NEW: The ransomware gang that hacked into U.S. health tech giant Change Healthcare used a set of stolen credentials to remotely access company systems.

These systems were not protected by MFA, according to the CEO of its parent company UnitedHealth.

techcrunch.com/2024/04/30/uhg…

NEW: An ex-NSA hacker and an ex-Apple researcher are launching a startup with the goal of helping other companies make better security products for iOS and macOS.

They’ll make modules, like monitoring network flow, that can be plugged into other tools.

techcrunch.com/2024/04/25/ex-…

This was huge at the time.

NEW: The hacker who hacked two high-profile Apex Legends streamers during an esports tournament last month says the exploit he used has been patched.

Game developer Respawn did not respond to us, but past tweets suggest it did in fact patch the bug.

techcrunch.com/2024/04/18/ape…

New from 404 Media: a spy site is scraping Discord, archiving users’ messages/activity across servers including what voice channels they join, and then selling access to that data for as little as $5. We tested it out, it works. Discord investigating 404media.co/a-spy-site-is-…

Tech bros think shitty AI products have human rights or something. Go for a walk and take a deep breath dude.

I'm lucky that early reviews of DARK WIRE, my book on how FBI secretly ran its own encrypted chat app to wiretap the world, are in

Julia Angwin said 'A jaw-dropping page turner that truly terrified me'

Preorder for behind-the-scenes content. More below hachettebookgroup.com/titles/joseph-…

Dream team

NEW: Shakeeb Ahmed has been convicted to three years in prison for hacking two cryptocurrency exchanges, and stealing around $12 million in crypto.

One of his victims, Nirvana Finance, had to shut down after the hack.

techcrunch.com/2024/04/12/sec…

NEW: We spoke to Yevhenii Panchenko, the chief of division of Ukraine's Cyberpolice, about how they are fighting Russian hackers, and about how their work has changed since the invasion.

We also touched on crypto, ransomware and documenting war crimes.

techcrunch.com/2024/04/12/how…

I am a bit scared to say this but...I am out of my regular coffee, and decided to use some instant coffee that a friend left here when he was catsitting.

And...it's actually better than the regular coffee I was using? Y'all are coffee luddites. Embrace progress.