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Data breach exposes US spyware maker behind Windows, Mac, Android and Chromebook malware
Exclusive: The Minnesota-based spyware maker Spytech snooped on thousands of devices before it was hacked earlier this year.
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USPS shared customer postal addresses with Meta, LinkedIn and Snap
The U.S. Postal Service confirmed it took action to “remediate” the data sharing following a TechCrunch investigation.
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The biggest data breaches in 2024: 1 billion stolen records and rising
Some of the largest, most damaging breaches of 2024 already account for over a billion stolen records.
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If you’re an AT&T customer, your data has likely been stolen
This week, AT&T confirmed it will begin notifying around 110 million AT&T customers about a data breach that allowed cybercriminals to steal the phone records of “nearly all” of its customers. The stolen data contains phone numbers and AT&T records of calls and text messages during a six-month period in…
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What the AT&T phone records data breach means for you
The giant U.S. telco lost the information of around 110 million customers. Here’s what you need to know.
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AT&T says criminals stole phone records of ‘nearly all’ customers in new data breach
The stolen data includes 110 million AT&T customer phone numbers, calling and text records, and some location-related data.
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Data breach exposes millions of mSpy spyware customers
A huge batch of mSpy customer service emails dating back to 2014 were stolen in a May data breach.
Microsoft emails that warned customers of Russian hacks criticized for looking like spam and phishing
Cybersecurity experts are criticizing Microsoft for data breach notification emails that are confusing customers.
Evolve has confirmed that the personal data of at least 7.6 million people was accessed during LockBit’s ransomware attack.
Airtel, India’s second-largest telecom operator, on Friday denied any breach of its systems following reports of an alleged security lapse that has caused concern among its customers. The telecom group,…
HealthEquity said in an 8-K filing with the SEC that it detected “anomalous behavior by a personal use device belonging to a business partner.”
Roll20 said that on June 29 it had detected that a “bad actor” gained access to an account on the company’s administrative website for one hour.
Twilio says “threat actors were able to identify” phone numbers of people who use the two-factor app Authy.
Newsletter writer covering Evolve Bank’s data breach says the bank sent him a cease and desist letter
The situation around a data breach that’s affected an ever-growing number of fintech companies has gotten even weirder. Evolve Bank & Trust announced last week that it was hacked and…
The company “identified a security incident that involved bad actors targeting a limited number of HubSpot customers and attempting to gain unauthorized access to their accounts” on June 22.
Fintech-friendly Evolve Bank disclosed a data breach, saying it may have impacted customers and partners.
A hacker is advertising customer data allegedly stolen from the Australia-based live events and ticketing company TEG on a well-known hacking forum. On Thursday, a hacker put up for sale…
CDK said it “does not have an estimated time frame” for recovery, as car dealerships and auto shops face continued outages.
The security firm said the attacks targeting Snowflake customers is “ongoing,” suggesting the number of affected companies may rise.
Privacy watchdogs in the U.K. and Canada have launched a joint investigation into the data breach at 23andMe last year. On Monday, the U.K,’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) and the…
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What Snowflake isn’t saying about its customer data breaches
As another Snowflake customer confirms a data breach, the cloud data company says its position “remains unchanged.”
Snowflake is the latest company in a string of high-profile security incidents and sizable data breaches caused by the lack of MFA.
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Live Nation confirms Ticketmaster was hacked, says personal information stolen in data breach
Live Nation says its Ticketmaster subsidiary was hacked. A hacker claims to be selling 560 million customer records.
Japanese crypto exchange DMM Bitcoin confirmed on Friday that it had been the victim of a hack resulting in the theft of 4,502.9 bitcoin, or about $305 million. According to…
The spyware maker’s founder, Bryan Fleming, said pcTattletale is “out of business and completely done,” following a data breach.
pcTattletale’s website was briefly defaced and contained links containing files from the spyware maker’s servers, before going offline.
About half a million patients have been notified so far, but the number of affected individuals is likely far higher.
U.S. cell carrier Patriot Mobile experienced a data breach that included subscribers’ personal information, including full names, email addresses, home ZIP codes and account PINs, TechCrunch has learned. Patriot Mobile,…
A Texas-based company that provides health insurance and benefit plans disclosed a data breach affecting almost 2.5 million people, some of whom had their Social Security number stolen. WebTPA said…
A top European privacy watchdog is investigating following the recent breaches of Dell customers’ personal information, TechCrunch has learned. Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) deputy commissioner Graham Doyle confirmed to…
