Russia arrests alleged owner of cybercrime forum LeakBase, report says TechCrunch 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.
US military contractor likely built iPhone hacking tools used by Russian spies in Ukraine TechCrunch 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.