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Apple pulls iCloud end-to-end encryption feature for UK users after government demanded backdoor
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Image Credits:Bryce Durbin / TechCrunch Apple confirmed Friday that it ?can no longer? offer a security feature that allows users in the United Kingdom to encrypt their iCloud data. In a statement provided to TechCrunch, Apple spokesperson Fred Sainz said the company?s?Advanced Data Protection?feature will no longer be available to new users and current U.K.…
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Apple says no one using Lockdown Mode has been hacked with spyware
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Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai 7:27 AM PDT March 27, 2026 Image Credits:Bryce Durbin / TechCrunch Almost four years after launching a security feature called Lockdown Mode, Apple says it has yet to see a case where someone?s device was hacked with these additional security protections switched on. ?We are not aware of any successful mercenary spyware attacks…
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Instagram says theres been no breach? despite password reset requests
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Anthony Ha Image Credits: stockcam/ Getty Images Instagram says that although some users received suspicious-looking password reset requests, it has not been breached. That seemingly contradicts?a Friday Bluesky post?from antivirus software company Malwarebytes, which shared a screenshot of an email from Instagram informing users of a request to reset their password. The post claimed, ?Cybercriminals…
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DoorDash confirms data breach impacting users. Phone numbers and physical addresses
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Image Credits:Tibrina Hobson / Getty Images Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai DoorDash disclosed a data breach that exposed the personal information of an unspecified number of users, which included names, email addresses, phone numbers, and physical addresses. Despite the fact that hackers stole phone numbers and physical addresses, DoorDash said that ?no sensitive information was accessed by the…
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Congressional Budget Office๏ฟฝconfirms๏ฟฝit was hacked
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Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai 8:36 AM PST ๏ฟฝ November 7, 2025 Image Credits:Unsplash The U.S. Congressional Budget Office has confirmed it was hacked. Caitlin Emma, a spokesperson for CBO, told TechCrunch on Friday that the agency is investigating the breach and ๏ฟฝhas identified the security incident, has taken immediate action to contain it, and has implemented additional…