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April 24, 2026

Another spyware maker caught distributing fake Android snooping apps

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/android-spyware-malloc.jpg?resize=1200,751 Yet another government spyware maker has been caught after its customers used fake Android apps to install its surveillance software on targets, according to a […]
April 23, 2026

Trump’s pick to run US cyber agency CISA asks to drop out

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/sean-plankey-2226115701.jpg?resize=1200,800 Trump’s twice-chosen pick to run the U.S. federal cybersecurity agency CISA has requested to withdraw from the position, leaving the agency without any clear person […]
April 23, 2026

Vercel says some of its customers’ data was stolen prior to its recent hack

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/vercel-2249343327_f343ad.jpg?resize=1200,800 App and website hosting giant Vercel on Thursdays said hackers had accessed some of its customers’ data before the company discovered its recent data breach, […]
April 23, 2026

Surveillance vendors caught abusing access to telcos to track people’s phone locations, researchers say

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cityscape-location-data.jpg?resize=1200,675 Security researchers have uncovered two separate spying campaigns that are abusing well-known weaknesses in the global telecoms infrastructure to track people’s locations. The researchers say […]
April 22, 2026

Apple fixes bug that cops used to extract deleted chat messages from iPhones

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/iphone-pop-up-notifications.jpg?resize=1200,900 Apple released a software update on Wednesday for iPhones and iPads fixing a bug that allowed law enforcement to extract messages that had been deleted […]
April 22, 2026

France confirms data breach at government agency that manages citizens’ IDs

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/france-flag.jpg?resize=1200,900 The French government agency that handles the issuing and management of citizens’ identity documents, including national IDs, passports, and immigration documents, confirmed Wednesday that it […]
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 […]