Jagmeet Singh
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New: Wearable health-tech startup Ultrahuman said hackers gained unauthorized access to customers’ wellness data after stealing an employee’s credentials through malware. techcrunch.com/2026/06/03/u...
Ultrahuman says hackers accessed customers' wellness data via internal tool | TechCrunch
The breach at wearable ring maker Ultrahuman stemmed from credentials stolen from a malware-infected employee laptop.
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New: Mercor, a popular AI recruiting startup, has confirmed a security incident linked to a supply chain attack involving the open-source project LiteLLM. techcrunch.com/2026/03/31/m...
Mercor says it was hit by cyberattack tied to compromise of open-source LiteLLM project | TechCrunch
The AI recruiting startup confirmed a security incident after an extortion hacking crew took credit for stealing data from the company's systems.
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New: Anime streaming service Crunchyroll has confirmed a data breach involving customer service ticket information following an incident with a third-party vendor. techcrunch.com/2026/03/24/c...
Crunchyroll confirms data breach after hacker claims unauthorized access | TechCrunch
Crunchyroll said it continues to investigate the data breach involving its users' personal information.
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New: A security lapse at one of India’s largest pharmacy chains allowed outsiders to gain full administrative control of its online platform, exposing customer order data and sensitive drug-control functions. techcrunch.com/2026/02/13/i...
Indian pharmacy chain giant exposed customer data and internal systems | TechCrunch
A backend flaw in web admin dashboards used by one of India's largest pharmacy chains, exposed thousands of online pharmacy orders.
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New: India is extending Aadhaar into mobile wallets, hotels, and offline verification. But as the world's largest ID system grows more ubiquitous, questions about consent, security, and oversight remain. techcrunch.com/2026/02/09/i...
India makes Aadhaar more ubiquitous, but critics say security and privacy concerns remain | TechCrunch
India's Aadhaar is moving into wallets and hotels and is policing through a new app. Critics say that amid the broader Aadhaar rollout, it's unclear how data shared through the new app would prevent b...
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New: India is expanding its anti-theft and cybersecurity program to include both new and used smartphones, aiming to curb device theft and online fraud — but raising privacy concerns. techcrunch.com/2025/12/02/i...
India plans to verify and record every smartphone in circulation | TechCrunch
The Indian government has ordered smartphone makers to preinstall its Sanchar Saathi app on all devices, a move that is raising fresh privacy concerns.
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Indian automotive giant Tata Motors has fixed a series of security flaws that exposed sensitive internal data, including personal information of customers, company reports, and data related to its dealers. techcrunch.com/2025/10/28/t...
Tata Motors confirms it fixed security flaws, which exposed company and customer data | TechCrunch
A security researcher found the Indian automotive giant exposing personal information of its customers, internal company reports, and dealers’ data. Tata confirmed it fixed the issues.
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SCOOP: India's income tax authority has fixed a major bug that was exposing taxpayers' sensitive data to any other signed-in user, according to the researchers who found it. TechCrunch's @journalistjagmeet.com verified the data exposure by asking the researchers to check his own records.
Exclusive: Bug in India's income tax portal exposed taxpayers’ sensitive data
TechCrunch verified that the security bug in the Indian Income Tax Department's e-Filing portal exposed taxpayers' data to other users. The security researchers who found the flaw say the data leak is...
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India’s largest crypto exchange CoinDCX has confirmed that one of its internal operational accounts was compromised in a recent security breach, allowing the hackers to make off with millions in crypto. techcrunch.com/2025/07/21/i...
Indian crypto exchange CoinDCX confirms $44 million stolen during hack | TechCrunch
The crypto exchange, the largest in India, said it plans to absorb the costs of the breach.
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New: Amazon Web Services (AWS) is launching an AI agent marketplace next week and Anthropic is one of its partners. techcrunch.com/2025/07/10/a...
AWS is launching an AI agent marketplace next week with Anthropic as a partner | TechCrunch
Amazon Web Services is launching an AI agent marketplace and Anthropic is one of its partners.
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Indian car-sharing marketplace Zoomcar has revealed that a hacker accessed the personal data of at least 8.4 million customers, including their names, phone numbers, and car registration numbers. techcrunch.com/2025/06/16/c...
Car sharing giant Zoomcar says hacker accessed personal data of 8.4 million users | TechCrunch
The personal data includes customer names, phone numbers, and car registration numbers.
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New: KiranaPro's co-founder can't rule out an external hack after the startup's data was mysteriously wiped. Indian grocery delivery startup's data loss saga has more holes than Swiss cheese. techcrunch.com/2025/06/06/a...
After its data was wiped, KiranaPro's co-founder cannot rule out an external hack | TechCrunch
Exclusive: The company's co-founder and CTO blame a former employee for a breach, but cannot rule out that it wasn't.
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New: Indian grocery delivery startup KiranaPro has been hacked and all its data has been wiped. The destroyed data included the company’s app code and its servers containing banks of sensitive customer information, including their addresses and payment details. techcrunch.com/2025/06/03/i...
