2026-08-24T05:07:04Z https://nostr.now Carly Page https://nostr.now/npub1m6ustyme6z3tysxt7cyjy9ku5l0duad5ll6ed49sdq76urxzvufqtnrk8l https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/avatars/109/246/359/814/869/937/original/8fbfdc872491c86b.jpg https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/avatars/109/246/359/814/869/937/original/8fbfdc872491c86b.jpg https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9ft5nfgdu6v5z55jhlekck67d0v49885lw7u6fqfunek5ksf96eczyr0tjpvn08g29vjqe0mqjgskmjnaahn4knllt9k5kp5rmtsvcfn3ygk90yh news! i&#39;m going to be doing some shifts on the cybersecurity desk at The Register. if you&#39;ve got any tips/scoops/spicy stories, send them my way - Signal &amp; email in bio. ty! 2025-07-23T11:28:46Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8vpkvha80mx84t3j3hyc3zkk5acwtyaet3k6adlnllt07yath2nczyr0tjpvn08g29vjqe0mqjgskmjnaahn4knllt9k5kp5rmtsvcfn3yv2z2vw hello! 👋 <br/><br/>after being made redundant from TechCrunch, I took some much-needed time to hang out with my daughter, touch grass, and briefly forget how to write.<br/><br/>good news: I think I’ve remembered and I&#39;m now back at it, so do get in touch if you&#39;re looking for a tech journalist/writer/editor/mix of the above. <br/><br/>here&#39;s some stuff I&#39;ve been working on recently/proof I can still write (i hope!)<br/><br/><a href="https://techicons.com/spotlight/the-insider-threat-you-didnt-see-coming/">https://techicons.com/spotlight/the-insider-threat-you-didnt-see-coming/</a><br/><br/><a href="https://techicons.com/spotlight/the-curious-case-of-identical-twin-co-founders-shaping-the-future-of-tech/">https://techicons.com/spotlight/the-curious-case-of-identical-twin-co-founders-shaping-the-future-of-tech/</a> 2025-06-23T13:10:06Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvtmncvg4kvtuap6d5msj6mea9tj9r73vuda57mc4ggas6d3wngsqzyr0tjpvn08g29vjqe0mqjgskmjnaahn4knllt9k5kp5rmtsvcfn3yavfgz0 some ✨personal news✨<br/><br/>i have been made redundant and it&#39;s my last week at TechCrunch. it has been an absolute dream working with <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1p5zle0pk36rncv38srupa9hayycvc48anh0t9fxg2sjuhm7fw82q2tkrfz" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Zack Whittaker</span> (<span class="italic">npub1p5z…krfz</span>)</a></span> and <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1xvwy4g0lns9cn5s8rjnc6xm2adfjumtl3rgek5wndcpmtshsk9lsq0ksg7" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai</span> (<span class="italic">npub1xvw…ksg7</span>)</a></span> on the cybersecurity desk, but i’m super excited for what’s next!<br/><br/>i’m going to be returning to the world of freelance, so if you need an experienced tech journalist / copywriter / editor / or a mix of the above, please get in touch at carlypagewrites@gmail.com 2025-04-28T11:37:43Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsr9wpgg4j3q7t40jnjcmmsawceep0se9gxv66y9r7hyqtzyxa0r5szyr0tjpvn08g29vjqe0mqjgskmjnaahn4knllt9k5kp5rmtsvcfn3ywte9ag The UK government appears to have quietly scrubbed encryption advice from government web pages. <br/><br/>The change comes just weeks after demanding backdoor access to encrypted data stored on Apple’s cloud storage service <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/06/uk-quietly-scrubs-encryption-advice-from-government-websites/">https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/06/uk-quietly-scrubs-encryption-advice-from-government-websites/</a> 2025-03-06T10:42:55Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxhqdlsfrs24x0nder48u3gj97y9jwlznkp4p8gpmkt7aykk26cfszyr0tjpvn08g29vjqe0mqjgskmjnaahn4knllt9k5kp5rmtsvcfn3y3enzzd Security researchers are warning that data exposed to the internet, even for a moment, can linger in online generative AI chatbots like Microsoft Copilot long after the data is made private <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2025/02/26/thousands-of-exposed-github-repos-now-private-can-still-be-accessed-through-copilot/">https://techcrunch.com/2025/02/26/thousands-of-exposed-github-repos-now-private-can-still-be-accessed-through-copilot/</a> 2025-02-26T10:03:33Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyy0w2vnmy2yj80qvyzl6ts2p8heshw7a0me3hs9jmu0hwwftd9rgzyr0tjpvn08g29vjqe0mqjgskmjnaahn4knllt9k5kp5rmtsvcfn3yqzffcl Government officials in the UK have reportedly ordered Apple to build a backdoor that would