U.K. orders Apple to let it spy on users’ encrypted accounts

Security officials in the United Kingdom have demanded that Apple create a back door allowing them to retrieve all the content any Apple user worldwide has uploaded to the cloud, people familiar with the matter told The Washington Post. The Read More …

Spyware maker Paragon confirms US government is a customer

Israeli spyware maker Paragon Solutions confirmed to TechCrunch that it sells its products to the U.S. government and other unspecified allied countries. Paragon’s executive chairman John Fleming said in a statement to TechCrunch on Tuesday that “Paragon licenses its technology Read More …

Deloitte to provide Rhode Island $5 million toward data breach aftermath expense

Deloitte will provide Rhode Island with $5 million to go toward paying expenses related to the RIBridges data breach that took place in December of 2024. Separately, Deloitte will also cover the cost of the data breach call center, credit Read More …

Meta’s WhatsApp says spyware company Paragon targeted users in two dozen countries

An official with Meta Platforms’ (META.O), opens new tab popular WhatsApp chat service said Israeli spyware company Paragon Solutions had targeted scores of its users, including journalists and members of civil society. The official said on Friday that WhatsApp had Read More …

5 linked to cyber espionage ring arrested in Türkiye

Authorities arrested five people on cyber espionage charges through a software system uncovered thanks to information from the National Intelligence Organization (MIT), Turkish media reported Monday. An investigation led by the Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office in the capital, Ankara, discovered Read More …

TalkTalk investigating data breach after hacker claims theft of customer data

U.K. telecoms giant TalkTalk has confirmed that it is investigating a data breach after a hacker claimed to have stolen the personal information of millions of customers. In a post on a popular cybercrime forum seen by TechCrunch, an individual Read More …

eCommerce data breach exposes details on half a million users

The North Pole Company, a Canadian gift basket delivery service, allegedly suffered a data breach in which half a million customers lost sensitive personal information. The claim was made on BreachForums, a popular underground community where cybercriminals come to share Read More …

HPE’s sensitive data exposed in alleged IntelBroker hack

IntelBroker has struck again. This time, the notorious BreachForums bigwig, which has a long list of high-profile victims, including Europol, Cisco, and GE, has claimed to have breached IT giant Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE). The suspected Serbian-origin hacker is offering Read More …