Zack Whittaker

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WireGuard VPN developer can’t ship software updates after Microsoft locks account - TechCrunch

Technology April 10, 2026

WireGuard, the major software project and VPN that underpins popular security software including Mullvad and others, has found itself locked out of a key part of its Microsoft developer’s account an...

Microsoft says hackers are exploiting critical zero-day bugs to target Windows and Office users - TechCrunch

Technology February 13, 2026

Microsoft has rolled out fixes for security vulnerabilities in Windows and Office, which the company says are being actively abused by hackers to break into people’s computers. The exploits are one...

Notepad++ says Chinese government hackers hijacked its software updates for months - TechCrunch

Business February 4, 2026

The developer of the popular open source text editor Notepad++ has confirmed that hackers hijacked the software to deliver malicious updates to users over the course of several months in 2025. In a οΏ½...

US banks scramble to assess data theft after hackers breach financial tech firm - TechCrunch

Business November 25, 2025

Several U.S. banking giants and mortgage lenders are reportedly scrambling to assess how much of their customers’ data was stolen during a cyberattack on a New York financial technology company earl...