Korea’s Coupang says data breach exposed nearly 34M customers’ personal information
E-commerce company Coupang has confirmed a massive data breach affecting 33.7 million customer accounts in South Korea.
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Bug in jury systems used by several US states exposed sensitive personal data
An easy-to-exploit vulnerability in a jury system made by Tyler Technologies exposed the personally identifiable data of jurors, including names, home addresses, emails, and phone numbers.
DOGE days are over as Trump disbands Elon Musk’s team of federal cost-cutters
DOGE members are reportedly worried that they could face prosecution for some of their activities conducted while under the leadership of Elon Musk.
US banks scramble to assess data theft after hackers breach financial tech firm
U.S. banking giants including JPMorgan Chase, Citi, and Morgan Stanley are working to identify what data was stolen in a recent cyberattack on a New York financial firm.
CrowdStrike fires ‘suspicious insider’ who passed information to hackers
Cybersecurity giant CrowdStrike denied it had been hacked following claims from a hacker group, which leaked screenshots from inside CrowdStrike’s network.
Google says hackers stole data from 200 companies following Gainsight breach
Notorious hacking collective Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters takes credit for the breach that affected Salesforce customers’ data, and said it is planning another extortion campaign.
Impersonators are (still) targeting companies with fake TechCrunch outreach
Fraudsters are impersonating TechCrunch reporters and event leads, and reaching out to companies. Here’s what we’re doing about it, and what you can look out for.
Despite Chinese hacks, Trump’s FCC votes to scrap cybersecurity rules for phone and internet companies
Two Trump-appointed FCC officials voted to undo the telecom industry’s cybersecurity rules. One Democratic commissioner dissented, saying the decision leaves the United States “less safe” at a time when threats are increasing.
How the classic anime ‘Ghost in the Shell’ predicted the future of cybersecurity 30 years ago
The story of the Ghost in the Shell’s main villain the Puppet Master hinted at a future where governments use hackers for espionage, at a time when most of the world had never connected to the internet.
US, UK, and Australia sanction Russian ‘bulletproof’ web host used in ransomware attacks
The newly imposed sanctions target Russian-based web host Media Land, which officials say are linked to LockBit and BlackSuit ransomware attacks.