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June 3, 2026

Instagram is alerting users who were targeted by hackers during AI chatbot attacks

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/meta-ai-smartphone-laptop.jpg?resize=1200,800 The widespread hacking campaign that relied on simply asking Meta AI’s chatbot to take over a victim’s Instagram account appears to have continued even after […]
June 3, 2026

The worst hacks and breaches of 2026 (so far)

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/water-dam-spill-2263108794.jpg?resize=1200,801 If we look back at the year of 2026 so far, it might be easy to see cybersecurity falling by the wayside, as much of […]
June 2, 2026

Cyera eyes $12B valuation at 80x ARR multiple despite operating losses

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Cybersecurity-padlocks-Getty.jpg?resize=1200,675 Data storage security company Cyera is finalizing a round led by Evolution Equity Partners of at least $300 million at a $12 billion valuation, according […]
June 2, 2026

Cyberdecks are having a moment, rejecting big tech surveillance with style and substance

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/cyberdeck-bimbotech-scaled-1.jpeg?resize=1200,675 When I reach out to the self-proclaimed “open source baddie” CC for an interview, I’m pretty sure she’s emailing me back from a pink mermaid […]
June 2, 2026

Turning your purse into a cyberdeck is the most fun way to resist big tech

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/cyberdeck-bimbotech-scaled-1.jpeg?resize=1200,675 When I reach out to the self-proclaimed “open source baddie” CC for an interview, I’m pretty sure she’s emailing me back from a pink mermaid […]
June 2, 2026

Board, the new game startup from Mirror founder Brynn Putnam, raises $20M, has already sold thousands

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/2243857122.jpg?resize=1200,800 Board, the three-year-old, New York-based startup building what it calls “together tech” — tech designed to bring people physically into the same room — has […]
June 2, 2026

Password manager Dashlane says hackers stole some customers’ password vaults

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/password.jpg?resize=1200,900 Password manager maker Dashlane says hackers have obtained at least a dozen encrypted vaults used for storing customer passwords during a weekend cyberattack. The company […]
June 2, 2026

Anthropic scales Claude Mythos to critical infrastructure in 15+ countries

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/GettyImages-2269811684.jpg?w=1024 Anthropic is expanding Project Glasswing, its joint industry initiative to find and fix critical software vulnerabilities using AI, to about 150 new organizations across more […]
June 1, 2026

Hackers hijacked Instagram accounts by tricking Meta AI support chatbot into granting access

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/meta-ai-icon-smartphone.jpg?resize=1200,800 Instagram has resolved a security issue that allowed several users’ accounts to get hacked. The attack appeared to rely on tricking Meta’s own AI-powered support […]