The fashion retailer’s outages began Monday. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read the original article: Victoria’s Secret hit by outages as it battles security incident
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Data broker giant LexisNexis says breach exposed personal information of over 364,000 people
The data collector said the stolen data includes Social Security numbers. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read the original article: Data broker giant LexisNexis says breach exposed personal information of over 364,000 people
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Naukri exposed recruiter email addresses, researcher says
The recruiter website fixed the email address exposure earlier this week. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read the original article: Naukri exposed recruiter email addresses, researcher says
Apple CEO reportedly urged Texas’ governor to ditch online child safety bill
Apple CEO Tim Cook reportedly called Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to make changes to or veto a newly passed law in the state that would require the company to verify the ages of device owners, according to The Wall Street…
At TechCrunch Sessions: AI, Artemis Seaford and Ion Stoica confront the ethical crisis — when AI crosses the line
As generative AI becomes faster, cheaper, and more convincing, the ethical stakes are no longer theoretical. What happens when the tools to deceive become widely accessible? And how do we build systems that are powerful — but safe enough to…
Mysterious hacking group Careto was run by the Spanish government, sources say
The elusive hacking group Careto was never publicly linked to a specific government, but TechCrunch has learned researchers concluded privately that the Spanish government was behind the group. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read the…
Microsoft says Lumma password stealer malware found on 394,000 Windows PCs
Microsoft and law enforcement announced a coordinated takedown of the Lumma pasword-stealing malware. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read the original article: Microsoft says Lumma password stealer malware found on 394,000 Windows PCs
Signal’s new Windows update prevents the system from capturing screenshots of chats
Signal said today that it is updating its Windows app to prevent the system from capturing screenshots, thereby protecting the content that is on display. The company said that this new “screen security” setting is enabled by default on Windows…
Wyden: AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon weren’t notifying senators of surveillance requests
Sen. Ron Wyden said in a letter that one U.S. phone carrier turned over Senate data to law enforcement without notifying the target. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read the original article: Wyden: AT&T, T-Mobile,…
US student agrees to plead guilty to hack affecting tens of millions of students
Prosecutors say the hacker stole information on 60 million students, an incident that matches the data breach at PowerSchool. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read the original article: US student agrees to plead guilty to…
Coinbase says its data breach affects at least 69,000 customers
The crypto giant said the unauthorized access to customer data dates back to late December 2024. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read the original article: Coinbase says its data breach affects at least 69,000 customers
The people in Elon Musk’s DOGE universe
Meet the DOGE staffers and senior advisors in Elon Musk’s inner circle, and how they got there. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read the original article: The people in Elon Musk’s DOGE universe
Cocospy stalkerware apps go offline after data breach
The trio of spyware apps — hacked earlier this year — no longer work. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read the original article: Cocospy stalkerware apps go offline after data breach
Pharma giant Regeneron to buy 23andMe and its customers’ data for $256M
23andMe was sold by bankruptcy auction, a year after the company had a massive data breach. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read the original article: Pharma giant Regeneron to buy 23andMe and its customers’ data…
Crypto elite increasingly worried about their personal safety
Cryptocurrency executives and other investors with significant wealth from crypto holdings are getting more serious about personal security, according to stories this weekend in both the Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg. While cryptocurrencies have always created unique security risks, it…
US man who hacked SEC’s X account to spike Bitcoin price sentenced to prison
The Department of Justice announced Eric Council Jr. was sentenced to 14 months in prison for the hack. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read the original article: US man who hacked SEC’s X account to…
Coinbase says customers’ personal information stolen in data breach
The crypto exchange giant said the hacker bribed contractors and employees in support roles to steal data. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read the original article: Coinbase says customers’ personal information stolen in data breach
White House scraps plan to block data brokers from selling Americans’ sensitive data
The decision to reverse course comes after an industry lobby group called for the rule change to be withdrawn. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read the original article: White House scraps plan to block data…