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TechCrunch Apr 14, 2026 at 18:31 Startups Rising Hot

Someone planted backdoors in dozens of WordPress plug-ins used in thousands of websites

Dozens of WordPress plug-ins were allegedly hijacked to push malware after they were sold to a new corporate owner.

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TechCrunch Mar 23, 2026 at 20:42 Startups
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Someone has publicly leaked an exploit kit that can hack millions of iPhones

Leaked "DarkSword" exploits published to GitHub allow hackers and cybercriminals to target iPhone users running old versions of iOS with spyware, according to cybersecurity rese...

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TechCrunch Apr 14, 2026 at 18:09 Startups
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Anthropic co-founder confirms the company briefed the Trump administration on Mythos

In an interview at the Semafor World Economy summit this week, Anthropic co-founder Jack Clark explained why the company was still engaged with the U.S. government while simulta...

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TechCrunch Apr 14, 2026 at 18:09 Startups
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Anthropic co-founder confirms the company briefed the Trump adminstration on Mythos

The AI giant's co-founder confirms that Anthropic briefed the Trump administration on its latest model, Mythos, which it claims has powerful cybersecurity capabilities.

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Anthropic co-founder confirms the company briefed the Trump administration on Mythos

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TechCrunch Apr 14, 2026 at 18:09 Startups
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Anthropic co-founder confirms the company briefed the Trump adminstration on Mythos

The AI giant's co-founder confirms that Anthropic briefed the Trump administration on its latest model, Mythos, which it claims has powerful cybersecurity capabilities.

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TechCrunch Apr 14, 2026 at 18:09 Startups
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Anthropic co-founder confirms the company briefed the Trump administration on Mythos

In an interview at the Semafor World Economy summit this week, Anthropic co-founder Jack Clark explained why the company was still engaged with the U.S. government while simulta...

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TechCrunch Apr 14, 2026 at 18:09 Startups
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Anthropic co-founder confirms the company briefed the Trump adminstration on Mythos

The AI giant's co-founder confirms that Anthropic briefed the Trump administration on its latest model, Mythos, which it claims has powerful cybersecurity capabilities.

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Momentum is building quickly, so this card is a good early entry point into the topic.

Why now

Fresh coverage with immediate momentum.