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TechCrunch May 19, 2026 at 15:32 Startups Rising Hot

Hackers have compromised dozens of popular open source packages in an ongoing supply chain attack

The attacks are part of a wider campaign known as Mini Shai-Hulud, which has already compromised several open source projects and, in turn, developers and companies that use them.

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May 19, 2026 at 15:32 TechCrunch

Hackers have compromised dozens of popular open source packages in an ongoing supply chain attack

The attacks are part of a wider campaign known as Mini Shai-Hulud, which has already compromised several open source projects and, in tur...

May 19, 2026 at 05:04 Hacker News

Mini Shai-Hulud Strikes Again: 314 npm Packages Compromised

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May 18, 2026 at 16:32 TechCrunch

NYC Health + Hospitals says hackers stole medical data and fingerprints during breach affecting at least 1.8 million people

The New York public healthcare system said hackers stole personal and medical data, and scans of biometrics — including fingerprints — in...

May 18, 2026 at 13:42 TechCrunch

Open source tool maker Grafana Labs says hackers stole its code, refuses to pay ransom

The open source project said hackers stole its codebase and threatened to publish its source code if the company did not pay.

May 14, 2026 at 17:45 Hacker News

Deal reached with hackers to delete data stolen from the Canvas platform

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May 14, 2026 at 14:07 TechCrunch

A spyware investigator exposed Russian government hackers trying to hijack Signal accounts

A group of likely Russian government hackers tried to hack a security researcher who investigates spyware attacks. He was then able to tu...

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