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April 22, 2026

Cosmetics giant Rituals confirms data breach of customer membership records

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/rituals-1229232629.jpg?resize=1200,769 Netherlands-based cosmetics giant Rituals has confirmed a data breach affecting customers’ personal information after hackers stole reams of data from its membership database. The company […]
April 22, 2026

UK government says 100 countries have spyware that can hack people’s phones

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/iphone-red-spyware-2255962085.jpg?resize=1200,800 More than half of the world’s governments have access to commercial spyware that can break into computers and phones to steal sensitive information, according to […]
April 21, 2026

Tim Cook is stepping down as CEO of Apple. Here’s a look at his 15-year legacy, from new products and services to China expansion.

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/GettyImages-2234130980.jpg?resize=1200,800 After 15 years at the helm, Tim Cook is stepping down as CEO of Apple and handing over the reins to the company’s senior vice […]
April 21, 2026

A look at Tim Cook’s 15-year legacy as CEO of Apple

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/GettyImages-2234130980.jpg?resize=1200,800 After 15 years at the helm, Tim Cook is stepping down as CEO of Apple and handing over the reins to the company’s senior vice […]
April 21, 2026

Ransomware negotiator pleads guilty to helping ransomware gang

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/cash-ransomware-ransom-payments-hackers-getty.jpg?resize=1200,675 Angelo Martino, a former ransomware negotiator, has pleaded guilty to helping cybercriminals extort companies in cyberattacks.  On Monday, the U.S. Justice Department announced the guilty […]
April 21, 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 20, 2026

Mastodon says its flagship server was hit by a DDoS attack

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/moz_WhatisMastodon_1200x800-1-1-2048×1365-1.jpg?resize=1200,800 Mastodon’s flagship server was hit by a distributed denial-of-service attack on Monday, the social networking software maker said, which rendered the instance unusable at times. […]
April 20, 2026

North Korea hackers blamed for $290M crypto theft

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/kim-jong-un-north-korea-dprk.jpg?resize=1200,794 Over the weekend, hackers stole more than $290 million in cryptocurrency from Kelp DAO, a protocol that allows users to earn yields on idle crypto […]
April 20, 2026

App host Vercel says it was hacked and customer data stolen

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/vercel-2249343327-smaller.jpg?resize=1200,800 Cloud app hosting giant Vercel this weekend said hackers had breached its internal systems and accessed customer data. Hackers have claimed they have stolen sensitive […]