data breach

Marquis Fintech is under scrutiny after a data breach exposed the personal data of at least 780,000 people across Texas and many states.

Jonas Sunico Dec 05, 2025

AT&T has agreed to a $177 million (£133.9 million) class-action settlement for two 2024 data breaches, potentially compensating affected current and former US customers up to $7,500 (£5,600), with claims due by 18 December 2025.

Trisha Kae Andrada Dec 02, 2025

SitusAMC, which serves JPMorgan and other Wall Street banks, suffered from a serious data breach. Should customers worry?

Giuliano de Leon Nov 25, 2025

A recent cyberattack on New York-based real estate services firm SitusAMC may have compromised sensitive client and internal data of major banks, including JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup, and Morgan Stanley, raising concerns over both personal and non-public banking information.

Trisha Kae Andrada Nov 23, 2025

Unlock your share of the £8.1M ($12.5M) AARP-Facebook privacy settlement. AARP users from 2020-2025 qualify for up to £154

Rohit David Oct 25, 2025

A massive Qantas data breach exposed over five million customers. Here's how to know if you're included and what you should do to protect your data.

Giuliano de Leon Oct 13, 2025

A UK Information Commissioner's Office spokesperson confirmed that there's a massive Discord data breach. Is age verification to blame for it?

Giuliano de Leon Oct 10, 2025

Russian hackers caused 700 employees to lose their jobs after their computer systems were breached, wiping their access to all of the company's data.

Emma Clark Jul 22, 2025

Class action launched for 5.7M Qantas customers hit by data breach. Compensation sought via OAIC.

Rohit David Jul 18, 2025

Victoria's Secret temporarily shut down its US website after a security incident, later restoring service and extending return and reward deadlines for affected customers.

Vinay Patel May 31, 2025

Adidas confirms a cyberattack compromised customer contact details via a third-party provider, prompting an ongoing investigation and warnings over potential phishing scams.

Giuliano de Leon May 29, 2025

US teen hacker Matthew D. Lane, 19, pleaded guilty to federal charges for a massive cyberattack on education tech firm PowerSchool, stealing data from 70 million students and teachers.

Vinay Patel May 24, 2025

A significant security incident has potentially exposed the details of eighty-nine million Steam accounts on the dark web.

Vinay Patel May 15, 2025

There are several ways credit card holders can minimise risks and damage from threat actors who steal consumer data and use it to secure fraudulent credit cards and government benefits.

Niloy Chakrabarti Aug 06, 2024

The UK's NCSC has warned about chatbot vulnerability to manipulation by hackers through "prompt injection" attacks, highlighting risks to data security and necessitating comprehensive defence strategies.

Pragati Singh Aug 31, 2023

UK Electoral Commission faces backlash over delayed disclosure of cyber breach exposing personal data of 40 million voters, prompting scrutiny of data protection measures.

Pragati Singh Aug 15, 2023

Multiple companies, including British Airways, BBC and Boots, have suffered a data breach, exposing confidential information and personal data.

Pragati Singh Jun 14, 2023

ChatGPT's ability to generate code can be utilised for data breaches, leaving businesses vulnerable to cyberattacks.

Stanley Sills Feb 21, 2023

The system that has been breached is being used by banks, police and defense companies.

Rishabh Jain Aug 14, 2019

Private photos, chats and personal information of users of the 3Fun app are at risk.

Rishabh Jain Aug 09, 2019

In the latest in what has been a series of headaches for Facebook, 540 million records have been exposed on Amazon's cloud servers.

Kevin Billings Apr 04, 2019

"We would not be reopening our online stores if we did not feel confident that they are a safe place to shop," the company said.

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Mar 05, 2018

This isn't the first time US federal government has suffered a major data breach affecting military and defense personnel in recent years.

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Mar 01, 2018

"I'm so impressed with what they've done here," security expert Troy Hunt tweeted.

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Feb 24, 2018

The incident comes as cryptojacking heists become increasingly common and sophisticated alongside the rise and popularity of cryptocurrency.

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Feb 21, 2018

"We take the security of personally identifiable information very seriously," California's Department of Fish and Wildlife said.

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Feb 19, 2018

The social media influencers included in this database, mostly young and female, span across the globe from France to the rest of Europe and the US.

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Feb 06, 2018

Car-sharing company GoGet's CEO, Tristan Sender, said they did not notify affected customers sooner based on the "strong advice" of NSW police.

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Jan 31, 2018

Scammers pretending to be from Experty sent out a fake pre-ICO announcement email that encouraged users to send money to an Ethereum wallet that wasn't affiliated with the company.

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Jan 29, 2018

Cybersecurity experts warned that the group was targeting multiple International Olympic Wintersport Federations in the second half of 2017.

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Jan 25, 2018