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Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai

Senior Reporter, Cybersecurity, TechCrunch

Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai is a Senior Writer at TechCrunch, where he covers hacking, cybersecurity, surveillance, and privacy. You can contact Lorenzo securely on Signal at +1 917 257 1382, on Keybase/Telegram @lorenzofb, or via email at lorenzo@techcrunch.com.

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Dec 9, 2024
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Dec 9, 2024

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Russian programmer says FSB agents planted spyware on his Android phone
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Dec 5, 2024
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Senators say US military is failing to secure its phones from foreign spies
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Dec 4, 2024
In Brief

Poland arrests former spy chief in Pegasus spyware probe
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The rise and fall of the ‘Scattered Spider’ hackers
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Nov 23, 2024

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US charges five accused of multi-year hacking spree targeting tech and crypto giants
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Nov 20, 2024
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NSO Group admits cutting off 10 customers because they abused its Pegasus spyware, say unsealed court documents
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Nov 15, 2024
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Nov 14, 2024
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Lawyer allegedly hacked with spyware names NSO founders in lawsuit
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Nov 13, 2024

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Snowflake hackers identified and charged with stealing 50 billion AT&T records
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Nov 12, 2024
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Hacker says they banned ‘thousands’ of Call of Duty gamers by abusing anti-cheat flaw
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Nov 7, 2024
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Canadian authorities say they arrested hacker linked to Snowflake data breaches
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Oct 25, 2024
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SEC fines four companies $7M for ‘misleading cyber disclosures’ regarding SolarWinds hack
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Oct 22, 2024
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Researchers link Polyfill supply chain attack to huge network of copycat gambling sites
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Oct 22, 2024

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Feds arrest man who allegedly participated in hack of the SEC’s X account, boosting Bitcoin’s price
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Oct 17, 2024
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Some Americans are still using Kaspersky’s antivirus despite US government ban
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Oct 15, 2024
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Hackers targeted Android users by exploiting zero-day bug in Qualcomm chips
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Kaspersky says it’s closing down its UK office and laying off dozens
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