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Roll20 said that on June 29 it had detected that a “bad actor” gained access to an account on the company’s administrative website for one hour.
Twilio says “threat actors were able to identify” phone numbers of people who use the two-factor app Authy.
Newsletter writer covering Evolve Bank’s data breach says the bank sent him a cease and desist letter
The situation around a data breach that’s affected an ever-growing number of fintech companies has gotten even weirder. Evolve Bank & Trust announced last week that it was hacked and…
Yieldstreet says some of its customers were affected by the Evolve Bank data breach
Evolve, a popular financial institution for fintech startups, announced that a cyberattack affected “the data and personal information of some Evolve retail bank customers and financial technology partners’ customers.”
The news highlights that the fallout from the Evolve data breach on third-party companies — and their customers and users — is still unclear.
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The biggest data breaches in 2024: 1 billion stolen records and rising
Some of the largest, most damaging breaches of 2024 already account for over a billion stolen records.
The company “identified a security incident that involved bad actors targeting a limited number of HubSpot customers and attempting to gain unauthorized access to their accounts” on June 22.
Remote access giant TeamViewer says Russian spies hacked its corporate network
The remote access giant linked the cyberattack to government-backed hackers working for Russian intelligence, known as APT29.
Startups scramble to assess fallout from Evolve Bank data breach
Fintech-friendly Evolve Bank disclosed a data breach, saying it may have impacted customers and partners.
US charges Russian civilian for allegedly helping GRU spies target Ukrainian government systems with data-destroying malware
U.S. prosecutors say the WhisperGate cyberattack was designed to “sow concern” among Ukrainian civil society ahead of Russia’s invasion.
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Kaspersky resellers deride US government ban: ‘Complete bulls—t’
“It’s just a lot of time lost for nothing,” a U.S.-based Kaspersky reseller told TechCrunch, following the news of a US sales ban.
Telegram says it has ‘about 30 engineers’; security experts say that’s a red flag
Telegram’s founder Pavel Durov says his company only employs around 30 engineers. Security experts say that raises serious questions about the company’s cybersecurity.
Car dealerships and auto shops around the U.S. enter a second week of disruption following cyberattacks at software maker CDK.
Hacker claims to have 30 million customer records from Australian ticket seller giant TEG
A hacker is advertising customer data allegedly stolen from the Australia-based live events and ticketing company TEG on a well-known hacking forum. On Thursday, a hacker put up for sale…
The U.S. government announced sanctions against 12 executives and senior leaders of the Russia-based cybersecurity giant Kaspersky. In a press release, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets…
US bans sale of Kaspersky software citing security risk from Russia
U.S. officials imposed the “first of its kind” ban arguing that Kaspersky threatens U.S. national security because of its links to Russia.
A researcher has found a bug that allows anyone to impersonate Microsoft corporate email accounts, making phishing attempts look credible and more likely to trick their targets. As of this…
UK national accused of hacking dozens of US companies arrested in Spain
TechCrunch has learned that the arrested hacker is the alleged leader of the group that masterminded the Twilio hacks in 2022.
Since April, a hacker with a history of selling stolen data has claimed a data breach of billions of records — impacting at least 300 million people — from a…
Mandiant says hackers stole a ‘significant volume of data’ from Snowflake customers
The security firm said the attacks targeting Snowflake customers is “ongoing,” suggesting the number of affected companies may rise.
UK and Canada privacy watchdogs investigating 23andMe data breach
Privacy watchdogs in the U.K. and Canada have launched a joint investigation into the data breach at 23andMe last year. On Monday, the U.K,’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) and the…
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What Snowflake isn’t saying about its customer data breaches
As another Snowflake customer confirms a data breach, the cloud data company says its position “remains unchanged.”
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Bangladeshi police agents accused of selling citizens’ personal information on Telegram
Two senior police officials in Bangladesh are accused of collecting and selling citizens’ personal information to criminals on Telegram.
Hundreds of Snowflake customer passwords found online are linked to info-stealing malware
Snowflake is the latest company in a string of high-profile security incidents and sizable data breaches caused by the lack of MFA.
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Live Nation confirms Ticketmaster was hacked, says personal information stolen in data breach
Live Nation says its Ticketmaster subsidiary was hacked. A hacker claims to be selling 560 million customer records.
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Hacked, leaked, exposed: Why you should never use stalkerware apps
Using stalkerware is creepy, unethical, potentially illegal, and puts your data and that of your loved ones in danger.
Japanese crypto exchange DMM Bitcoin confirmed on Friday that it had been the victim of a hack resulting in the theft of 4,502.9 bitcoin, or about $305 million. According to…
Zero-day flaw in Check Point VPNs is ‘extremely easy’ to exploit
Check Point is the latest security vendor to fix a vulnerability in its technology, which it sells to companies to protect their networks.
Chinese EV makers, and their connected vehicles, targeted by new House bill
Chinese EV manufacturers face a new challenge in their pursuit of U.S. customers: a new House bill that would limit or ban the introduction of their connected vehicles. The bill,…
Spyware maker pcTattletale says it’s ‘out of business’ and shuts down after data breach
The spyware maker’s founder, Bryan Fleming, said pcTattletale is “out of business and completely done,” following a data breach.