Private equity firm Apollo confirms data breach amid hacking wave targeting financial giants TechCrunch By: Zack Whittaker 21 August 2026 at 13:35 The private equity giant confirms a breach, weeks after Google researchers said hackers were targeting financial companies.
Google says hackers are calling financial firm employees to hack and extort victims TechCrunch By: Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai 6 August 2026 at 19:40 Groups of hackers are breaking into large U.S. financial firms to steal sensitive data and extort victims, Googleβs security researchers report.
DiligenceSquared uses AI, voice agents to make M&A research affordable TechCrunch By: Marina Temkin 5 March 2026 at 23:14 Instead of relying on expensive management consultants, the startup uses AI voice agents to conduct interviews with customers of the companies the PE firms are considering buying.