Wednesday, April 16, 2025

Security

As US newspaper outages drag on, Lee Enterprises blames cyberattack for encrypting critical systems

Newspaper publishing giant Lee Enterprises said an ongoing cyberattack is causing disruptions across its business, and is now in its third week of...

What is an encryption backdoor?

Talk of backdoors in encrypted services is once again doing the rounds after reports emerged that the U.K. government is seeking to force...

India steps up Dalai Lamas security over possible risk to his life

The Indian federal government has actually increased the security cover for Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, over a prospective risk to his life. The...

Sophos lays off 6% of workforce following Secureworks acquisition

U.K.-headquartered cybersecurity firm Sophos is laying off 6% of its workforce, the company confirmed to TechCrunch on Thursday. The layoffs, first reported...

PowerSchool data breach affected 16,000 students in the UK

U.S. edtech giant PowerSchool has confirmed that 16,000 students in the United Kingdom had personal and sensitive data stolen during a December 2024...

Ransomware payments dropped in 2024 as victims refused to pay hackers

Ransomware payments fell by more than one-third in 2024 as an increasing number of victims refused to negotiate with hackers. In a...

Riot raises $30 million for its cybersecurity product suite focused on employees

French startup Riot has raised a $30 million Series B round after reaching $10 million in annual revenue in 2024. Originally focused on...

Senator warns of nationwide security dangers after Elon Musks DOGE granted full entry to soundless Treasury systems

A senior U.S. lawmaker says representatives of Elon Musk were granted “full entry” to a U.S. Treasury payments machine veteran to disperse trillions...

The TechCrunch Cyber Glossary

The cybersecurity world is full of jargon and lingo. At TechCrunch, we have been writing about cybersecurity for years, and we frequently use...

US nonprofit healthcare provider says hackers stole medical and personal data of 1M+ patients

Community Health Center (CHC), a Connecticut-based nonprofit healthcare provider, has confirmed that hackers accessed the sensitive data of more than a million patients....

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