Security News | TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/category/security/ 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 Security News | TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/category/security/ 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 Anthropic co-founder confirms the company briefed the Trump administration on Mythos https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/14/anthropic-co-founder-confirms-the-company-briefed-the-trump-administration-on-mythos/ Tue, 14 Apr 2026 18:09:12 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3112327 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 FBI announces takedown of phishing operation that targeted thousands of victims https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/13/fbi-announces-takedown-of-phishing-operation-that-targeted-thousands-of-victims/ Mon, 13 Apr 2026 18:41:50 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3111909 Booking.com confirms hackers accessed customers’ data https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/13/booking-com-confirms-hackers-accessed-customers-data/ Mon, 13 Apr 2026 17:02:31 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3111814 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 Hack-for-hire group caught targeting Android devices and iCloud backups https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/08/hack-for-hire-group-caught-targeting-android-devices-and-icloud-backups/ Wed, 08 Apr 2026 18:51:20 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3110564 Hackers steal and leak sensitive LAPD police documents https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/08/hackers-steal-and-leak-sensitive-lapd-police-documents/ Wed, 08 Apr 2026 15:38:34 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3110439 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 Final 3 days to save up to $500 on your TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 pass https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/08/final-3-days-to-save-up-to-500-on-your-techcrunch-disrupt-2026-pass/ Wed, 08 Apr 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3110367 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 Anthropic debuts preview of powerful new AI model Mythos in new cybersecurity initiative https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/07/anthropic-mythos-ai-model-preview-security/ Tue, 07 Apr 2026 18:00:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3109830 Russian government hackers broke into thousands of home routers to steal passwords https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/07/russian-government-hackers-broke-into-thousands-of-home-routers-to-steal-passwords/ Tue, 07 Apr 2026 17:01:41 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3110070 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 Watch this video of how a job interviewer exposes a North Korean fake IT worker https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/06/watch-this-video-of-how-a-job-interviewer-exposes-a-north-korean-fake-it-worker/ Mon, 06 Apr 2026 17:00:25 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3109631 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 Ticket savings of up to $500 this week for TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/06/massive-ticket-savings-of-up-to-500-this-week-for-techcrunch-disrupt-2026/ Mon, 06 Apr 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3109491