U.S. technology giant Broadcom is warning that a trio of VMware vulnerabilities are being actively exploited by malicious hackers to compromise the networks of its corporate customers. The three vulnerabilities — collectively dubbed “ESXicape” by one security researcher — affect VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion, which are widely-used software hypervisor products that allow multiple virtual […]
CIA director John Ratcliffe has confirmed the Trump administration has paused its intelligence sharing operation with Ukraine, following a heated exchange between the two countries’ leaders on Friday. In response to a question during an interview with Fox’s Maria Bartiromo on Wednesday, Ratcliffe did not provide further details about the decision, but said President Trump
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Poland’s space agency (POLSA) says it is working to restore services following a cybersecurity incident. POLSA, the Polish government agency responsible for the country’s space activities, said in a post on X that it had “immediately disconnected” its network from the internet after detecting the cyberattack on Sunday. POLSA’s website remains offline at the time
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As disruption from a suspected ransomware attack on newspaper publishing giant Lee Enterprises span into its second month, the cyberattack is also affecting payments to freelancers and contractors who work for the company, TechCrunch has learned. The cyberattack on Lee Enterprises on February 3 sparked widescale outages and ongoing disruption at dozens of newspapers across
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The United States has suspended its offensive cyber operations against Russia, according to reports, amid efforts by the Trump administration to grant Moscow concessions to end the war in Ukraine. The reported order to halt U.S.-launched hacking operations against Russia was authorized by U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, according to The Record. The new guidance
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In the early evening of March 5, 2012, in Cairo, Egyptian revolutionaries stormed the headquarters of the secret police called the State Security Investigations (SSI) service, a building known as “the capital of hell” because of its reputation as a place where ruthless officers tortured prisoners. Inside, protesters found both intact and shredded documents, torture
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Amnesty International said that Google fixed previously unknown flaws in Android that allowed authorities to unlock phones using forensic tools. On Friday, Amnesty International published a report detailing a chain of three zero-day vulnerabilities developed by phone-unlocking company Cellebrite, which its researchers found after investigating the hack of a student protester’s phone in Serbia. The
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We’re barely a couple of months into 2025, but this year has already seen several data breaches affecting the personal information of millions of individuals, including everything from student records to phone data and sensitive health information. Last year, 2024, saw more than one billion records stolen. If the first two months of this year
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Belgium is investigating an alleged data breach of its state security service (VSSE) by Chinese government hackers. In a statement sent to TechCrunch on Friday, the Belgian federal prosecutor’s office said an investigation into a cyberattack was opened in November 2023 after it learned about the alleged breach. This confirms an earlier report by the
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A little-known phone surveillance operation called Spyzie has compromised more than half a million Android devices and thousands of iPhones and iPads, according to data shared by a security researcher. Most of the affected device owners, who are unknown, are likely unaware that their phone data has been compromised. The security researcher told TechCrunch that
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