Indian grocery startup KiranaPro was hacked and its servers deleted, CEO confirms
The company said the cyberattack destroyed its servers and customer data.
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Uber-rival BluSmart investors propose resolution with $30M backing for its revival
Uber-rival BluSmart investors propose resolution with $30M backing for its revival | TechCrunch
A group of investors are considering a plan to inject another $30 million into BluSmart in a bid to revive the Indian cab-hailing startup that abruptly
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New with @lorenzofb.bsky.social: Kerala state police arrested an admin of Garantex, a crypto exchange sanctioned by the U.S., under India's extradition law. The move comes just days after the U.S. DOJ accused the suspect of approving cybercriminal-linked transactions. techcrunch.com/2025/03/12/g...
Garantex administrator arrested in India under extradition law | TechCrunch
Garantex co-founder Aleksej Besciokov was arrested in India's Kerala on Tuesday under the country's extradition law.
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New: Tata Technologies' data has been published by the ransomware group Hunters International, just over a month after the Indian company confirmed an attack that led to the suspension of some services. techcrunch.com/2025/03/11/t...
Tata Technologies' data leaked by ransomware gang | TechCrunch
A ransomware gang has leaked internal Tata Technologies data, a month after the company confirmed a ransomware attack.
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New: Apple and Google have pulled as many as 20 apps from their respective app stores after security researchers found the apps were carrying data-stealing malware for almost a year. techcrunch.com/2025/02/10/a...
Apple and Google take down malicious mobile apps from their app stores | TechCrunch
Apple and Google have pulled as many as 20 apps from their respective apps for carrying a data-stealing malware.
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Casio says the personal data of 8,500 individuals was leaked after it refused to negotiate with ransomware gang techcrunch.com/2025/01/08/c...
Casio says hackers stole personal data of 8,500 people during October ransomware attack | TechCrunch
The Japanese electronics giant says it did not negotiate with the hackers responsible for the attack.
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New: Some Indian government websites continue to allow the planting of scammy links on their official domains — months after TechCrunch reported the issue last year. techcrunch.com/2025/01/07/i...
Indian government websites are still redirecting users to scam sites | TechCrunch
Some Indian government websites are still redirecting to links planted by scammers.
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New: Rapido, a popular ride-hailing platform in India, has fixed a security issue that exposed personal information associated with its users and drivers. techcrunch.com/2024/12/19/i...
India's Rapido exposed user and driver data through leaky website feedback form | TechCrunch
Rapido restricted access to the exposed portal soon after TechCrunch contacted the company.
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New: A major McDonald’s delivery system in India exposed the personal information of its customers and drivers due to several simple security flaws. techcrunch.com/2024/12/19/b...
Bugs in a major McDonald's India delivery system exposed sensitive customer data | TechCrunch
McDonald's India exposed the personal information of customers and drivers due to security flaws impacting its APIs.
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New: Signzy, a popular vendor offering online “know your customer” ID verification and customer onboarding services to several top financial institutions, commercial banks, and fintech companies, has confirmed a security incident. techcrunch.com/2024/12/02/i...
Indian online ID verification firm Signzy confirms security incident | TechCrunch
The Indian identity verification service, used by millions of customners, has confirmed a cybersecurity incident.
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Arduino, the startup best known for its open-source microcontroller boards, is considering manufacturing in India. The Italian firm hopes to restrict the rise of counterfeit boards and cater to the growing demand from India’s youth population.
Arduino exploring India manufacturing to limit counterfeit sales | TechCrunch
Arduino is considering manufacturing in India. The startup, best known for its open source microcontroller boards, hopes to restrict the rise of Arduino, the startup renowned among the DIY community f...
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Indian space tech sector gets another boost as Chennai-based Agnikul secures investment to develop its small-lift launch vehicle ‘Agnibaan’ further and move towards commercialisation. The startup aims to complement ISRO and target satellite launches in the sub-300 kg payloads segment.
India's Agnikul gets $26.7M to prepare for commercial space launches | TechCrunch
Agnikul, an Indian space tech startup developing small-lift launch vehicles, has raised $26.7 million in fresh investment as it looks to begin commercial Agnikul, an Indian space tech startup developi...
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In January, the Bluesky app began with a few hundred users. We’ve since grown past 1 million. I’m proud of what our team has accomplished in the last 9 months: we’ve open sourced the protocol and app, introduced self-verification via custom domains, and enabled algorithmic choice with custom feeds.
This Bluesky update appears to be a substantial one, especially the inclusion of app notifications likely to enhance user engagement.
Bluesky@bsky.app · 3y ago📢 Version 1.47 is rolling out now! • Notifications have arrived for iOS and Android! • On your own profile, there is now a Likes tab for seeing posts that you’ve liked. • The composer will now suggest you “@“ someone if you’re looking at their profile. • Web: The composer now has an emoji picker!
New: Byju's, the edtech giant and India's most valuable startup, exposed sensitive student data, including loan details, after leaving servers exposed to the internet without passwords
Byju's exposed sensitive student data, including loan details | TechCrunch
India's most valuable startup has fixed a server-side misconfiguration that exposed the sensitive data of its students.
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