Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai, Author at TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com Startup and Technology News Fri, 11 Jul 2025 22:18:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/cropped-cropped-favicon-gradient.png?w=32 Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai, Author at TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com 32 32 Can an ‘ethical’ spyware maker justify providing its tech to ICE? https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/11/can-an-ethical-spyware-maker-provide-its-tech-to-ice/ Fri, 11 Jul 2025 21:00:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3026601 AI chatbot’s simple ‘123456’ password risked exposing personal data of millions of McDonald’s job applicants https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/11/ai-chatbots-simple-123456-password-risked-exposing-personal-data-of-millions-of-mcdonalds-job-applicants/ Fri, 11 Jul 2025 14:21:17 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3026986 French police arrest Russian basketball player accused of ransomware: Report https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/10/french-police-arrest-russian-basketball-player-accused-of-ransomware-report/ Thu, 10 Jul 2025 15:13:35 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3026487 Jack Dorsey says his ‘secure’ new Bitchat app has not been tested for security https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/09/jack-dorsey-says-his-secure-new-bitchat-app-has-not-been-tested-for-security/ Wed, 09 Jul 2025 18:37:06 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3026178 Activision took down Call of Duty game after PC players hacked, says source https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/08/activision-took-down-call-of-duty-game-after-pc-players-hacked-says-source/ Tue, 08 Jul 2025 18:44:19 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3025694 Marks & Spencer chair refuses to say if retailer paid hackers after ransomware attack https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/08/marks-spencer-chair-refuses-to-say-if-retailer-paid-hackers-after-ransomware-attack/ Tue, 08 Jul 2025 14:18:23 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3025525 Ransomware gang Hunters International says it’s shutting down https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/03/ransomware-gang-hunters-international-says-its-shutting-down/ Thu, 03 Jul 2025 14:45:05 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3024563 Hacked, leaked, exposed: Why you should never use stalkerware apps https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/02/hacked-leaked-exposed-why-you-should-stop-using-stalkerware-apps/ Wed, 02 Jul 2025 14:00:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=2787373 US government takes down major North Korean ‘remote IT workers’ operation  https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/30/us-government-takes-down-major-north-korean-remote-it-workers-operation/ Mon, 30 Jun 2025 18:13:05 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3023444 Mexican drug cartel hacker spied on FBI official’s phone to track and kill informants, report says https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/30/mexican-drug-cartel-hacker-spied-on-fbi-officials-phone-to-track-and-kill-informants-report-says/ Mon, 30 Jun 2025 16:14:16 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3023317 US, French authorities confirm arrest of BreachForums hackers https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/26/us-french-authorities-confirm-arrest-of-breachforums-hackers/ Thu, 26 Jun 2025 16:28:54 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3022393 Iran’s government says it shut down internet to protect against cyberattacks https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/20/irans-government-says-it-shut-down-internet-to-protect-against-cyberattacks/ Fri, 20 Jun 2025 16:44:19 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3020642 Internet collapses across Iran, say web-monitoring firms https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/18/internet-collapses-across-iran-say-web-monitoring-firms/ Wed, 18 Jun 2025 16:24:20 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3019908 Pro-Israel hacktivist group claims responsibility for alleged Iranian bank hack https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/17/pro-israel-hacktivist-group-claims-responsibility-for-alleged-iranian-bank-hack/ Tue, 17 Jun 2025 17:29:11 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3019497 Apple fixes new iPhone zero-day bug used in Paragon spyware hacks https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/12/apple-fixes-new-iphone-zero-day-bug-used-in-paragon-spyware-hacks/ Thu, 12 Jun 2025 17:06:41 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3018284 Researchers confirm two journalists were hacked with Paragon spyware https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/12/researchers-confirm-two-journalists-were-hacked-with-paragon-spyware/ Thu, 12 Jun 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3018101 US government’s vaccine website defaced with AI-generated content https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/11/us-governments-vaccine-website-defaced-with-ai-generated-content/ Wed, 11 Jun 2025 18:36:03 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3017954 Paragon says it canceled contracts with Italy over government’s refusal to investigate spyware attack on journalist https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/09/paragon-says-it-cancelled-contracts-with-italy-over-governments-refusal-to-investigate-spyware-attack-on-journalist/ Mon, 09 Jun 2025 18:09:58 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3016706 Italian lawmakers say Italy used spyware to target phones of immigration activists, but not against journalist https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/06/italian-lawmakers-say-italy-used-spyware-to-target-phones-of-immigration-activists-but-not-against-journalist/ Fri, 06 Jun 2025 20:16:16 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3016156 Ransomware gang claims responsibility for Kettering Health hack https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/04/ransomware-gang-claims-responsibility-for-kettering-health-hack/ Wed, 04 Jun 2025 19:07:13 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3015347