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May 26, 2026

UK Visa Portal spilled thousands of applicants’ passports and selfies online — and hasn’t fixed the leak

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/uk-visa-2186517355.jpg?resize=1200,800 A website called UK Visa Portal is publicly exposing the passports and selfie photos of applicants who signed up and paid the site to obtain […]
May 26, 2026

Iranian hackers blamed for breach of Los Angeles transit system that took weeks to recover

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/los-angeles-metro.jpg?resize=1200,800 Security researchers say a March breach of the Los Angeles transit system (LACMTA) was the work of Iranian-backed hackers. Israeli startup Gambit Security said in […]
May 26, 2026

Dutch government blocks US company from acquisition, citing ‘risk to public interest’

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/passport-fake-KYC.jpg?resize=1200,675 The Dutch government has blocked American IT giant Kyndryl from acquiring Solvinity, a Dutch cloud provider that hosts the Netherlands’ online identity platform. The government […]
May 26, 2026

Ghost hackers: the cybersecurity mystery that nobody has solved

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/hacker-anonymous-mask-dark.jpg?resize=1200,800 In the long history of hacking, there have been numerous data breaches that, years or even decades later, remain unsolved. Countless hackers and hacking groups behind them have never been unmasked.   But […]
May 26, 2026

7-Eleven data breach affects over 185,000 people’s personal data

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/7-eleven-2242125991.jpg?resize=1200,826 Data breach notification service Have I Been Pwned says a data breach at convenience store chain 7-Eleven affects over 185,000 people, including their names, dates […]
May 24, 2026

6 kitchen gadgets that make adulting feel easier

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/lego-chef.jpg?resize=1200,686 Recently, the biggest trend in kitchen gadgets has been “hands-free” and AI-powered devices that act as automated countertop assistants. There are plenty of devices that […]
May 24, 2026

I tried Amazon’s Bee wearable and am both intrigued and slightly creeped out

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/17.png?resize=1200,750 I recently had the opportunity to test out a wearable from Bee, the AI wrist gadget that Amazon acquired last year and has since updated […]
May 23, 2026

These special phone and app features can help protect you from spyware

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/dark-phone-person-spyware.jpg?resize=1200,800 Spyware attacks on journalists, human rights defenders, and political dissidents are no longer rare or exotic. In early 2025, WhatsApp notified roughly 90 users — […]
May 22, 2026

Kash Patel’s clothing brand website shut down after reports it was hacked

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/kash-patel-fbi-donald-trump.jpg?resize=1200,800 The merchandise website of FBI director Kash Patel was taken offline on Friday after reports that it had been hijacked by hackers trying to infect […]