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July 20, 2026

Hackers are exploiting recently patched WordPress bugs, putting millions of websites at risk

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/wordpress-v1.jpg?resize=1200,675 Hackers are breaking into websites that run vulnerable versions of the popular blogging software WordPress, according to several cybersecurity firms. One estimate puts the number […]
July 20, 2026

Hackers stole ‘significant’ amount of data from tech firm relied on by thousands of US hospitals and pharmacies

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/GettyImages-98618495.jpg?resize=1200,800 U.K.-based healthcare billing software maker Craneware is responding to a cyberattack in which hackers stole a “significant volume” of customer data from its systems, the […]
July 20, 2026

Hugging Face confirms breach affected internal datasets and credentials, urges users to take action

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/hugging-face-2219339362.jpg?resize=1200,800 Hugging Face, a platform that hosts AI models and datasets, said its internal datasets and service credentials were compromised in a hack last week. The […]
July 19, 2026

Can an Apple lawsuit derail OpenAI’s hardware plans?

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/portrait.jpg?w=1000 Apple recently filed a trade secrets lawsuit against OpenAI, accusing the AI company of a pattern of misconduct aimed at getting current and former Apple […]
July 17, 2026

The Zoom hack that says, ‘Don’t record me’

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/GettyImages-1392897289.jpg?resize=1200,806 VC Jeremy Levine has a wry solution to something that routinely annoys him, according to a new Wall Street Journal article on the rise of […]
July 17, 2026

I replaced my space heater and ceiling fan with one Dyson appliance

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/dyson-hf1.jpg?resize=1200,675 The Dyson Hot+Cool HF1 is a sleek 2-in-1 smart appliance that provides heating in the winter and cooling in the summer. Designed for year-round comfort, […]
July 17, 2026

Amazon fixing bug that billed some AWS customers billions of dollars

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/aws-logo-glitch.jpg?resize=1200,675 Some Amazon cloud customers woke up on Friday to a surprise bill estimate that said they owed billions of dollars for cloud services they had […]
July 17, 2026

Parents want safer phones for kids. These companies are answering the call.

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/GettyImages-620923891.jpg?resize=1200,800 As parents become increasingly concerned about the potential dangers of unrestricted smartphone access for children, a growing number of companies are developing devices specifically designed […]
July 17, 2026

FBI arrests man accused of using Steam games to drain victims’ crypto wallets

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/piratefi-malware-steam-valve.png?resize=1200,675 U.S. prosecutors have accused a Florida man of uploading fake video games that contained malware to Steam, the popular PC games platform. Once victims downloaded […]