give its authorities access to users’ encrypted iCloud data. <br/><br/>Apple will likely stop offering its encrypted cloud storage offering, Advanced Data Protection, to users in the country <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2025/02/07/uk-government-demands-apple-backdoor-to-encrypted-cloud-data-report/">https://techcrunch.com/2025/02/07/uk-government-demands-apple-backdoor-to-encrypted-cloud-data-report/</a> 2025-02-07T12:19:21Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstatk2dccy902jmxef384s4qu5pg2cqz2lduquavlddrukpm3krvszyr0tjpvn08g29vjqe0mqjgskmjnaahn4knllt9k5kp5rmtsvcfn3yyvq4ha Zyxel says it has no plans to release patches for two zero-days under active attack and is advising customers to replace vulnerable routers. <br/><br/>The company says these devices have been “end of life for years” - but the devices are not listed on Zyxel’s EOL page, and some are still available to buy on Amazon <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2025/02/05/router-maker-zyxel-tells-customers-to-replace-vulnerable-hardware-exploited-by-hackers/">https://techcrunch.com/2025/02/05/router-maker-zyxel-tells-customers-to-replace-vulnerable-hardware-exploited-by-hackers/</a> 2025-02-05T10:09:07Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsq38t7zv4pjxyrdv7zw8yp7d3tt9emyykf3aljr6sp09unnj3z6cszyr0tjpvn08g29vjqe0mqjgskmjnaahn4knllt9k5kp5rmtsvcfn3yn46rvc HPE has confirmed it&#39;s investigating a data breach after a well-known hacker claimed to have stolen sensitive information from the company <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2025/01/21/hpe-investigating-security-breach-after-hacker-claims-theft-of-sensitive-data/">https://techcrunch.com/2025/01/21/hpe-investigating-security-breach-after-hacker-claims-theft-of-sensitive-data/</a> 2025-01-21T11:22:17Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszhshs6364lyre8xemkdc0ts05jj242zkfzykyegga3gcfkjz09aszyr0tjpvn08g29vjqe0mqjgskmjnaahn4knllt9k5kp5rmtsvcfn3yhuwt3d The UK government is considering making it illegal for public sector and critical infrastructure organizations to pay ransomware hackers <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2025/01/14/uk-plans-to-ban-public-sector-organizations-from-paying-ransomware-hackers/">https://techcrunch.com/2025/01/14/uk-plans-to-ban-public-sector-organizations-from-paying-ransomware-hackers/</a> 2025-01-14T13:16:02Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0mshuy47w9gme52lsszqpscny6czdtx76xufarrgupz6xyl0j28czyr0tjpvn08g29vjqe0mqjgskmjnaahn4knllt9k5kp5rmtsvcfn3yf6fn6z Ransomware hackers have continued their assault on NHS trusts across the United Kingdom with two new cyberattacks <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2024/12/04/ransomware-hackers-target-nhs-hospitals-with-new-cyberattacks/">https://techcrunch.com/2024/12/04/ransomware-hackers-target-nhs-hospitals-with-new-cyberattacks/</a> 2024-12-04T14:42:25Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvn274pc7nz4qw4qag5yyv3n00vmmte5plafuu9sujj8g0yeu65dgzyr0tjpvn08g29vjqe0mqjgskmjnaahn4knllt9k5kp5rmtsvcfn3ymvhykv A ransomware attack on Blue Yonder, one of the world’s largest supply chain software providers, is causing ongoing disruption to operations at a number of major US and UK retailers. The company says it does not have a timeline for recovery <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2024/11/26/major-uk-us-stores-face-ongoing-disruption-after-ransomware-attack-hits-supply-chain-giant-blue-yonder/">https://techcrunch.com/2024/11/26/major-uk-us-stores-face-ongoing-disruption-after-ransomware-attack-hits-supply-chain-giant-blue-yonder/</a> 2024-11-26T14:02:43Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsf5w5ujand2c2zrx8dx64p0v2s8hqxkgyejcff2ys9jqndd25k8nqzyr0tjpvn08g29vjqe0mqjgskmjnaahn4knllt9k5kp5rmtsvcfn3yv6jxn7 Satellite giant Maxar has confirmed a data breach involving the personal information of its employees, The company has 2,600 employees — more than half of which attained U.S. security clearances <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2024/11/18/satellite-giant-maxar-confirms-hacker-accessed-employees-personal-data/">https://techcrunch.com/2024/11/18/satellite-giant-maxar-confirms-hacker-accessed-employees-personal-data/</a> 2024-11-18T13:51:53Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2wvajycg8yhq2hwkm8pq0pa60fpy8mzjfntpyrfppchmhwgd44uqzyr0tjpvn08g29vjqe0mqjgskmjnaahn4knllt9k5kp5rmtsvcfn3y4v3vrv