cyberattacks

What Really Happened With the DDoS Attacks That Took Down X
The social network X suffered intermittent outages on Monday, a situation owner Elon Musk attributed to a “massive cyberattack.” Musk ...

Congress Freaks Out Over Trump Administration’s Decision to Halt Cyber Operations Against Russia
Last week, The Record reported that Donald Trump’s new Defense Secretary, Pete Hegseth, had made the abrupt decision to pause ...

The TechCrunch Cyber Glossary | TechCrunch
The cybersecurity world is full of jargon and lingo. At TechCrunch, we have been writing about cybersecurity for years, and ...

DOJ confirms arrested US Army soldier is linked to AT&T and Verizon hacks
U.S. prosecutors have formally linked the arrest of a serving U.S. Army soldier in December to a massive theft of ...

The FCC’s Jessica Rosenworcel Isn’t Leaving Without a Fight
As the United States scrambles to kick China out of its communications networks, Jessica Rosenworcel, the outgoing Democratic chair of ...

Biden’s Cyber Ambassador Urges Trump Not to Cede Ground to Russia and China in Global Tech Fight
European governments wonder if Trump will continue US support of Ukraine and NATO in a conflict with Russia that has ...

Hackers are exploiting a new Fortinet firewall bug to breach company networks
Security researchers say malicious hackers have been exploiting a newly discovered vulnerability in Fortinet firewalls to break into corporate and ...