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UnitedHealth says data of 100 million stolen in Change Healthcare hack
2024-10-25 03:54

UnitedHealth has confirmed for the first time that over 100 million people had their personal information and healthcare data stolen in the Change Healthcare ransomware attack, marking this as the...

Harvard duo hacks Meta Ray-Bans to dox strangers on sight in seconds
2024-10-04 06:32

'You can build this in a few days – even as a very naïve developer' A pair of inventive Harvard undergraduates have created what they believe could be one of the most intrusive devices ever built...

Feds charge 3 Iranians with 'hack-and-leak' of Trump 2024 campaign
2024-09-27 21:45

Snoops allegedly camped out in inboxes well into September The US Department of Justice has charged three Iranians for their involvement in a "wide-ranging hacking campaign" during which they...

Iranian hackers charged for ‘hack-and-leak’ plot to influence election
2024-09-27 19:47

The U.S. Department of Justice unsealed an indictment charging three Iranian hackers with a "hack-and-leak" campaign that aimed to influence the 2024 U.S. presidential election. [...]

Kia dealer portal flaw could let attackers hack millions of cars
2024-09-26 19:53

A group of security researchers discovered critical flaws in Kia's dealer portal that could let hackers locate and steal millions of Kia cars made after 2013 using just the targeted vehicle's...

TfL requires in-person password resets for 30,000 employees after hack
2024-09-13 21:12

​Transport for London (TfL) says that all staff (roughly 30,000 employees) must attend in-person appointments to verify their identities and reset passwords following a cybersecurity incident...

Fake password manager coding test used to hack Python developers
2024-09-11 21:09

Members of the North Korean hacker group Lazarus posing as recruiters are baiting Python developers with coding test project for password management products that include malware. [...]

Unpacking Slack Hacks: 6 Ways to Protect Sensitive Data with Secure Collaboration
2024-08-26 10:31

Nowadays, sensitive and critical data is traveling in everyday business channels that offer only the basic level of security and encryption, and companies are often oblivious to the risk. A case...

Massive AT&T Hack Exposed ‘Nearly All’ Customer Phone Numbers
2024-07-15 13:50

According to AT&T, the threat actor accessed phone call and text message records, including which phone numbers customers interacted with and, in some cases, cell site ID numbers. AT&T first became aware of the attack on April 19 after "a threat actor claimed" to have accessed the data, according to AT&T's SEC filing about the incident.

Formula 1 governing body discloses data breach after email hacks
2024-07-03 15:53

FIA, the auto racing governing body since the 1950s, says attackers gained access to personal data after compromising several FIA email accounts in a phishing attack. Founded in 1904 as the Association Internationale des Automobile Clubs Reconnus, FIA is a non-profit international association that coordinates many auto racing championships, including Formula 1 and the World Rally Championship.