Zack Whittaker, Author at TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com Startup and Technology News Tue, 14 Apr 2026 18:53:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/cropped-cropped-favicon-gradient.png?w=32 Zack Whittaker, Author at TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com 32 32 Someone planted backdoors in dozens of WordPress plug-ins used in thousands of websites https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/14/someone-planted-backdoors-in-dozens-of-wordpress-plugins-used-in-thousands-of-websites/ Tue, 14 Apr 2026 18:31:34 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3112348 Adobe fixes PDF zero-day security bug that hackers have exploited for months https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/14/adobe-fixes-pdf-zero-day-security-bug-that-hackers-have-exploited-for-months/ Tue, 14 Apr 2026 14:35:16 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3112177 Hack at Anodot leaves over a dozen breached companies facing extortion https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/13/hack-at-anodot-leaves-over-a-dozen-breached-companies-facing-extortion/ Mon, 13 Apr 2026 14:46:36 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3111735 France to ditch Windows for Linux to reduce reliance on US tech https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/10/france-to-ditch-windows-for-linux-to-reduce-reliance-on-us-tech/ Fri, 10 Apr 2026 14:39:32 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3111315 Hacker stole £700,000 from UK energy company by redirecting payment https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/09/hacker-stole-700000-from-u-k-energy-company-by-redirecting-payment/ Thu, 09 Apr 2026 15:31:10 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3110879 WireGuard VPN developer can’t ship software updates after Microsoft locks account https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/08/wireguard-vpn-developer-cant-ship-software-updates-after-microsoft-locks-account/ Wed, 08 Apr 2026 21:50:41 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3110668 Developer of VeraCrypt encryption software says Windows users may face boot-up issues after Microsoft locked his account https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/08/veracrypt-encryption-software-windows-microsoft-lock-boot-issues/ Wed, 08 Apr 2026 15:21:13 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3110407 Iranian hackers are targeting American critical infrastructure, US agencies warn https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/07/iranian-hackers-are-targeting-american-critical-infrastructure-u-s-agencies-warn/ Tue, 07 Apr 2026 19:59:06 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3110274 Trump administration plans to cut cybersecurity agency’s budget by $700 million https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/07/cisa-budget-cuts-700-million-cybersecurity-agency-trump/ Tue, 07 Apr 2026 13:50:51 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3110032 North Korea’s hijack of one of the web’s most used open source projects was likely weeks in the making https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/06/north-koreas-hijack-of-one-of-the-webs-most-used-open-source-projects-was-likely-weeks-in-the-making/ Mon, 06 Apr 2026 16:43:25 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3109612 Convicted spyware maker Bryan Fleming avoids jail at sentencing https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/06/convicted-spyware-maker-bryan-fleming-avoids-jail-at-sentencing/ Mon, 06 Apr 2026 13:03:04 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3109561 Telehealth giant Hims & Hers says its customer support system was hacked https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/02/telehealth-giant-hims-hers-says-its-customer-support-system-was-hacked/ Thu, 02 Apr 2026 21:26:48 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3109020 Money transfer app Duc exposed thousands of driver’s licenses and passports to the open web https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/02/canadian-money-transfer-app-duc-expose-drivers-licenses-passports-amazon-server/ Thu, 02 Apr 2026 16:29:35 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3108843 De-fi platform Drift suspends deposits and withdrawals after millions in crypto stolen in hack https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/01/de-fi-platform-drift-suspends-deposits-and-withdrawals-after-millions-in-crypto-stolen-in-hack/ Wed, 01 Apr 2026 22:58:39 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3108668 Apple releases security fix for older iPhones and iPads to protect against DarkSword attacks https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/01/apple-releases-security-fix-for-older-iphones-and-ipads-to-protect-against-darksword-attacks/ Wed, 01 Apr 2026 19:02:18 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3108529 Hasbro says it was hacked, and may take ‘several weeks’ to recover https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/01/hasbro-hacked-may-take-several-weeks-to-recover/ Wed, 01 Apr 2026 14:50:32 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3108399 Health data giant CareCloud says hackers accessed patients’ medical records https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/31/carecloud-breach-hackers-accessed-patients-medical-records-ehr/ Tue, 31 Mar 2026 14:50:02 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3107910 Apple will hide your email address from apps and websites, but not cops https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/30/apple-will-hide-your-email-address-from-apps-and-websites-but-not-cops/ Mon, 30 Mar 2026 15:34:41 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3107498 European Commission confirms cyberattack after hackers claim data breach  https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/27/european-commission-confirms-cyberattack-after-hackers-claim-data-breach/ Fri, 27 Mar 2026 17:59:29 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3107097 Iranian hackers claim breach of FBI director Kash Patel’s personal email account https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/27/iranian-hackers-claim-breach-of-fbi-director-kash-patels-personal-email-account/ Fri, 27 Mar 2026 15:39:07 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3106985