Cisco warned that Chinese government hackers are exploiting a zero-day in some of its products. Researchers now say there are hundreds of vulnerable Cisco customers. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read the original article: Hundreds…
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Hacks, thefts, and disruption: The worst data breaches of 2025
TechCrunch looks back at the biggest data breaches, disruptive cyberattacks, and damaging hacks of 2025, from the raiding of U.S. government databases to a hack every month in South Korea. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch…
Hacks, thefts and disruption: The worst data breaches of 2025
TechCrunch looks back at the biggest data breaches, disruptive cyberattacks, and damaging hacks of 2025, from the raiding of U.S. government databases to a hack every month in South Korea. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch…
Tech provider for NHS England confirms data breach
U.K.-based healthcare tech provider DXS International said it discovered and contained a data breach on Sunday. A ransomware gang took credit for the breach. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read the original article: Tech provider…
Cisco says Chinese hackers are exploiting its customers with a new zero-day
Cisco said it discovered a Chinese hacking campaign targeting its customers by exploiting a zero-day in some of the company’s most popular products. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read the original article: Cisco says Chinese…
Hacking group says it’s extorting Pornhub after stealing users’ viewing data
The Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters hacking collective stole Pornhub premium users’ data, including email addresses and viewing history. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read the original article: Hacking group says it’s extorting Pornhub after stealing users’…
Google and Apple roll out emergency security updates after zero-day attacks
Apple released patches for all of its flagship devices to fix security flaws under attack. Google also updated Chrome to remediate one vulnerability exploited in the attacks. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read the original…
Data breach at credit check giant 700Credit affects at least 5.6 million
700Credit, a company that runs credit checks and identity verification services for auto dealerships across the U.S., had a data breach that allowed a hacker to steal names, addresses, dates of birth, and Social Security numbers. This article has been…
Home Depot exposed access to internal systems for a year, says researcher
A security researcher tried to alert Home Depot to the security lapse exposing its backend GitHub source code repos and other internal cloud systems, but was ignored. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read the original…
Flaw in photo booth maker’s website exposes customers’ pictures
Hama Film makes photo booths that upload pictures and videos online. But their backend systems have a simple flaw that allows anyone to download customer pictures. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read the original article:…
Security flaws in Freedom Chat app exposed users’ phone numbers and PINs
The founder of Freedom Chat said the company has reset user PINs and released a new version to app stores. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read the original article: Security flaws in Freedom Chat app…
CEO of South Korean retail giant Coupang resigns after massive data breach
The massive data breach at the South Korean retail giant Coupang affects more than half of the country’s population. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read the original article: CEO of South Korean retail giant Coupang…
Petco takes down Vetco website after exposing customers’ personal information
TechCrunch found Petco’s veterinary clinics were spilling customers’ personal information and medical histories of their pets to the open web. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read the original article: Petco takes down Vetco website after…
FTC upholds ban on stalkerware founder Scott Zuckerman
Zuckerman, who used to run the stalkerware apps SpyFone and SpyTrac, claimed the ban is hurting his unrelated business. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read the original article: FTC upholds ban on stalkerware founder Scott…
Petco’s security lapse affected customers’ SSNs, driver’s licenses, and more
Petco said the exposure was due to an error in an application and that it is notifying victims whose data was affected. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read the original article: Petco’s security lapse affected…
Petco’s security lapse affected customers’ SSNs, drivers’ licenses and more
Petco said the exposure was due to an error in an application, and that it is notifying victims’ whose data was affected. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read the original article: Petco’s security lapse affected…
Petco confirms security lapse exposed customers’ personal data
The pet company has published almost no details about what happened, who was affected, and what personal data was exposed. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read the original article: Petco confirms security lapse exposed customers’…
Sanctioned spyware maker Intellexa had direct access to government espionage victims, researchers say
Based on a leaked video, security researchers alleged that Intellexa staffers have remote live access to their customers’ surveillance systems, allowing them to see hacking targets’ personal data. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read the…
‘End-to-end encrypted’ smart toilet camera is not actually end-to-end encrypted
Kohler, the makers of a smart toilet camera, can access customers’ data stored on its servers, and can use customers’ bowl pictures to train AI. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read the original article: ‘End-to-end…
After intense backlash, India pulls mandate to preinstall government app on smartphones
On Wednesday, the Indian telecom ministry said Sanchar Saathi, an anti-theft and cybersecurity protection app, would remain voluntary, and that smartphone makers would no longer be required to preload it on devices they sell. This article has been indexed from…