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July 15, 2026

Microsoft patches record number of security vulnerabilities, citing its use of AI

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/windows-zero-day-exploit.jpg?resize=1200,833 Microsoft released a record number of security patches for Windows, Office, and other tech product lines this week, citing the use of AI to aid […]
July 15, 2026

US charges Russian ‘bulletproof’ web hosts over cyberattacks that netted $62M from cybercrime victims

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/cash-ransomware-ransom-payments-hackers-getty.jpg?resize=1200,675 U.S. prosecutors have charged three Russian nationals and two web hosts with hacking, conspiracy, and money laundering over their alleged roles in hosting cyberattacks that […]
July 14, 2026

Iran abused mobile networks’ vulnerabilities to locate U.S. military in the Middle East, report says

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/crowne-plaza-bahrain-iran-war.jpg?resize=1200,800 The Iranian government abused well-known vulnerabilities in the global telecoms infrastructure to locate U.S. military personnel in the build-up to the Iran War, as well […]
July 14, 2026

Telegram’s shortlink domain is back online after day-long suspension

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/telegram-flames-draft.jpg?resize=1200,675 A domain used by the messaging app Telegram mysteriously dropped offline on Monday, with the app’s founder, Pavel Durov, saying in an X post that […]
July 13, 2026

Apple says former employee exploited ‘rare’ bug to download confidential files after leaving for OpenAI

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/apple-ghost-logo.jpg?resize=1200,675 On Friday, Apple dropped the bombshell news it was suing OpenAI over the alleged theft of trade secrets, claiming that OpenAI stole Apple’s confidential data […]
July 13, 2026

LAPD lets contract with surveillance giant Flock expire, citing ‘serious concerns’ over civil liberties and privacy

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/flock-camera-2259453709.jpg?resize=1200,800 The Los Angeles Police Department is reportedly ending its deal with Flock Safety, a surveillance company that helps law enforcement track vehicles using thousands of […]
July 11, 2026

Smart glasses without a camera? Even Realities bets productivity beats recording everyone

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/even-g2-a-smart-glasses-front-view-closed-grey.jpeg?resize=1200,1200 In the past few years, multiple tech executives have told us that glasses could be the next big interface for consumer hardware. And yet, today’s […]
July 11, 2026

US cyber agency CISA had to build its incident playbook during the incident, agency reveals

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/cisa-2240293485.jpg?resize=1200,800 U.S. federal cybersecurity agency CISA said it did not have a prepared response plan for how it should handle a cybersecurity incident in May, after […]
July 10, 2026

Dumb Co dared me to trade my iPhone for a hacked flip phone

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Copy-of-DumbCo-Launch-Party-Dinner-58-of-64.jpg?resize=1200,796 When Lydia Peabody saw her friend pull out a flip phone at a party last year, she burst out laughing. “I was like, ‘Girl, what […]