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Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai

@lorenzofb
377 posts
2026-04-06
NEW: I spoke to cybersecurity legend Mikko Hyppönen about his decades-long fight against computers viruses first, and then malware — and how computers have gotten safer over time.  —  Mikko also told me why he has decided to now turn his focus to fight another enemy: killer drones.
2026-04-06 View on X
TechCrunch

A profile of Mikko Hyppönen, a cybersecurity veteran who pivoted from fighting malware to developing anti-drone systems for law enforcement and the military

Mikko Hyppönen is pacing back and forth on the stage, with his trademark dark blonde ponytail resting on an impeccable teal suit.

2026-04-05
NEW: I spoke to cybersecurity legend Mikko Hyppönen about his decades-long fight against computers viruses first, and then malware — and how computers have gotten safer over time.  —  Mikko also told me why he has decided to now turn his focus to fight another enemy: killer drones.
2026-04-05 View on X
TechCrunch

A profile of Mikko Hyppönen, a cybersecurity veteran who pivoted from fighting malware to developing anti-drone systems for law enforcement and the military

Mikko Hyppönen is pacing back and forth on the stage, with his trademark dark blonde ponytail resting on an impeccable teal suit.

2026-04-01
NEW: Someone hijacked an open-source software development tool to push malware to millions of people.  —  The supply chain attack was stopped in less than three hours, but it's still unclear how many people got hacked.  —  techcrunch.com/2026/03/31/h...
2026-04-01 View on X
TechCrunch

Google attributes the supply chain attack on open-source HTTP client Axios to a suspected North Korean threat actor it tracks as UNC1069

A suspected North Korean hacker has hijacked and modified a popular open source software development tool to deliver malware that could put millions of developers at risk of being ...

2026-03-31
NEW: Someone hijacked an open-source software development tool to push malware to millions of people.  —  The supply chain attack was stopped in less than three hours, but it's still unclear how many people got hacked.  —  techcrunch.com/2026/03/31/h...
2026-03-31 View on X
Socket

A supply chain attack compromised HTTP client Axios, which has 100M weekly npm downloads, introducing a malicious dependency into specific npm releases

Socket Research Team … Our analysis shows the malicious package deploys a multi-stage payload, including a remote access trojan …

NEW: Someone hijacked an open-source software development tool to push malware to millions of people.  —  The supply chain attack was stopped in less than three hours, but it's still unclear how many people got hacked.  —  techcrunch.com/2026/03/31/h...
2026-03-31 View on X
TechCrunch

Google attributes the supply chain attack on HTTP client Axios to a suspected North Korean threat actor it calls UNC1069

The supply chain attack was stopped in less than three hours, but it's still unclear how many people got hacked.  —  techcrunch.com/2026/03/31/h...

2026-03-29
UPDATE: The FBI has confirmed the hack of director Kash Patel's personal gmail account, says the leaked data “is historical in nature and involves no government information.”  —  techcrunch.com/2026/03/27/i...  [image]
2026-03-29 View on X
TechCrunch

The FBI confirms Iran-linked Handala breached Kash Patel's personal email but says the data accessed was “historical in nature” and involves no government info

2026-03-28
UPDATE: The FBI has confirmed the hack of director Kash Patel's personal gmail account, says the leaked data “is historical in nature and involves no government information.”  —  techcrunch.com/2026/03/27/i...  [image]
2026-03-28 View on X
TechCrunch

The FBI confirms Iran-linked Handala breached Kash Patel's personal email but says the data accessed was “historical in nature” and involves no government info

@zackwhittaker.com & @lorenzofb.bsky.social for @techcrunch.com  —  techcrunch.com/2026/03/27/i...Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai /@lorenzofb:UPDATE: The FBI has confirmed the hack o...

UPDATE: The FBI has confirmed the hack of director Kash Patel's personal gmail account, says the leaked data “is historical in nature and involves no government information.”  —  techcrunch.com/2026/03/27/i...  [image]
2026-03-28 View on X
Reuters

Iran-linked hacker group Handala Hack Team claims the breach of FBI Director Kash Patel's personal email and publishes some documents online

Iran-linked hackers have publicly claimed the breach of FBI Director Kash Patel's personal inbox, publishing photographs of the director and his purported resume to the internet.

2026-03-27
UPDATE: The FBI has confirmed the hack of director Kash Patel's personal gmail account, says the leaked data “is historical in nature and involves no government information.”  —  techcrunch.com/2026/03/27/i...  [image]
2026-03-27 View on X
TechCrunch

The FBI confirms Iran-linked Handala breached Kash Patel's personal email but says the data accessed was “historical in nature” and involves no government info

Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai Zack Whittaker  —  A hacking group backed by the Iranian government dubbed “Handala” …

UPDATE: The FBI has confirmed the hack of director Kash Patel's personal gmail account, says the leaked data “is historical in nature and involves no government information.”  —  techcrunch.com/2026/03/27/i...  [image]
2026-03-27 View on X
Reuters

Iran-linked hacker group Handala Hack Team claims the breach of FBI Director Kash Patel's personal email and publishes some documents online

Iran-linked hackers have publicly claimed the breach of FBI Director Kash Patel's personal inbox, publishing photographs of the director and his purported resume to the internet.

