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April 21, 2026

A look at Tim Cook’s 15-year legacy as CEO of Apple

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 […]
April 21, 2026

Ransomware negotiator pleads guilty to helping ransomware gang

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/cash-ransomware-ransom-payments-hackers-getty.jpg?resize=1200,675 Angelo Martino, a former ransomware negotiator, has pleaded guilty to helping cybercriminals extort companies in cyberattacks.  On Monday, the U.S. Justice Department announced the guilty […]
April 21, 2026

With US spy laws set to expire, lawmakers are split over protecting Americans from warrantless surveillance

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/nsa-surveillance-525618310.jpg?resize=1200,800 A long-running law that has allowed U.S. intelligence agencies to collect and analyze huge amounts of overseas communications without needing search warrants is set to […]
April 20, 2026

Mastodon says its flagship server was hit by a DDoS attack

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/moz_WhatisMastodon_1200x800-1-1-2048×1365-1.jpg?resize=1200,800 Mastodon’s flagship server was hit by a distributed denial-of-service attack on Monday, the social networking software maker said, which rendered the instance unusable at times. […]
April 20, 2026

North Korea hackers blamed for $290M crypto theft

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/kim-jong-un-north-korea-dprk.jpg?resize=1200,794 Over the weekend, hackers stole more than $290 million in cryptocurrency from Kelp DAO, a protocol that allows users to earn yields on idle crypto […]
April 20, 2026

App host Vercel says it was hacked and customer data stolen

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/vercel-2249343327-smaller.jpg?resize=1200,800 Cloud app hosting giant Vercel this weekend said hackers had breached its internal systems and accessed customer data. Hackers have claimed they have stolen sensitive […]
April 19, 2026

Palantir posts mini-manifesto denouncing inclusivity and ‘regressive’ cultures

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/palantir.jpg?resize=1200,640 Surveillance and analytics company Palantir recently posted what it called a “brief” 22-point summary of CEO Alexander Karp’s book “The Technological Republic.” Written by Karp […]
April 17, 2026

Man who hacked US Supreme Court filing system sentenced to probation

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/GettyImages-1197513966.jpeg?resize=1200,800 Nicholas Moore, who pleaded guilty to hacking the U.S. Supreme Court’s electronic document filing system dozens of times over several months, was sentenced on Friday […]
April 17, 2026

Hackers are abusing unpatched Windows security flaws to hack into organizations

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/photo-mosh-getty-windows-logo.jpg?resize=1200,675 Hackers have broken into at least one organization using Windows vulnerabilities published online by a disgruntled security researcher over the last two weeks, according to […]