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April 27, 2026

Hacker who allegedly carried out cyberattacks for China is extradited to U.S.

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/china-flag-shanghai.jpg?resize=1200,801 A man accused of carrying out cyberattacks on behalf of the Chinese government has been extradited to the United States, according to his lawyer.  Last […]
April 27, 2026

Critical infrastructure giant Itron says it was hacked

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/gas-itron-meter-2220610114.jpg?resize=1200,823 American energy technology company Itron has confirmed it was hit by a cyberattack in mid-April and that hackers had gained access to some of its […]
April 25, 2026

Apple under Ternus: what comes next for the tech giant’s hardware strategy

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/GettyImages-2264522469.jpg?resize=1200,800 As Apple races to stay competitive in AI while navigating tariffs and supply chain uncertainty, the company’s future is about to shift under new leadership. […]
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 […]