Capital One is facing a penalty for its giant 2019 data breach, although it might not be as serious as you’d expect. The Wall
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Twitter says attackers targeted 130 accounts in Wednesday’s breach
Details continue to slowly come out from Twitter around the troubling attack on Wednesday that allowed hackers to tweet a Bitcoin spam message from
Decrypted: iOS 13.5 jailbreak, FBI slams Apple, VCs talk cybersecurity
It was a busy week in security. Newly released documents shown exclusively to TechCrunch show that U.S. immigration authorities used a controversial cell phone
Researchers find exposed data on millions of users of quiz app, TVSmiles
TVSmiles, a Berlin-based mobile native advertising app whose users earn digital currency in exchange for engaging with branded content such as quizzes, apps and
How to decode a data breach notice
Over the years I’ve seen hundreds, probably thousands, of data breach notifications warning that a company’s data was lost, stolen or left online for
EasyJet says 9 million travel records taken in data breach
EasyJet, the U.K.’s largest airline, said hackers have accessed the travel details of 9 million customers. The budget airline said 2,200 customers also had
Fraud ring uses stolen data to scam unemployment insurance programs
Fraudsters are taking advantage of both data breaches and weaknesses in government online systems to commit scams on a large scale. KrebsOnSecurity has obtained
Hackers sell over 73 million stolen user records on the dark web
A string of data breaches is causing headaches for more than a few internet users. ZDNet has learned that the hacking group ShinyHunters is
US Marshals says prisoners’ personal information stolen in data breach
A data breach at the U.S. Marshals Service exposed the personal information of current and former prisoners, TechCrunch has learned. A letter, sent to
‘Roblox’ insider sold user data access to a hacker
Hackers don’t necessarily need to break into networks to compromise game companies — sometimes, it’s just about coercing the right people. An anonymous attacker
