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Password crisis: 19 billion leaked in under a year

What happened Cybernews has revealed that over 19 billion passwords have been exposed through more than 200 data breaches since April 2024. The investigation found that only 6% of passwords in the leaked dataset were truly unique. The rest were...

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Hackers targeting oil and gas systems, CISA warns

What happened The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued a warning to infrastructure organizations, alerting them to...

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Global sting shuts down 6 DDoS-for-hire sites

Authorities shut down six distributed denial-of-service (DDos) for-hire platforms and arrested four individuals in Poland as part of an international...

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Kelly Benefits breach affects over 413,000 people

What happened Kelly & Associates Insurance Group, also known as Kelly Benefits, has confirmed that more than 413,000 individuals were affected by a...

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Ascension breach exposes data of over 430,000

A third-party security lapse has led to a data breach at Ascension, compromising the personal and medical details of over 430,000 patients.

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Luna Moth hackers impersonate IT support to breach US firms

Hackers posing as IT support are tricking U.S. employees into installing remote access tools for stealthy data theft and extortion.

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Somnia finalizes $2.4M settlement over data breach

A $2.4 million settlement over a 2022 data breach at Somnia Inc. has received its final court approval, marking another reminder of the legal and...

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Fake WordPress plugin hijacks sites with stealth backdoor

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Fake WordPress plugin hijacks sites with stealth backdoor

Hackers are using a fake WordPress security plugin to silently hijack websites, reinstall itself after deletion, and give attackers hidden admin...

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Commvault confirms Azure breach

Commvault confirms a state-sponsored cyberattack on its Azure environment but assures no compromise of customer backup data.

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NSO Group fined $167M for hacking WhatsApp users

A U.S. jury has ordered spyware firm NSO Group to pay WhatsApp over $167 million for illegally hacking 1,400 users, marking the first major legal win...

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Co-op shuts down IT systems to contain cyberattack

Co-op has shut down parts of its IT infrastructure to contain a cyberattack, marking the second major UK retail breach in two weeks amid escalating...

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TikTok fined €530M over EU data transfers

TikTok has been hit with a €530 million GDPR fine for unlawfully transferring European user data to China and failing to ensure proper privacy...

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Florida bill seeks social media encryption backdoors

Florida is pushing forward a controversial bill that would require social media platforms to weaken encryption for law enforcement access, igniting...

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