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Conduent confirms outage was due to a cybersecurity incident
U.S. government contractor Conduent, which provides technology to support services such as child support and food assistance, has confirmed that a recent outage was caused by a cybersecurity incident. Conduent confirmed the disruption, which left some U.S. residents without access…
What PowerSchool isn’t saying about its ‘massive’ student data breach
The hack has the potential to be one of the biggest of the year, but the edtech giant is refusing to answer important questions © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. This article has been indexed from…
Govtech giant Conduent won’t rule out cyberattack as outage drags on
At least four states reported being affected by the outage, which Conduent says is ongoing. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read the original article: Govtech…
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 during the recent PowerSchool breach. In a letter sent to parents this week, the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) said that the data breach…
HPE investigating security breach after hacker claims theft of sensitive data
A well-known hacker claims to have stolen source code and user data from the enterprise IT giant © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read the original…
Employees of failed startups are at special risk of stolen personal data through old Google logins
As if losing your job when the startup you work for collapses isn’t bad enough, now a security researcher has found that employees at failed startups are at particular risk of having their data stolen. This ranges from their private…
DOJ confirms arrested US Army soldier is linked to AT&T and Verizon hacks
The alleged hacker claimed to have access to huge amounts of call records, including VP Kamala Harris and President Trump. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch…
How victims of PowerSchool’s data breach helped each other investigate ‘massive’ hack
School workers say they resorted to crowdsourcing help among each other following PowerSchool’s breach, fueled by solidarity and the slow response from PowerSchool. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. This article has been indexed from Security…
Malware stole internal PowerSchool passwords from engineer’s hacked computer
The theft of a PowerSchool engineer’s passwords prior to the breach raises further doubts about the company’s security practices. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read…
Treasury sanctions Salt Typhoon hacking group behind breaches of major US telecom firms
The US government has also sanctioned the hacker responsible for December’s US Treasury hack © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read the original article: Treasury sanctions…
Clop ransomware gang names dozens of victims hit by Cleo mass-hack, but several firms dispute breaches
The Russia-linked ransomware group is threatening to leak data stolen from almost 60 Cleo Software customers if ransoms aren’t paid © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch…
Governments call for spyware regulations in UN Security Council meeting
Several governments participated in a meeting on the proliferation of commercial spyware at the United Nations Security Council. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read the…
PowerSchool data breach victims say hackers stole ‘all’ historical student and teacher data
A trove of information on current and former students and teachers was accessed during the December cyberattack, sources say © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read…
UnitedHealth hid its Change Healthcare data breach notice for months
Following its ransomware attack, Change Healthcare used website code to hide the data breach notice from search engines. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read the…
Hackers are exploiting a new Fortinet firewall bug to breach company networks
Security researchers say “tens” of Fortinet devices have been compromised so far as part of the weeks-long hacking campaign. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read…
DOJ confirms FBI operation that mass-deleted Chinese malware from thousands of US computers
The FBI says it was authorized to mass-remove “PlugX” malware from more than 4,000 compromised machines in the United States © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch…
North Korea stole over $659M in crypto heists during 2024, deployed fake job seekers
A joint international statement provides the first official confirmation that North Korea was behind the $235M hack of WazirX, India’s largest cryptocurrency exchange. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. This article has been indexed from Security…
UK plans to ban public sector organizations from paying ransomware hackers
The Home Office has proposed a ‘targeted ban’ on ransom payments following a wave a cyberattacks targeting the UK © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read…
North Korea stole over $659M in crypto heists during 2024, deploys fake job seekers
A joint international statement provides the first official confirmation that North Korea was behind the $235M hack of WazirX, India’s largest cryptocurrency exchange. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. This article has been indexed from Security…