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Data broker giant LexisNexis says breach exposed personal information of over 364,000 people
LexisNexis Risk Solutions, a data broker that collects and uses consumers’ personal data to help its…
US student agrees to plead guilty to hack affecting tens of millions of students
A Massachusetts student has agreed to plead guilty to federal charges relating to hacking and extorting…
Coinbase says its data breach affects at least 69,000 customers
Coinbase said at least 69,461 customers had personal and financial information stolen during a months-long data…
Cocospy stalkerware apps go offline after data breach
A trio of phone surveillance apps, which was caught spying on millions of people’s phones earlier…
Pharma giant Regeneron to buy 23andMe and its customers’ data for $256M
Pharmaceutical maker Regeneron announced Monday it will buy genetic testing company 23andMe for $256 million following…
Coinbase says customers’ personal information stolen in data breach
Crypto giant Coinbase has confirmed its systems have been breached and customer data, including government-issued identity…
White House scraps plan to block data brokers from selling Americans’ sensitive data
A senior Trump administration official has scrapped a plan that would have blocked data brokers from…
Marks & Spencer confirms customers’ personal data was stolen in hack
U.K. retail giant Marks & Spencer has confirmed hackers stole its customers’ personal information during a…
A timeline of South Korean telco giant SKT’s data breach
In April, South Korea’s telco giant SK Telecom (SKT) was hit by a cyberattack that led…
VC firm Insight Partners confirms personal data stolen during January hack
Venture capital firm Insight Partners said it will alert an unspecified number of people that their…
The TechCrunch Cyber Glossary | TechCrunch
The cybersecurity world is full of jargon and lingo. At TechCrunch, we have been writing about…
Data breach at Connecticut’s Yale New Haven Health affects over 5 million
A data breach at Connecticut’s largest healthcare system Yale New Haven Health affects more than 5.5…
Blue Shield of California shared the private health data of millions with Google for years
Health insurance giant Blue Shield of California is notifying millions of people of a data breach.…
Marks & Spencer confirms cybersecurity incident amid ongoing disruption
Retail giant Marks & Spencer has confirmed a cybersecurity incident, as customers report ongoing disruption and…
Hertz says customers’ personal data and driver’s licenses stolen in data breach
Car rental giant Hertz has begun notifying its customers of a data breach that included their…
Someone hacked ransomware gang Everest’s leak site
A leak site used by the Everest ransomware gang was hacked and defaced this weekend, TechCrunch…
Oracle under fire for its handling of separate security incidents
Tech giant Oracle is facing criticism for how it’s handling two seemingly separate data breaches. At…
API testing firm APIsec exposed customer data during security lapse
API testing firm APIsec has confirmed it secured an exposed internal database containing customer data, which…
NHS vendor Advanced to pay £3M fine following 2022 ransomware attack
NHS vendor Advanced will pay just over £3 million ($3.8 million) in fines for not implementing…
23andMe faces an uncertain future — so does your genetic data
DNA and genetic testing firm 23andMe is in turmoil following a 2023 data breach and its…