hackers

The seal of the F.B.I. hangs in the Flag Room at the bureau's headquaters March 9, 2007 in Washington, DC.

In Brief

FBI investigating hack on its wiretap and surveillance systems: Report

Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai

Mar 5, 2026

MacBook pro 2021 half open with Iphone 13 lit by retina display

Security

A suite of government hacking tools targeting iPhones is now being used by cybercriminals

Zack Whittaker

Mar 3, 2026

Smoke rises from the area after it was targeted in attacks as a series of explosions are heard in Tehran, Iran on March 01, 2026. The Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) building after Iranian authorities said it was targeted in the attacks.

Security

Hacked traffic cams and hijacked TVs: How cyber operations supported the war against Iran

Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai

Mar 3, 2026

Security

Hacktivists claim to have hacked Homeland Security to release ICE contract data

Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai

Mar 2, 2026

Security

VPN flaws allowed Chinese hackers to compromise dozens of Ivanti customers, says report

Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai

Feb 23, 2026

Raw eggplant with hard shadow on blue background.

Security

Sex toys maker Tenga says hacker stole customer information

Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai

Feb 19, 2026

A wall at the Def Con hacking conference in Las Vegas in 2024.

Security

Hacking conference Def Con bans three people linked to Epstein

Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai

Feb 18, 2026

Michael Tannenbaum, chief executive officer of Figure Technology Solutions Inc., during the company's initial public offering at the Nasdaq MarketSite during the in New York, US, on Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025.

In Brief

Data breach at fintech giant Figure affects close to a million customers

Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai

Feb 18, 2026

In Brief

Fintech lending giant Figure confirms data breach

Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai

Feb 13, 2026

This photograph taken in Le-Perreux-sur-Marne, outside Paris on February 9, 2026 shows undated pictures provided by the US Department of Justice on January 30, 2026 as part of the Jeffrey Epstein files.

Security

Hacker linked to Epstein removed from Black Hat cyber conference website

Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai

Feb 12, 2026

A man sits in front of a computer and the Chinese flag.

In Brief

China’s Salt Typhoon hackers broke into Norwegian companies

Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai

Feb 6, 2026

Two university students are seen at La Sapienza University Campus on March 4, 2020 in Rome, Italy.

Security

One of Europe’s largest universities knocked offline for days after cyberattack

Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai

Feb 5, 2026

People walk past the Harry Elkins Widener Memorial Library on Harvard's campus on June 5, 2025.

Security

Hackers publish personal information stolen during Harvard, UPenn data breaches

Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai

Feb 4, 2026

Southern District of New York press conference with charges against Jeffrey Epstein of sex trafficking between the years of 2002 and 2005 with underage minors. During seizure they found thousands of photos of nudes, FBI announces 800 number to victims. Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, William F. Sweeney Jr., the Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

In Brief

Informant told FBI that Jeffrey Epstein had a ‘personal hacker’

Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai

Jan 30, 2026

Security

Supreme Court hacker posted stolen government data on Instagram

Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai

Jan 16, 2026

In Brief

Man to plead guilty to hacking US Supreme Court filing system

Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai

Jan 13, 2026

Security

These are the cybersecurity stories we were jealous of in 2025

Dec 26, 2025

Security

US insurance giant Aflac says hackers stole personal and health data of 22.6 million people

Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai

Dec 23, 2025

In Brief

France’s postal and banking services disrupted by suspected DDoS attack

Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai

Dec 23, 2025

Security

Hundreds of Cisco customers are vulnerable to new Chinese hacking campaign, researchers say

Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai

Dec 19, 2025

Sign for the NHS National Health Service outside a pharmacy on 24th August 2022 in London, United Kingdom.

Security

Tech provider for NHS England confirms data breach

Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai

Dec 18, 2025

Security

Cisco says Chinese hackers are exploiting its customers with a new zero-day

Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai

Dec 17, 2025

Security

Hacking group says it’s extorting Pornhub after stealing users’ viewing data

Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai

Dec 16, 2025

a person holding new iPhone XS smartphone in their hand over a notepad.

Security

Google and Apple roll out emergency security updates after zero-day attacks

Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai

Dec 12, 2025

Security

Google says hackers stole data from 200 companies following Gainsight breach

Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai

Nov 21, 2025

Security

Salesforce says some of its customers’ data was accessed after Gainsight breach

Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai

Nov 20, 2025

A screenshot of Ghost in the Shell, showing Major Motoko Kusanagi.

Security

How the classic anime ‘Ghost in the Shell’ predicted the future of cybersecurity 30 years ago

Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai

Nov 19, 2025

Security

DoorDash confirms data breach affecting users’ phone numbers and physical addresses

Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai

Nov 17, 2025

North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un attends a press conference, June 19, 2024, in Pyongyang, North Korea.

Security

Five people plead guilty to helping North Koreans infiltrate US companies as ‘remote IT workers’

Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai

Nov 14, 2025

A screenshot from the latest Operation Endgame video.

Security

Police take down three cybercrime operations in latest round of ‘whack-a-mole’

Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai

Nov 13, 2025

Topics

More from TechCrunch

FBI investigating hack on its wiretap and surveillance systems: Report

A suite of government hacking tools targeting iPhones is now being used by cybercriminals

Hacked traffic cams and hijacked TVs: How cyber operations supported the war against Iran

Hacktivists claim to have hacked Homeland Security to release ICE contract data

VPN flaws allowed Chinese hackers to compromise dozens of Ivanti customers, says report

Sex toys maker Tenga says hacker stole customer information

Hacking conference Def Con bans three people linked to Epstein

Data breach at fintech giant Figure affects close to a million customers

Fintech lending giant Figure confirms data breach

Hacker linked to Epstein removed from Black Hat cyber conference website

China’s Salt Typhoon hackers broke into Norwegian companies

One of Europe’s largest universities knocked offline for days after cyberattack

Hackers publish personal information stolen during Harvard, UPenn data breaches

Informant told FBI that Jeffrey Epstein had a ‘personal hacker’

Supreme Court hacker posted stolen government data on Instagram

Man to plead guilty to hacking US Supreme Court filing system

These are the cybersecurity stories we were jealous of in 2025

US insurance giant Aflac says hackers stole personal and health data of 22.6 million people

France’s postal and banking services disrupted by suspected DDoS attack

Hundreds of Cisco customers are vulnerable to new Chinese hacking campaign, researchers say

Tech provider for NHS England confirms data breach

Cisco says Chinese hackers are exploiting its customers with a new zero-day

Hacking group says it’s extorting Pornhub after stealing users’ viewing data

Google and Apple roll out emergency security updates after zero-day attacks

Google says hackers stole data from 200 companies following Gainsight breach

Salesforce says some of its customers’ data was accessed after Gainsight breach

How the classic anime ‘Ghost in the Shell’ predicted the future of cybersecurity 30 years ago

DoorDash confirms data breach affecting users’ phone numbers and physical addresses

Five people plead guilty to helping North Koreans infiltrate US companies as ‘remote IT workers’

Police take down three cybercrime operations in latest round of ‘whack-a-mole’

Anthropic says its workforce has become less junior and is spending more time in meetings

Replit makes OpenAI its default over Anthropic, CEO says

Mark Wahlberg wants to take on the longevity-startup crowd with an affordable gym concept

Tesla reveals SpaceX-powered Roadster that flies and falls with style

FBI arrests OpenAI employee accused of planting hidden recording device in conference room

Bumble agrees to a $1.3B acquisition deal as online dating faces a reset

Just 5 years in, interactive chatbot platform Character.AI files for bankruptcy

hackers

Most Popular