Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai, Author at TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com Startup and Technology News Mon, 23 Feb 2026 21:44:40 +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 Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai, Author at TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com 32 32 VPN flaws allowed Chinese hackers to compromise dozens of Ivanti customers, says report https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/23/vpn-flaws-allowed-chinese-hackers-to-compromise-dozens-of-ivanti-customers-says-report/ Mon, 23 Feb 2026 16:06:54 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3095002 Cellebrite cut off Serbia citing abuse of its phone unlocking tools. Why not others? https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/19/cellebrite-cut-off-serbia-citing-abuse-of-its-phone-unlocking-tools-why-not-others/ Thu, 19 Feb 2026 22:04:52 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3094602 Sex toys maker Tenga says hacker stole customer information https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/19/sex-toys-maker-tenga-says-hacker-stole-customer-information/ Thu, 19 Feb 2026 15:25:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3093004 Hacking conference Def Con bans three people linked to Epstein https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/18/hacking-conference-def-con-bans-three-people-linked-to-epstein/ Wed, 18 Feb 2026 22:04:13 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3094187 Data breach at fintech giant Figure affects close to a million customers https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/18/data-breach-at-fintech-giant-figure-affects-close-to-a-million-customers/ Wed, 18 Feb 2026 18:14:07 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3094039 Intellexa’s Predator spyware used to hack iPhone of journalist in Angola, research says https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/17/intellexas-predator-spyware-used-to-hack-iphone-of-journalist-in-angola-research-says/ Wed, 18 Feb 2026 00:01:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3093687 Fintech lending giant Figure confirms data breach https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/13/fintech-lending-giant-figure-confirms-data-breach/ Fri, 13 Feb 2026 21:02:46 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3093037 Hacker linked to Epstein removed from Black Hat cyber conference website https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/12/hacker-linked-to-epstein-removed-from-black-hat-cyber-conference-website/ Thu, 12 Feb 2026 19:15:04 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3092535 DOJ says Trenchant boss sold exploits to Russian broker capable of accessing ‘millions of computers and devices’ https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/11/doj-says-trenchant-boss-sold-exploits-to-russian-broker-capable-of-accessing-millions-of-computers-and-devices/ Wed, 11 Feb 2026 18:41:41 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3091947 Google sent personal and financial information of student journalist to ICE https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/10/google-sent-personal-and-financial-information-of-student-journalist-to-ice/ Tue, 10 Feb 2026 20:41:21 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3091670 Hacked, leaked, exposed: Why you should never use stalkerware apps https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/09/hacked-leaked-exposed-why-you-should-stop-using-stalkerware-apps/ Mon, 09 Feb 2026 18:05:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=2787373 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 China’s Salt Typhoon hackers broke into Norwegian companies https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/06/chinas-salt-typhoon-hackers-broke-into-norwegian-companies/ Fri, 06 Feb 2026 15:39:46 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3090348 One of Europe’s largest universities knocked offline for days after cyberattack https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/05/one-of-europes-largest-universities-knocked-offline-for-days-after-cyberattack/ Thu, 05 Feb 2026 19:00:46 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3090016 Hackers publish personal information stolen during Harvard, UPenn data breaches https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/04/hackers-publish-personal-information-stolen-during-harvard-upenn-data-breaches/ Wed, 04 Feb 2026 17:56:37 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3089513 French police search X office in Paris, summon Elon Musk for questioning https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/03/french-police-search-x-office-in-paris-summon-elon-musk-for-questioning/ Tue, 03 Feb 2026 16:55:11 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3089111 Informant told FBI that Jeffrey Epstein had a ‘personal hacker’ https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/30/informant-told-fbi-that-jeffrey-epstein-had-a-personal-hacker/ Fri, 30 Jan 2026 22:04:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3088374 Russian hackers breached Polish power grid thanks to bad security, report says https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/30/russian-hackers-breached-polish-power-grid-thanks-to-bad-security-report-says/ Fri, 30 Jan 2026 16:50:24 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3088239 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 Microsoft gave FBI a set of BitLocker encryption keys to unlock suspects’ laptops: Reports https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/23/microsoft-gave-fbi-a-set-of-bitlocker-encryption-keys-to-unlock-suspects-laptops-reports/ Fri, 23 Jan 2026 15:54:09 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3085478