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Image Credits:Bryce Durbin / TechCrunch Apple confirmed Friday that it ?can no longer? offer a security feature that allows users in the United Kingdom to encrypt their iCloud data.  In a statement provided to TechCrunch, Apple spokesperson Fred Sainz said the company?s?Advanced Data Protection?feature will no longer be available to new users and current U.K.…

Image Credits:Ikaydede / Getty Images (Image has been modified) Zack Whittaker Spies working for Chinese intelligence are using job search and recruitment websites, including LinkedIn, to lure Western workers into sharing sensitive information, according to a joint advisory by the FBI, the U.K.’s security service MI5, and the governments of Australia, Canada, and New Zealand. The advisory…

Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai 7:27 AM PDT · March 27, 2026 Image Credits:Bryce Durbin / TechCrunch Almost four years after launching a security feature called Lockdown Mode, Apple says it has yet to see a case where someone’s device was hacked with these additional security protections switched on.  “We are not aware of any successful mercenary spyware…

Anthony Ha Image Credits: stockcam/ Getty Images Instagram says that although some users received suspicious-looking password reset requests, it has not been breached. That seemingly contradicts a Friday Bluesky post from antivirus software company Malwarebytes, which shared a screenshot of an email from Instagram informing users of a request to reset their password. The post claimed, “Cybercriminals…

Image Credits:Tibrina Hobson / Getty Images Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai DoorDash disclosed a data breach that exposed the personal information of an unspecified number of users, which included names, email addresses, phone numbers, and physical addresses. Despite the fact that hackers stole phone numbers and physical addresses, DoorDash said that “no sensitive information was accessed by the…