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What PowerSchool isn’t saying about its ‘massive’ student data breach
It’s only January, but the recent hack of U.S. edtech giant PowerSchool has the potential to…
Govtech giant Conduent won’t rule out cyberattack as outage drags on
An ongoing “service interruption” at government contractor giant Conduent sparked outages across several U.S. states, leaving…
Toronto school district says 40 years of student data stolen in PowerSchool breach
Canada’s largest school board says hackers may have accessed some 40 years’ worth of student data…
HPE investigating security breach after hacker claims theft of sensitive data
Hewlett-Packard Enterprise is investigating a data breach after a well-known hacker claimed to have stolen sensitive…
DOJ confirms arrested US Army soldier is linked to AT&T and Verizon hacks
U.S. prosecutors have formally linked the arrest of a serving U.S. Army soldier in December to…
How victims of PowerSchool’s data breach helped each other investigate ‘massive’ hack
On January 7, at 11:10 p.m. in Dubai, Romy Backus received an email from education technology…
Malware stole internal PowerSchool passwords from engineer’s hacked computer
A cyberattack and data breach at U.S. edtech giant PowerSchool that was discovered December 28 threatens…
Treasury sanctions Salt Typhoon hacking group behind breaches of major US telecom firms
The U.S. government has announced sanctions against a Chinese organization with links to Salt Typhoon, the…
Clop ransomware gang names dozens of victims hit by Cleo mass-hack, but several firms dispute breaches
The prolific Clop ransomware gang has named dozens of corporate victims it claims to have hacked…
Governments call for spyware regulations in UN Security Council meeting
On Tuesday, the United Nations Security Council held a meeting to discuss the dangers of commercial…
PowerSchool data breach victims say hackers stole ‘all’ historical student and teacher data
U.S. school districts affected by the recent cyberattack on edtech giant PowerSchool have told TechCrunch that…
UnitedHealth hid its Change Healthcare data breach notice for months
Change Healthcare, the UnitedHealth-owned healthtech company that lost more than 100 million people’s sensitive health data…
Hackers are exploiting a new Fortinet firewall bug to breach company networks
Security researchers say malicious hackers have been exploiting a newly discovered vulnerability in Fortinet firewalls to…
A breach of a data broker’s trove of location data threatens the privacy of millions
A hack and data breach at location data broker Gravy Analytics is threatening the privacy of…
UK domain giant Nominet confirms cybersecurity incident linked to Ivanti VPN hacks
Nominet, the U.K. domain registry that maintains .co.uk domains, has experienced a cybersecurity incident that it…
Goldman Sachs’ 2025 outlook on cybersecurity stocks By Investing.com
Investing.com — The cybersecurity sector is poised for stable to improving fundamentals in 2025, given consistent demand…
Meet the Chinese ‘Typhoon’ hackers preparing for war
Of the cybersecurity risks facing the United States today, few loom larger than the potential sabotage…
Cannabis company Stiiizy says hackers accessed customers’ ID documents
Popular Los Angeles-based cannabis brand Stiiizy has confirmed that hackers accessed reams of sensitive customer data,…