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August 26, 2026

US seizes domains of Chinese botnet used to hack NASA, Justice Department, and the Senate

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/china-hacker-computer-flag.jpg?resize=1200,675 The FBI has seized a series of domains that were used by a large-scale botnet to coordinate and launch China-backed cyberattacks against American targets. According […]
August 26, 2026

CISA confirms hackers targeted over 100 US water systems during July

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/water-waste-water-2099931275.jpg?resize=1200,917 U.S. cybersecurity agency CISA said it has observed cyberattacks targeting over 100 internet-exposed systems across the U.S. water and wastewater sector, amid a wave of […]
August 26, 2026

Hearing tech startup Legato emerges from stealth with $12M and a peek at its AI hearing glasses

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/legato.png?resize=1200,751 Hearing loss affects an estimated 50 million adults in the United States, but only around 20% of those with diagnosed hearing loss seek treatment. Legato, […]
August 25, 2026

Life360 expands pet tracking with new $8 scannable tags and zoomie alerts

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Life-style-UI-tag.png?resize=1200,800 Family location-sharing and safety app Life360 is expanding its pet-tracking capabilities on Tuesday with the launch of a new product line of $7.99 scannable pet […]
August 25, 2026

That fake Grand Theft Auto VI demo is actually just malware

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/grand-theft-auto-2213757731.jpg?resize=1200,800 In the long wait for the highly anticipated Grand Theft Auto VI, an open-world game about crime, some in the gaming community are being targeted […]
August 25, 2026

Apple rescues Hide My Email feature from the privacy scrap heap

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/icloud-pattern-with-key-red.jpg?resize=1200,675 Apple has reneged on a planned change to its Hide My Email feature that users said would have made the privacy tool less effective. Hide […]
August 25, 2026

Apple’s latest Mac Mini runs on a new M6 chip, and starts at $899

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Apple-Mac-mini-hero-260825_big.jpg.large_2x.jpg?resize=1200,800 Apple on Tuesday unveiled a new Mac Mini that runs on the latest iteration of its “M” processors, the M6. The base model of this […]
August 25, 2026

WhatsApp tightens account security with stronger two-step verification and more

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/whatsapp-iphone-icon.jpg?resize=1200,800 WhatsApp announced Tuesday that it’s launching new security features and updates to help users keep their accounts secure, including stronger two-step verification and the ability […]
August 25, 2026

Fitbit founders launch Luffu Link, an LTE health and safety band

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/luffu-link.png?resize=1200,754 Luffu, a new startup from Fitbit’s co-founders James Park and Eric Friedman, on Tuesday launched Luffu Link, an LTE-enabled health and safety band designed to […]