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May 19, 2026

US cyber agency CISA exposed reams of passwords and cloud keys to the open web

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/cisa-2240293485.jpg?resize=1200,800 U.S. cybersecurity agency CISA may have escaped a sizable security breach, thanks to a good-faith security researcher who identified publicly exposed credentials that allowed access […]
May 19, 2026

The minimalist Light Phone teams up with Andrew Yang’s Noble Mobile, which pays you to stop doomscrolling

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/lightphone.jpg?resize=1200,875 If you were looking for a sign to try out a “dumb phone,” here it is: the trendy, minimalist Light Phone is joining forces with […]
May 19, 2026

Hackers have compromised dozens of popular open source packages in an ongoing supply chain attack

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/code-on-a-screen.jpg?resize=1200,675 Hackers have compromised several popular open source projects relied on by software developers all over the world in an ongoing cyberattack. On Tuesday, cybersecurity firms […]
May 18, 2026

NYC Health and Hospitals says hackers stole medical data and fingerprints during breach affecting at least 1.8 million people

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/ambulances-2191226563.jpg?resize=1200,900 New York public health provider NYC Health and Hospitals says a months-long data breach that allowed hackers to steal personal data, medical records, and fingerprints […]
May 18, 2026

Open source tool maker Grafana Labs says hackers stole its code, refuses to pay ransom

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/cash-ransomware-ransom-payments-hackers-getty.jpg?resize=1200,675 Grafana Labs, the maker of its eponymous popular open source web visualization software, confirmed it had been hacked but that it refused to pay the […]
May 16, 2026

The offline desk gadget that actually got me to sit up straight

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Deepcare-feat.jpg?resize=1200,675 Working from home has its own perils. Pets can be demanding, your back aches from hours at a desk, or you simply forget to move. […]
May 16, 2026

Users turn to jailbreaking their older Kindles as Amazon ends support

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/2007-kindle-1st-gen-angle-gettyimages-93559279.jpg?resize=1200,791 Many people are jailbreaking their Kindles following the news that Amazon is ending technical support for older models. On May 20, Amazon will end support […]
May 15, 2026

A hotel check-in system left a million passports and driver’s licenses open for anyone to see

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/passport-fake-KYC.jpg?resize=1200,675 A hotel check-in system left more than one million customer passports, driver’s licenses, and selfie verification photos to the open web after a security lapse. […]
May 15, 2026

US orders travelers on Air Force One to throw away gifts, pins, and burner phones after China trip

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/tim-cook-china-pin.jpg?resize=1200,840 President Trump and a delegation of U.S. officials left Beijing on Friday after two days of high-level talks with the Chinese government, led by President […]