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April 17, 2026

Hackers are abusing unpatched Windows security flaws to hack into organizations

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/photo-mosh-getty-windows-logo.jpg?resize=1200,675 Hackers have broken into at least one organization using Windows vulnerabilities published online by a disgruntled security researcher over the last two weeks, according to […]
April 17, 2026

With US spy laws set to expire, lawmakers are split over protecting Americans from warrantless surveillance

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/nsa-surveillance-525618310.jpg?resize=1200,800 A long-running law that has allowed U.S. intelligence agencies to collect and analyze huge amounts of overseas communications without needing search warrants is set to […]
April 17, 2026

Bluesky confirms DDoS attack is cause of continued app outages

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/bluesky-GettyImages-2185144073.jpg?w=1024 Bluesky’s website and app are still struggling on Friday after experiencing service interruptions that chief operating officer Rose Wang attributed to an ongoing cyberattack. On […]
April 16, 2026

European police email 75,000 people asking them to stop DDoS attacks

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/europol-logo-building.jpg?resize=1200,802 A coalition of global law enforcement agencies have sent emails to more than 75,000 alleged cybercriminals who paid for a service to launch cyberattacks that […]
April 16, 2026

Two Americans sentenced for helping North Korea steal $5 million in fake IT worker scheme

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/kim-jong-un-north-korea-ceremony.jpg?resize=1200,794 Two U.S. citizens were sentenced to seven and a half years and nine years in prison for their roles in a scheme to help the […]
April 16, 2026

It’s not just you — Bluesky is (sorta) down

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/bluesky-GettyImages-2185144073.jpg?w=1024 Bluesky’s website and app are still struggling on Thursday after experiencing service interruptions that COO Rose Wang attributed to a denial-of-service attack. According to the […]
April 16, 2026

Fashion retailer Express left customers’ personal data and order details exposed to the internet

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/express-large-1201281247.jpg?resize=1200,800 Fashion giant Express has patched its website to fix a security flaw that allowed anyone to view other people’s order details and personal information, TechCrunch […]
April 15, 2026

Sweden blames Russian hackers for attempting ‘destructive’ cyberattack on thermal plant

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/sweden-thermal-1369158256.jpg?resize=1200,799 The Swedish government said Russian government-linked hackers attempted to disrupt the operations at one of the country’s thermal power plants last year. Sweden said that, […]
April 14, 2026

Someone planted backdoors in dozens of WordPress plug-ins used in thousands of websites

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/wordpress-v2.jpg?resize=1200,675 Dozens of plug-ins for the widely used open source web blogging software WordPress are now offline after a backdoor was discovered in them, used to […]