Amazon has confirmed a data breach impacting employee data. <br/><br/>The confirmation comes after a hacker claimed to leak data from a bunch of major organizations, including Amazon, which they say is linked to last year&#39;s MOVEit mass-hacks <br/><br/><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2024/11/11/amazon-confirms-employee-data-stolen-after-hacker-claims-moveit-breach/">https://techcrunch.com/2024/11/11/amazon-confirms-employee-data-stolen-after-hacker-claims-moveit-breach/</a> 2024-11-11T18:37:05Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswgaleyrzpwhr7frju4guzngnsfqdwa80ldes4frm646nmw85txsszyr0tjpvn08g29vjqe0mqjgskmjnaahn4knllt9k5kp5rmtsvcfn3yhlscet The City of Columbus, Ohio’s state capital, has confirmed that hackers stole the personal data of 500,000 residents - including SSNs and bank account details - during a July ransomware attack <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2024/11/04/columbus-says-ransomware-gang-stole-personal-data-of-500000-ohio-residents/">https://techcrunch.com/2024/11/04/columbus-says-ransomware-gang-stole-personal-data-of-500000-ohio-residents/</a> 2024-11-04T14:52:52Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsq07fdds6dtw4se06hkzss3w80xa49qzsajc9yx75ds2dgrdymhqqzyr0tjpvn08g29vjqe0mqjgskmjnaahn4knllt9k5kp5rmtsvcfn3ynwvjs6 Police say they have disrupted the operations of two Redline and Meta, two prolific infostealers that stole the sensitive data of hundreds of millions of people <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2024/10/28/police-operation-claims-takedown-of-prolific-redline-and-meta-password-stealers/">https://techcrunch.com/2024/10/28/police-operation-claims-takedown-of-prolific-redline-and-meta-password-stealers/</a> 2024-10-28T14:16:13Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswhgxcenhtx9t4azxa7tl75nxgl50maajjmptxt0cx3q5waxn56cczyr0tjpvn08g29vjqe0mqjgskmjnaahn4knllt9k5kp5rmtsvcfn3yse5ukc Fidelity says the personal data of 77,000 customers has been compromised after an August breach. It said a third party accessed its systems “using two customer accounts that they had recently established&#34; but did not disclose what data had been breached <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2024/10/10/fidelity-says-data-breach-exposed-personal-data-of-77000-customers/">https://techcrunch.com/2024/10/10/fidelity-says-data-breach-exposed-personal-data-of-77000-customers/</a> 2024-10-10T11:51:23Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsr6tr5s6meulyz6wckjctlsxx2j20xufa9jhmvj0ys5k3wzlvec8gzyr0tjpvn08g29vjqe0mqjgskmjnaahn4knllt9k5kp5rmtsvcfn3yjg9x0d Comcast has warned that cybercriminals stole the data of more than 230,000 customers during a cyberattack on FBCS, a third-party provider of debt collection services. FBCS hasn&#39;t confirmed the nature of the attack, but Comcast says it was ransomware <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2024/10/07/comcast-says-customer-data-stolen-in-ransomware-attack-on-debt-collection-agency/">https://techcrunch.com/2024/10/07/comcast-says-customer-data-stolen-in-ransomware-attack-on-debt-collection-agency/</a> 2024-10-07T12:32:43Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxytwjy9q9f7ngf33pyawymszezn0tad3zzvkqxunty06mgkng3rszyr0tjpvn08g29vjqe0mqjgskmjnaahn4knllt9k5kp5rmtsvcfn3yzqdqgl The UK&#39;s ICO has confirmed it&#39;s investigating U.S.-based money transfer giant MoneyGram after receiving a data breach report from the company <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2024/09/27/uk-data-watchdog-confirms-investigating-moneygram-data-breach/">https://techcrunch.com/2024/09/27/uk-data-watchdog-confirms-investigating-moneygram-data-breach/</a> 2024-09-27T12:07:50Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqr6mcfsqrc4565zv5a438x9dzr9wdzsjr4mgv5j6s3du4974cvxgzyr0tjpvn08g29vjqe0mqjgskmjnaahn4knllt9k5kp5rmtsvcfn3yfjju5t US money transfer giant MoneyGram has blamed an unspecified “cybersecurity issue” for an ongoing days-long outage affecting the company and its users. The company says it doesn&#39;t yet have a timeline for a fix <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2024/09/24/moneygram-blames-cybersecurity-issue-for-ongoing-days-long-outage/">https://techcrunch.com/2024/09/24/moneygram-blames-cybersecurity-issue-for-ongoing-days-long-outage/</a> 2024-09-24T13:39:55Z