LastPass 2022 breach led to years of crypto theft, TRM Institute finds
December 25, 2025Ravi LakshmananData breach/financial crime Encrypted vault backups stolen in the 2022 LastPass data breach allowed attackers to exploit weak master passwords to crack passwords and exfiltrate cryptocurrency assets, according to new research from TRM Labs. The blockchain intelligence firm said there is evidence that Russian cybercriminals are involved in this activity, and that […]
Fortinet warns of active exploitation of FortiOS SSL VPN 2FA bypass vulnerability
December 25, 2025Ravi LakshmananVulnerabilities / Enterprise Security Fortinet announced Wednesday that it has seen “recent exploitation” of a five-year-old security flaw in FortiOS SSL VPN under certain configurations. The vulnerability in question, CVE-2020-12812 (CVSS score: 5.2), is an improper authentication vulnerability in SSL VPN in FortiOS that could allow a user to successfully log in […]
CISA reports remote code execution vulnerability in Digiever NVR is being actively exploited
December 25, 2025Ravi LakshmananVulnerabilities / Endpoint Security The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added a security flaw affecting the Digiever DS-2105 Pro network video recorder (NVR) to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, citing evidence of active exploitation. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2023-52163 (CVSS score: 8.8) and is related to a […]
The year data centers moved from backend to center stage
There was a time when most Americans had little or no knowledge about their local data centers. Server farms, long the invisible but vital backbone of the Internet, have rarely captured the attention of those outside the technology industry, not to mention that they are an issue with particularly fascinating political resonance. As of 2025, […]
European startup market data doesn’t live up to its energy – yet
At the annual Slush conference held in Helsinki last month, it was impossible to ignore the excitement in Europe’s startup market. However, actual data on the current state of the region’s venture market shows a different reality. Result: European markets have yet to recover from the global venture capital reset that occurred in 2022 and […]
We now know much more about how our ancestor ‘Lucy’ lived — and died
From a distance, it might have looked like a small child was wending her way through the waving grass along a vast lake. But a closer look would have revealed a strange, in-between creature — a big-eyed imp with a small head and an apelike face who walked upright like a human. She may have […]
Waymo explains why robot taxis got stuck during San Francisco power outage
Waymo said Tuesday in a blog post explaining why its self-driving cars got stuck at intersections during last weekend’s power outages in San Francisco that it will ship a software update that will allow robotaxis to “more decisively” navigate faulty traffic lights during power outages. Waymo said the robotaxi’s self-driving system treats dead-end lights as […]
New MacSync macOS stealer uses signed apps to bypass Apple gatekeeper
December 24, 2025Ravi LakshmananMalware/Endpoint Security Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new variant of the macOS information stealer called MacSync, which is delivered by digitally signed and notarized Swift applications disguised as messaging app installers that bypass Apple’s Gatekeeper checks. “Unlike previous MacSync Stealer variants that primarily rely on device dragging and ClickFix-style techniques, this sample […]
9 Top Biotech Startups in Disrupt Startup Battlefield
TechCrunch’s Startup Battlefield pitch contest attracts thousands of applicants each year. These entries will be narrowed down to the top 200, and the top 20 will compete on the big stage to win the Startup Battlefield Cup and $100,000 in prize money. However, the remaining 180 startups all surprised us in their respective categories and […]
How Mill landed deals with Amazon and Whole Foods
The Mill may have started with homes, but co-founder and CEO Matt Rogers says the food waste startup has long aspired to expand into commercial customers. “This has been part of our plan since the Series A deck,” Rogers told TechCrunch. Now, with a formal deal between Amazon and Whole Foods, the company’s plans to […]