2026-03-24
SCOOP: Someone has found new samples of the iPhone spyware DarkSword and published them on GitHub, putting millions of iOS users at risk.  —  A cybersecurity researcher told us that the leaked spyware is “way too easy to repurpose” and “we need to expect criminals and others to start deploying this.”
2026-03-24 View on X
TechCrunch

A GitHub user published a newer version of iPhone exploit kit DarkSword; iVerify co-founder Matthias Frielingsdorf says the exploits “will work out of the box”

Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai Zack Whittaker  —  Last week, cybersecurity researchers uncovered …

2026-03-23
SCOOP: Someone has found new samples of the iPhone spyware DarkSword and published them on GitHub, putting millions of iOS users at risk.  —  A cybersecurity researcher told us that the leaked spyware is “way too easy to repurpose” and “we need to expect criminals and others to start deploying this.”
2026-03-23 View on X
TechCrunch

A new version of iPhone exploit kit DarkSword has been leaked on GitHub; iVerify co-founder Matthias Frielingsdorf says the exploits “will work out of the box”

Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai Zack Whittaker  —  Last week, cybersecurity researchers uncovered …

2026-02-25
This is the first time the U.S. government alleges that the zero-days stolen by Williams ended up somewhere beyond Operation Zero, potentially a foreign intelligence agency.  —  Treasury also said Operation Zero worked with a Trickbot ransomware member, who also got sanctioned.
2026-02-25 View on X
CyberScoop

A US judge sentences ex-L3Harris executive Peter Williams to 7+ years in prison, after he pleaded guilty in 2025 to theft of trade secrets and selling exploits

Additionally, the U.S. Treasury sanctioned the Russian zero-day brokerage that Peter Williams sold the exploits to.  —  Learn more.

This is the first time the U.S. government alleges that the zero-days stolen by Williams ended up somewhere beyond Operation Zero, potentially a foreign intelligence agency.  —  Treasury also said Operation Zero worked with a Trickbot ransomware member, who also got sanctioned.
2026-02-25 View on X
TechCrunch

The US Treasury sanctions Russian zero-day broker Operation Zero, its founder Sergey Zelenyuk, and others for acquiring and reselling stolen US defense exploits

The U.S. government announced on Tuesday sanctions against two companies that acquire and resell zero-day exploits …

2026-02-24
NEW: The U.S. government is sanctioning Russian zero-day broker Operation Zero and its founder, alleging it acquired stolen hacking tools from U.S. defense contractor L3Harris Trenchant.  —  The U.S. said former Trenchant boss Peter Williams stole and sold these exploits to Operation Zero.
2026-02-24 View on X
TechCrunch

The US Treasury sanctions Russian zero-day broker Operation Zero, its founder Sergey Zelenyuk, and others for acquiring and reselling stolen US defense exploits

The U.S. government announced on Tuesday sanctions against two companies that acquire and resell zero-day exploits …

2026-02-15
NEW: Fintech lending giant Figure confirmed hackers stole “a limited number of files” after an employee was socially engineered.  —  The notorious hacking group ShinyHunters claimed responsibility for the hack in a post on its dark web leak site, saying the company did not pay a ransom.
2026-02-15 View on X
TechCrunch

Blockchain-based lending company Figure confirms a data breach; ShinyHunters hacking group published 2.5GB of data, saying Figure refused to pay a ransom

2026-02-14
NEW: Fintech lending giant Figure confirmed hackers stole “a limited number of files” after an employee was socially engineered.  —  The notorious hacking group ShinyHunters claimed responsibility for the hack in a post on its dark web leak site, saying the company did not pay a ransom.
2026-02-14 View on X
TechCrunch

Blockchain-based lending company Figure confirms a data breach; ShinyHunters hacking group published 2.5GB of data, saying Figure refused to pay a ransom

Figure Technology, a blockchain-based lending company, confirmed it experienced a data breach.  —  On Friday, Figure spokesperson …

2026-02-13
NEW: Fintech lending giant Figure confirmed hackers stole “a limited number of files” after an employee was socially engineered.  —  The notorious hacking group ShinyHunters claimed responsibility for the hack in a post on its dark web leak site, saying the company did not pay a ransom.
2026-02-13 View on X
TechCrunch

Blockchain-based lending company Figure confirms a data breach; ShinyHunters hacking group published 2.5GB of data, saying Figure refused to pay a ransom

Figure Technology, a blockchain-based lending company, confirmed it experienced a data breach.  —  On Friday, Figure spokesperson …

2026-01-28
NEW: After Apple launched Lockdown Mode years ago, and Google released its own special security feature for Android last year, WhatsApp now offers a new mode for users at high risk of being targeted with spyware.  —  It's called Strict Account Settings and enables certain restrictions to protect users.
2026-01-28 View on X
Reuters

WhatsApp launches Strict Account Settings, a high-security mode to protect high-risk users like journalists and public figures from sophisticated cyberattacks

Meta's WhatsApp messaging service is offering users an advanced security mode, joining a growing number of U.S. tech firms …

2026-01-27
NEW: After Apple launched Lockdown Mode years ago, and Google released its own special security feature for Android last year, WhatsApp now offers a new mode for users at high risk of being targeted with spyware.  —  It's called Strict Account Settings and enables certain restrictions to protect users.
2026-01-27 View on X
Reuters

WhatsApp launches Strict Account Settings, a high-security mode to protect high-risk users like journalists and public figures from sophisticated cyberattacks

Meta's WhatsApp messaging service is offering users an advanced security mode, joining a growing number of U.S. tech firms …