U.S. non-profit healthcare giant Maternal & Family Health Services has confirmed hackers accessed sensitive patient, financial and medical information months earlier. In an advisory published on its website on Thursday, […]
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Back to news homeIt’s all in the (lack of) details: 2022’s badly handled data breaches
Data breaches can be extremely harmful to organizations of all shapes and sizes — but it’s how these companies react to the incident that can deal their final blow. While […]
LastPass says hackers stole customers’ password vaults
Password manager giant LastPass has confirmed that cybercriminals stole its customers’ encrypted password vaults, which store its customers’ passwords and other secrets, in a data breach earlier this year. In […]
Parsing LastPass’ data breach notice
Two weeks ago, the password manager giant LastPass disclosed its systems were compromised for a second time this year. Back in August, LastPass found that an employee’s work account was […]
LastPass says it was breached — again
Password manager LassPass said it’s investigating a security incident after its systems were compromised for the second time this year. LastPass chief executive Karim Toubba said in a blog post […]
Optus, Australia’s second largest telco, says customer data exposed in data breach
Australia telecoms giant Optus said current and former customer data was accessed following a cyberattack on its systems. Optus said in a press release on Thursday that an unspecified number […]
Daily Crunch: Nvidia chips become collateral damage in new US sanctions targeting China
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Samsung says customer data stolen in July data breach
U.S. electronics giant Samsung has confirmed a data breach affecting customers’ personal information. In a brief notice, Samsung said it discovered the security incident in late-July and that an “unauthorized […]
Daily Crunch: Meta’s upcoming VR headset will track eye movements and capture facial expressions
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Sensitive data of Indian pension fund holders exposed online
A huge cache of data containing the full name, bank account number and nominee information of pension fund holders in India has surfaced online. Security researcher Bob Diachenko found two […]