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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 […]
April 14, 2026

Anthropic co-founder confirms the company briefed the Trump administration on Mythos

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/jack-clark-GettyImages-2271201349.jpg?w=1024 Jack Clark, one of Anthropic’s co-founders who also serves as Head of Public Benefit for Anthropic PBC, confirmed that the AI company had briefed the […]
April 14, 2026

Adobe fixes PDF zero-day security bug that hackers have exploited for months

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/adobe-pdf-1234955991.jpg?resize=1200,801 Adobe has patched a vulnerability in its flagship document-reading apps, Acrobat DC, Reader DC and Acrobat 2024, that hackers have been actively exploiting for at […]
April 13, 2026

FBI announces takedown of phishing operation that targeted thousands of victims

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/w3ll-phishing-operation-fbi-takedown.jpg?resize=1200,675 The FBI announced on Monday that it “dismantled” a global phishing operation, which allegedly helped hackers target more than 17,000 victims worldwide. The website of […]
April 13, 2026

Booking.com confirms hackers accessed customers’ data

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/booking.com-logo.jpg?resize=1200,800 Booking.com confirmed Monday that hackers may have accessed customers’ personal data, including names, emails, physical addresses, phone numbers, and booking details. The global travel and […]
April 13, 2026

Hack at Anodot leaves over a dozen breached companies facing extortion

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/grand-theft-auto-2213757731.jpg?resize=1200,800 Hackers have reportedly stolen data from at least a dozen companies following a breach at business monitoring software maker Anodot, leaving its customers exposed to […]
April 12, 2026

Apple reportedly testing four designs for upcoming smart glasses

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/GettyImages-2224174932.jpg?w=1024 Apple plans to sell its first smart glasses in 2027, with a possible unveiling at the end of this year, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. […]
April 10, 2026

France to ditch Windows for Linux to reduce reliance on US tech

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/france-flag-2233577438.jpg?resize=1200,873 France is moving on from Microsoft Windows. The country said it plans to move its government computers currently running Windows to the open-source operating system […]