Zack Whittaker, Author at TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com Startup and Technology News Mon, 23 Feb 2026 23:08:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/cropped-cropped-favicon-gradient.png?w=32 Zack Whittaker, Author at TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com 32 32 Americans are destroying Flock surveillance cameras https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/23/americans-are-destroying-flock-surveillance-cameras/ Mon, 23 Feb 2026 18:49:49 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3095685 Ukrainian man jailed for identity theft that helped North Koreans get jobs at US companies https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/20/ukrainian-man-jailed-for-identity-theft-that-helped-north-koreans-get-jobs-at-us-companies/ Fri, 20 Feb 2026 17:38:59 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3094978 FBI says ATM ‘jackpotting’ attacks are on the rise, and netting hackers millions in stolen cash https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/19/fbi-says-atm-jackpotting-attacks-are-on-the-rise-and-netting-hackers-millions-in-stolen-cash/ Thu, 19 Feb 2026 22:31:34 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3094673 Bug in student admissions website exposed children’s personal information https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/19/bug-in-student-admissions-website-exposed-childrens-personal-information/ Thu, 19 Feb 2026 15:05:35 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3094329 Microsoft says Office bug exposed customers’ confidential emails to Copilot AI https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/18/microsoft-says-office-bug-exposed-customers-confidential-emails-to-copilot-ai/ Wed, 18 Feb 2026 14:44:28 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3093970 European Parliament blocks AI on lawmakers’ devices, citing security risks https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/17/european-parliament-blocks-ai-on-lawmakers-devices-citing-security-risks/ Tue, 17 Feb 2026 16:30:43 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3093475 Dutch phone giant Odido says millions of customers affected by data breach https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/13/dutch-phone-giant-odido-says-millions-of-customers-affected-by-data-breach/ Fri, 13 Feb 2026 15:54:13 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3092813 Microsoft says hackers are exploiting critical zero-day bugs to target Windows and Office users https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/11/microsoft-says-hackers-are-exploiting-critical-zero-day-bugs-to-target-windows-and-office-users/ Wed, 11 Feb 2026 20:46:40 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3092145 Singapore says China-backed hackers targeted its four largest phone companies https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/10/singapore-china-backed-hackers-targeted-largest-phone-companies-salt-typhoon/ Tue, 10 Feb 2026 16:19:39 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3091493 Hacktivist scrapes over 500,000 stalkerware customers’ payment records https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/09/hacktivist-scrapes-over-500000-stalkerware-customers-payment-records/ Mon, 09 Feb 2026 16:20:12 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3090993 Senator, who has repeatedly warned about secret US government surveillance, sounds new alarm over ‘CIA activities’ https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/06/senator-who-has-repeatedly-warned-about-secret-u-s-government-surveillance-sounds-new-alarm-over-cia-activities/ Fri, 06 Feb 2026 18:02:44 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3090377 Data breach at govtech giant Conduent balloons, affecting millions more Americans https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/05/data-breach-at-govtech-giant-conduent-balloons-affecting-millions-more-americans/ Thu, 05 Feb 2026 15:25:38 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3089903 Homeland Security is trying to force tech companies to hand over data about Trump critics https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/03/homeland-security-is-trying-to-force-tech-companies-to-hand-over-data-about-trump-critics/ Tue, 03 Feb 2026 18:35:19 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3089193 Notepad++ says Chinese government hackers hijacked its software updates for months https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/02/notepad-says-chinese-government-hackers-hijacked-its-software-updates-for-months/ Mon, 02 Feb 2026 18:09:34 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3088724 Fintech firm Marquis blames hack at firewall provider SonicWall for its data breach https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/29/fintech-firm-marquis-blames-hack-at-firewall-provider-sonicwall-for-its-data-breach/ Thu, 29 Jan 2026 20:31:43 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3087955 Apple’s new iPhone and iPad security feature limits cell networks from collecting precise location data https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/29/apples-new-iphone-and-ipad-security-feature-limits-cell-networks-from-collecting-precise-location-data/ Thu, 29 Jan 2026 14:50:57 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3087775 Trump’s acting cybersecurity chief uploaded sensitive government docs to ChatGPT https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/28/trumps-acting-cybersecurity-chief-uploaded-sensitive-government-docs-to-chatgpt/ Wed, 28 Jan 2026 15:22:37 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3087168 Amid Trump attacks and weaponized sanctions, Europeans look to rely less on US tech https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/27/amid-trump-attacks-and-weaponized-sanctions-europeans-look-to-rely-less-on-us-tech/ Tue, 27 Jan 2026 17:56:47 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3086633 Here’s the tech powering ICE’s deportation crackdown  https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/26/heres-the-tech-powering-ices-deportation-crackdown/ Mon, 26 Jan 2026 21:00:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3045548 Saudi satirist hacked with Pegasus spyware wins damages in court battle https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/26/saudi-satirist-hacked-with-pegasus-spyware-wins-damages-in-court-battle/ Mon, 26 Jan 2026 17:20:07 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3086035