cybersecurity

Hackers stole Social Security numbers during Allianz Life cyberattack

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Hackers who breached U.S. insurance giant Allianz Life earlier this month stole reams of customer Social Security numbers, according to notifications filed with several U.S. states and seen by TechCrunch. Allianz Life disclosed the July 16 breach this past weekend, confirming to TechCrunch the unidentified hackers stole the personally identifiable information belonging to the “majority” […]

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Minnesota activates National Guard as cyberattack on Saint Paul disrupts public services

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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has activated the state’s National Guard following a cyberattack on the state’s capital, Saint Paul. City officials have not yet disclosed the nature of the cyberattack, but the July 25 breach continues to disrupt city operations and some public services.  Saint Paul is one of the largest cities in the U.S.

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Google says UK government has not demanded an encryption backdoor for its users’ data

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The U.K. government is reportedly backing down from its earlier demand that Apple builds a secret backdoor allowing its authorities access to customer data worldwide, following a harsh rebuke from the U.S. government. But one U.S. senator wants to know if other tech giants, like Google, have also received secret backdoor demands from the U.K.

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Google won’t say if UK secretly demanded a backdoor for user data

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The U.K. government is reportedly backing down from its earlier demand that Apple builds a secret backdoor allowing its authorities access to customer data worldwide, following a harsh rebuke from the U.S. government.  But one U.S. senator wants to know if other tech giants, like Google, have also received secret backdoor demands from the U.K.

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Telecom giant Orange warns of disruption amid ongoing cyberattack

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Orange, a French telecommunications giant and one of the largest phone providers in the world, announced on Monday that it was the victim of an unspecified cyberattack. In the announcement, the company said that it detected a cyberattack “on one of its information systems” on July 25, and that it proceeded to “isolate potentially affected

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Sex toy maker Lovense caught leaking users’ email addresses and exposing accounts to takeovers

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A security researcher says sex toy maker Lovense has failed to fully fix two security flaws that expose the private email address of its users and allow the takeover of any user’s account. The researcher, who goes by the handle BobDaHacker, published details of the bugs on Monday after Lovense claimed it would need 14

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New York state cyber chief calls out Trump for cybersecurity cuts

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During the first few months of the new Trump administration, the White House slashed cybersecurity budgets, staff, and initiatives. And some, including cybersecurity experts and legislators, are not happy about it. One of them is Colin Ahern, the chief cyber officer for the state of New York. In a recent interview with TechCrunch, Ahern said

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Flights grounded as Russia’s largest airline Aeroflot hit by cyberattack

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Flights across Russia have been grounded after a cyberattack hit the country’s largest airline, Aeroflot, on Monday.  Details of the cyberattack remain limited, but a pro-Ukrainian hacker group known for targeting Russian organizations called Silent Crow took credit for the cyberattack alongside Belarusian hackers, citing Russia’s occupation of Ukraine.  The group said in a Telegram

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Allianz Life says ‘majority’ of customers’ personal data stolen in cyberattack

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U.S. insurance giant Allianz Life has confirmed to TechCrunch that hackers stole the personal information of the “majority” of its customers, financial professionals, and employees during a mid-July data breach. When reached by TechCrunch, Allianz Life spokesperson Brett Weinberg confirmed the breach. “On July 16, 2025, a malicious threat actor gained access to a third-party,

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Google took a month to shut down Catwatchful, a phone spyware operation hosted on its servers

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Google has suspended the account of phone surveillance operator Catwatchful, which was using the tech giant’s servers to host and operate the monitoring software. Google’s move to shut down the spyware operation comes a month after TechCrunch alerted the technology giant the operator was hosting the operation on Firebase, one of Google’s developer platforms. Catwatchful

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