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Asia, China, espionage, Government, hack

Chinese spy defects to Australia, alleging election interference and cybercrimes – TechCrunch

A purported agent of the Chinese intelligence service is seeking asylum in Australia, bringing with him explosive allegations of widespread…

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CTO.ai’s developer shortcuts eliminate coding busywork – TechCrunch

There’s too much hype about mythical “10X developers”. Everyone’s desperate to hire these ‘ninja rockstars’. In reality, it’s smarter to…

botnets, Cybercrime, Gadgets, hack, Hardware, head, Malware, Mining, ransomware, russia, security, U.S. government

Police hijack a botnet and remotely kill 850,000 malware infections – TechCrunch

In a rare feat, French police have hijacked and neutralized a massive cryptocurrency mining botnet controlling close to a million…

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Malicious websites were used to secretly hack into iPhones for years, says Google – TechCrunch

Security researchers at Google say they’ve found a number of malicious websites which, when visited, could quietly hack into a…

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With warshipping, hackers ship their exploits directly to their target’s mail room – TechCrunch

Why break into a company’s network when you can just walk right in — literally? Gone could be the days…

computer security, data breach, hack, online marketplace, Password, Prevention, security, security breaches

Clothing marketplace Poshmark confirms data breach – TechCrunch

Poshmark, an online marketplace for buying and selling clothes, has reported a data breach. The company said in a brief…

capital one, Finance, hack, security

Capital One breach also hit other major companies, say researchers – TechCrunch

The data breach at Capital One may be the “tip of the iceberg” and may affect other major companies, according…

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Capital One’s breach was inevitable, because we did nothing after Equifax – TechCrunch

Another day, another massive data breach. This time it’s the financial giant and credit card issuer Capital One, which revealed…

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Netflix doc unpacks Cambridge Analytica, Trump, Brexit and democracy’s death – TechCrunch

It’s perhaps not for nothing that The Great Hack – the new Netflix documentary about the connections between Cambridge Analytica,…

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How US national security agencies hold the internet hostage – TechCrunch

Three of Google’s planned submarine cables are on indefinite hold while Team Telecom investigates Team Telecom, a shadowy US national…