Zack Whittaker, Author at TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com Startup and Technology News Tue, 05 Nov 2024 22:18:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 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 The TechCrunch Cyber Glossary https://techcrunch.com/2024/11/05/techcrunch-reference-guide-to-security-terminology/ Tue, 05 Nov 2024 20:30:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=2882126 This glossary includes some of the most common terms and expressions we use in our articles, and explanations of how — and why — we use them.

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Mozilla Foundation lays off 30% staff, drops advocacy division https://techcrunch.com/2024/11/05/mozilla-foundation-lays-off-30-staff-drops-advocacy-division/ Tue, 05 Nov 2024 20:05:02 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=2910995 This is the second layoff at Mozilla this year, the first affecting dozens of staff on the side of the organization that builds the popular Firefox browser.

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The biggest underestimated security threat of today? Advanced persistent teenagers https://techcrunch.com/2024/11/01/the-biggest-underestimated-security-threat-of-today-advanced-persistent-teenagers/ Fri, 01 Nov 2024 17:35:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=2909340 These attacks are highly effective, have caused huge data breaches and resulted in huge ransoms paid to make the hackers go away.

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MoneyGram replaces CEO weeks after massive customer data breach https://techcrunch.com/2024/10/29/moneygram-replaces-ceo-weeks-after-massive-customer-data-breach/ Tue, 29 Oct 2024 13:10:15 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=2907478 The CEO's removal comes soon after the company confirmed it had lost an unspecified amount of personal customer information in an earlier September cyberattack.

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How the ransomware attack at Change Healthcare went down: A timeline https://techcrunch.com/2024/10/24/how-the-ransomware-attack-at-change-healthcare-went-down-a-timeline/ Thu, 24 Oct 2024 21:20:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=2837596 A hack on UnitedHealth-owned tech giant Change Healthcare likely stands as one of the biggest data breaches of U.S. medical data in history.

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UnitedHealth says Change Healthcare hack affects over 100 million, the largest-ever US healthcare data breach https://techcrunch.com/2024/10/24/unitedhealth-change-healthcare-hacked-millions-health-records-ransomware/ Thu, 24 Oct 2024 20:55:23 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=2673509 Health insurance giant UnitedHealth blamed a ransomware gang for the data breach that included a substantial proportion of America's health data.

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Apple will pay security researchers up to $1 million to hack its private AI cloud https://techcrunch.com/2024/10/24/apple-will-pay-security-researchers-up-to-1-million-to-hack-its-private-ai-cloud/ Thu, 24 Oct 2024 20:14:35 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=2905282 Ahead of the debut of Apple’s private AI cloud next week, dubbed Private Cloud Compute, the technology giant says it will pay security researchers up to $1 million to find vulnerabilities that can compromise the security of its private AI cloud. In a post on Apple’s security blog, the company said it would pay up […]

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Microsoft said it lost weeks of security logs for its customers’ cloud products https://techcrunch.com/2024/10/17/microsoft-said-it-lost-weeks-of-security-logs-for-its-customers-cloud-products/ Thu, 17 Oct 2024 19:06:12 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=2900758 Missing logs could make it more difficult to identify unauthorized access to the customers' networks during that two-week window.

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The biggest data breaches in 2024: 1 billion stolen records and rising https://techcrunch.com/2024/10/14/2024-in-data-breaches-1-billion-stolen-records-and-rising/ Mon, 14 Oct 2024 18:00:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=2803084 Some of the largest, most damaging breaches of 2024 already account for over a billion stolen records. Plus, some special shout-outs.

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National Public Data, the hacked data broker that lost millions of Social Security numbers and more, files for bankruptcy https://techcrunch.com/2024/10/14/national-public-data-the-hacked-data-broker-that-lost-millions-of-social-security-numbers-and-more-files-for-bankruptcy/ Mon, 14 Oct 2024 15:15:54 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=2898208 The data broker who lost one of the biggest databases of Social Security numbers in a data breach earlier this year, files for bankruptcy protection.

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MoneyGram says hackers stole customers’ personal information and transaction data https://techcrunch.com/2024/10/07/moneygram-says-hackers-stole-customers-personal-information-and-transaction-data/ Mon, 07 Oct 2024 21:31:47 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=2894185 The money transfer giant said hackers also stole some customer Social Security numbers during the September cyberattack.

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The 30-year-old internet backdoor law that came back to bite https://techcrunch.com/2024/10/07/the-30-year-old-internet-backdoor-law-that-came-back-to-bite/ Mon, 07 Oct 2024 19:10:56 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=2894037 China reportedly hacked the wiretap systems required by U.S. internet providers under a 1994 U.S. wiretapping law.

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Think you need a VPN? Start here. https://techcrunch.com/2024/09/30/think-you-need-a-vpn-guide-start-here/ Mon, 30 Sep 2024 16:02:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=2846704 Not everyone actually needs to use a VPN. This simple guide will help you decide if you need a VPN for your situation.

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VPN providers don’t protect your privacy online. Here’s what can. https://techcrunch.com/2024/09/30/vpn-providers-do-not-protect-your-privacy-online-here-is-what-can/ Mon, 30 Sep 2024 16:00:42 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=2886085 You probably don't need a VPN. Instead, these free and open-source tools, and other services, can help protect your privacy online.

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We are skeptical of VPN providers, and you should be, too https://techcrunch.com/2024/09/30/we-are-skeptical-of-vpn-providers-and-you-should-be-too/ Mon, 30 Sep 2024 15:59:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=2051794 You cannot and and should not trust either free or paid-for VPN providers. Here's why.

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Iranian hackers charged with hacking Trump campaign to ‘stoke discord’ https://techcrunch.com/2024/09/27/iranian-hackers-charged-with-hacking-trump-campaign-to-sow-discord/ Fri, 27 Sep 2024 17:55:32 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=2887635 Three Iranian hackers working for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) targeted the Trump campaign in an attempted hack-and-leak operation, according to the Department of Justice.

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Chipmaker Qualcomm lays off hundreds of workers in San Diego https://techcrunch.com/2024/09/19/chipmaker-qualcomm-lays-off-hundreds-of-workers-in-san-diego/ Thu, 19 Sep 2024 22:10:58 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=2881911 This is the chipmaker's second round of layoffs over the past year, while the company recorded billions in revenue.

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Cisco’s second layoff of 2024 affects thousands of employees https://techcrunch.com/2024/09/17/ciscos-second-layoff-of-2024-affect-thousands-of-employees/ Tue, 17 Sep 2024 13:50:30 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=2879524 Cisco's executives made tens of millions in compensation, while cutting thousands of jobs in two separate rounds of layoffs.

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US government expands sanctions against spyware maker Intellexa  https://techcrunch.com/2024/09/16/us-government-expands-sanctions-against-spyware-maker-intellexa/ Mon, 16 Sep 2024 15:30:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=2878806 This latest round of government sanctions lands months after Intellexa's founder Tal Dilian was sanctioned for selling the Predator spyware.

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London’s transit agency drops claim it has ‘no evidence’ of customer data theft after hack https://techcrunch.com/2024/09/10/londons-transit-agency-drops-claim-it-has-no-evidence-of-customer-data-theft-after-hack/ Tue, 10 Sep 2024 18:32:33 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=2852337 The London transport authority removes a claim that said there was no evidence that customer data was compromised during a recent hack.

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