealth at $1.2B valuation to challenge endpoint security in the AI era

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/glow-founders.jpg?resize=1200,800 Glow, a cybersecurity startup founded by former Meta and Snowflake executives, emerged from stealth as a unicorn, betting that artificial intelligence is reshaping how enterprises […]
July 21, 2026

AI music generator Suno breach affects 55M users, per Have I Been Pwned

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/mikey-shulman-2159558534.jpg?resize=1200,942 A cyberattack at AI music generator Suno last year allowed a hacker to steal the personal information of more than 55.3 million people, according to […]
July 20, 2026

Watch Flock Safety CEO Garrett Langley discuss the future of surveillance at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/TCD26_Garrett_Flock.jpg?w=1200 The debate over where the line should be drawn between privacy and public safety has only intensified in the AI era. And Flock Safety, a […]