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After fighting malware for decades, this cybersecurity veteran is now hacking drones Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
Mikko Hyppönen is one of the most recognizable faces of the cybersecurity industry. After fighting computer viruses, worms, and malware, for more than 35 years, he tells TechCrunch why he is now working on systems to stop killer drones.
4 April 2026 at 21:00

After fighting malware for decades, this cybersecurity veteran is now hacking drones

4 April 2026 at 21:00

Mikko Hyppönen is one of the most recognizable faces of the cybersecurity industry. After fighting computer viruses, worms, and malware, for more than 35 years, he tells TechCrunch why he is now working on systems to stop killer drones.

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Europe’s cyber agency blames hacking gangs for massive data breach and leak Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
CERT-EU blamed the cybercrime group TeamPCP for the recent hack on the European Commission, and said the notorious ShinyHunters gang was responsible for leaking the stolen data online.
3 April 2026 at 23:50

Europe’s cyber agency blames hacking gangs for massive data breach and leak

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By: Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai

3 April 2026 at 23:50

CERT-EU blamed the cybercrime group TeamPCP for the recent hack on the European Commission, and said the notorious ShinyHunters gang was responsible for leaking the stolen data online.

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Open Source Security Tool Trivy Hit by Supply Chain Attack, Prompting Urgent Industry Response Craig Risi
A major security incident affecting the widely used open source vulnerability scanner Trivy has exposed critical weaknesses in software supply chain security, after maintainers confirmed that a malicious release was briefly distributed to users. By Craig Risi
3 April 2026 at 20:00

Open Source Security Tool Trivy Hit by Supply Chain Attack, Prompting Urgent Industry Response

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By: Craig Risi

3 April 2026 at 20:00

A major security incident affecting the widely used open source vulnerability scanner Trivy has exposed critical weaknesses in software supply chain security, after maintainers confirmed that a malicious release was briefly distributed to users.

By Craig Risi

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Telehealth giant Hims & Hers says its customer support system was hacked Zack Whittaker
The U.S. telehealth giant says hackers stole customer support ticket data over the course of several days in February.
3 April 2026 at 05:26

Telehealth giant Hims & Hers says its customer support system was hacked

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By: Zack Whittaker

3 April 2026 at 05:26

The U.S. telehealth giant says hackers stole customer support ticket data over the course of several days in February.

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Axios npm Package Compromised in Supply Chain Attack Daniel Curtis
On March 31, 2026, two versions of the Axios library were compromised and found to contain a Remote Access Trojan. The malicious packages were published through a hijacked maintainer account. The Axios team is investigating how the breach occurred and has deprecated the affected versions. Security experts emphasize the need for better dependency management. By Daniel Curtis
2 April 2026 at 21:53

Axios npm Package Compromised in Supply Chain Attack

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By: Daniel Curtis

2 April 2026 at 21:53

On March 31, 2026, two versions of the Axios library were compromised and found to contain a Remote Access Trojan. The malicious packages were published through a hijacked maintainer account. The Axios team is investigating how the breach occurred and has deprecated the affected versions. Security experts emphasize the need for better dependency management.

By Daniel Curtis

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Mercor says it was hit by cyberattack tied to compromise of open source LiteLLM project Jagmeet Singh
The AI recruiting startup confirmed a security incident after an extortion hacking crew took credit for stealing data from the company's systems.
1 April 2026 at 09:42

Mercor says it was hit by cyberattack tied to compromise of open source LiteLLM project

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By: Jagmeet Singh

1 April 2026 at 09:42

The AI recruiting startup confirmed a security incident after an extortion hacking crew took credit for stealing data from the company's systems.

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Delve did the security compliance on LiteLLM, an AI project hit by malware Julie Bort
LiteLLM offers an AI open source project used by millions that was infected by credential harvesting malware.
26 March 2026 at 08:03

Delve did the security compliance on LiteLLM, an AI project hit by malware

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By: Julie Bort

26 March 2026 at 08:03

LiteLLM offers an AI open source project used by millions that was infected by credential harvesting malware.

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Convicted spyware chief hints that Greece’s government was behind dozens of phone hacks Zack Whittaker
The spyware founder's comments are the most direct suggestion yet from anyone inside Intellexa that the Mitsotakis government authorized the hacking of dozens of phones belonging to senior Greek government ministers, opposition leaders, military officials, and journalists.
26 March 2026 at 05:19

Convicted spyware chief hints that Greece’s government was behind dozens of phone hacks

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By: Zack Whittaker

26 March 2026 at 05:19

The spyware founder's comments are the most direct suggestion yet from anyone inside Intellexa that the Mitsotakis government authorized the hacking of dozens of phones belonging to senior Greek government ministers, opposition leaders, military officials, and journalists.

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Russia arrests alleged owner of cybercrime forum LeakBase, report says Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
Russian state-owned media reported that police in Russia arrested the administrator of LeakBase, a large hacking forum.
26 March 2026 at 00:36

Russia arrests alleged owner of cybercrime forum LeakBase, report says

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By: Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai

26 March 2026 at 00:36

Russian state-owned media reported that police in Russia arrested the administrator of LeakBase, a large hacking forum.

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The FBI is investigating malware hidden inside games hosted on Steam Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
The FBI believes a series of video games published on Steam in the last two years were embedded with malware by the same hacker.
13 March 2026 at 22:55

The FBI is investigating malware hidden inside games hosted on Steam

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By: Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai

13 March 2026 at 22:55

The FBI believes a series of video games published on Steam in the last two years were embedded with malware by the same hacker.

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DOGE employee stole Social Security data and put it on a thumb drive, report says Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
A whistleblower is accusing a former DOGE member of stealing a large number of Americans’ personal data while he was working at the Social Security Administration, with the plan of using it at his new job.
11 March 2026 at 04:09

DOGE employee stole Social Security data and put it on a thumb drive, report says

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By: Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai

11 March 2026 at 04:09

A whistleblower is accusing a former DOGE member of stealing a large number of Americans’ personal data while he was working at the Social Security Administration, with the plan of using it at his new job.

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Mandiant’s founder just raised $190M for his autonomous AI agent security startup Julie Bort
Kevin Mandia founded Armadin to create autonomous cybersecurity agents, software designed to learn and respond to threats without a human in the middle.
11 March 2026 at 02:21

Mandiant’s founder just raised $190M for his autonomous AI agent security startup

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By: Julie Bort

11 March 2026 at 02:21

Kevin Mandia founded Armadin to create autonomous cybersecurity agents, software designed to learn and respond to threats without a human in the middle.

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US military contractor likely built iPhone hacking tools used by Russian spies in Ukraine Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
Google found a series of hacking tools they said were used by a Russian espionage group and a cybercriminal group in China. Sources from a U.S. government defense contractor said some of those hacking tools were theirs.
11 March 2026 at 01:44

US military contractor likely built iPhone hacking tools used by Russian spies in Ukraine

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By: Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai

11 March 2026 at 01:44

Google found a series of hacking tools they said were used by a Russian espionage group and a cybercriminal group in China. Sources from a U.S. government defense contractor said some of those hacking tools were theirs.

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