The first convicted spyware maker in over a decade has avoided jail time after earlier pleading guilty to U. federal charges associated with running his surveillance company. Bryan Fleming was sentenced on Friday in a San Diego federal court to time served and a $5,000 fine, confirmed a spokesperson for …

A North Korean cyberattack that last Monday briefly hijacked one of the most widely used open source projects on the web took weeks to carry out as part of a long-running campaign to target the code’s top developers. The hijacking of the Axios project on March 31 was in part …

For the last few years, North Koreans have gotten remote jobs at hundreds of Western companies pretending to be from somewhere else, using fake resumes, and sometimes with the help of American collaborators. It’s been a major problem for years, as North Korea remains highly sanctioned by the U. and …

Immigration and Customs Enforcement told lawmakers that it has bought and used spyware made by Paragon Solutions in drug trafficking cases, according to a letter seen by TechCrunch. ICE Acting Director Todd Lyons wrote in the letter to three congresspeople that he approved the agency’s criminal investigative unit Homeland Security …

Hims & Hers, the telehealth company that sells weight-loss drugs and sexual health prescriptions, has confirmed a data breach affecting its third-party customer service platform. The healthcare company said in a data breach notice filed with the California attorney general’s office on Thursday that the hackers stole data about user …

American toy-making giant Hasbro has confirmed a cyberattack, and the company says it may take “several weeks” before the incident is resolved. The owner of properties including Transformers, Peppa Pig, and Dungeons & Dragons said in a legally required disclosure with the U. Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday that …

WhatsApp says it has notified around 200 users who were tricked into installing a malicious fake version of the chat app that contained spyware. WhatsApp accused Italian spyware maker SIO of creating a fake version of its messaging app for iPhones, according to an announcement the company shared with TechCrunch. …

Apple has pushed a security update to older iPhones and iPads that protects against a leaked set of powerful hacking tools capable of stealing data from a person’s device. The tech giant said on Wednesday that it released iOS 18. 7 to allow a broader range of devices to “receive …

Decentralized finance company Drift says it has suspended withdrawals and deposits after confirming a security incident. The crypto platform said in a post on X that it was “experiencing an active attack,” and that it was working to “contain the incident. ” Security researchers and public blockchain data suggest the …

Apple has provided federal agents with the real identities of at least two customers who used one of the company’s privacy features designed to mask their email addresses from apps and websites. “Hide My Email” is a feature that allows paying Apple iCloud+ customers to generate anonymous email addresses that …