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New Research Shows Data Breaches Keep Coming. Here's How to Protect Yourself

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-07-25 22:50:00

The personal data of Americans continues to be under threat from cybercriminals looking to steal it for their own financial gain, according to a new report from the Identity Theft Resource Center. The nonprofit group, which focuses on helping victims of identity theft, said Wednesday that 1,732 data compromises were reported for the first six months of this year, resulting in 165.7 million victim notifications. The number of reported compromises represents an 11% increase from the same period

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Louis Vuitton says regional data breaches tied to same cyberattack

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-07-26 04:26:18

Luxury fashion giant Louis Vuitton confirmed that breaches impacting customers in the UK, South Korea, and Turkey stem from the same security incident, which is believed to be linked to the ShinyHunters extortion group. Since last week, the retailer has been notifying customers that their info was exposed in a data breach, first in South Korea, then in Turkey, and on Friday in the United Kingdom. "Despite all security measures in place, on July 2, 2025, we became aware of a personal data breac

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Qantas Data Breach Impacts 5.7 Million Customers. Here's What We Know

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-08-04 11:07:00

Qantas suffered a data breach that has impacted 5.7 million customers. Ryan Fletcher/Getty Images Qantas, Australia's largest airline, has confirmed that the personal information of 5.7 million customers was compromised in a data breach detected at the end of June. Bad actors gained access to customers' names, email addresses, phone numbers, birthdates, meal preferences and frequent flyer numbers via a third-party platform used by a Qantas call center. According to the airline, the stolen inf

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You can now pre-order Hugging Face's Reachy Mini robots

engadget.com Unknown 2025-08-07 07:59:25

Hugging Face has launched a new AI-powered robot called the Reachy Mini. Described by its maker in a new blog as an "expressive, open-source robot designed for human-robot interaction, creative coding, and AI experimentation," the Reachy Mini is targeted at anyone with an interest in this growing field of robotics. Its various functions and behaviors can be coded in Python, with support for JavaScript and Scratch due to be added later. As you might have guessed from the name, the Reachy Mini is

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Hugging Face opens up orders for its Reachy Mini desktop robots

techcrunch.com Rebecca Szkutak 2025-08-08 02:00:00

Hugging Face is ready for developers to start tinkering and testing its latest robotics release. The AI development platform announced Wednesday that it’s now accepting orders for its Reachy Mini desktop robots. The company initially unveiled the prototypes of these devices back in May, alongside a larger humanoid robot named HopeJR. Hugging Face said it plans to release two versions of the Reachy Mini. The first, called the Reachy Mini Wireless, is wireless and costs $449 and runs on a Raspbe

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Hacker leaks Telefónica data allegedly stolen in a new breach

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-08-13 20:11:26

A hacker is threatening to leak 106GB of data allegedly stolen from Spanish telecommunications company Telefónica in a breach that the company did not acknowledge. The threat actor has leaked a 2.6GB archive that unpacks into five gigabytes of data with a little over 20,000 files to prove that the breach occurred. Partial leak with data allegedly stolen from Telefónica The breach allegedly occurred on May 30 and the hacker claims they had 12 hours of uninterrupted data exfiltration before de

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Qantas hack results in theft of 6 million passengers’ personal data

techcrunch.com Zack Whittaker 2025-08-19 09:48:29

In Brief Australian airline giant Qantas said on Wednesday it experienced a data breach that compromised the personal information of at least six million passengers. The airline said a cybercriminal targeted one of its call centers on June 30, and stole customer data from its systems, including names, email addresses, phone numbers, dates of birth and frequent flyer numbers. Qantas is the latest airline hacked in recent weeks following a spate of breaches attributed to Scattered Spider, a col

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Qantas data breach exposes up to six million customer profiles

feeds.bbci.co.uk Unknown 2025-08-19 09:34:59

Qantas data breach exposes up to six million customer profiles 2 hours ago Share Save Tabby Wilson BBC News, Sydney Share Save Reuters The airline says there will be no impact to Qantas' operations Qantas is contacting customers after a cyber attack targeted their third-party customer service platform. On 30 June, the Australian airline detected "unusual activity" on a platform used by its contact centre to store the data of six million people, including names, email addresses, phone numbers,

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Kelly Benefits says 2024 data breach impacts 550,000 customers

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-08-20 07:28:39

Kelly & Associates Insurance Group (dba Kelly Benefits) is informing more than half a million people of a data breach that compromised their personal information. The Maryland-based health and life insurance agency has issued an update on a security incident it suffered last year between December 12-17, when unauthorized actors breached its IT systems and stole files. On April 9, 2025, the company stated that the incident impacted 32,234 individuals. The figure was revised multiple times until

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Esse Health says recent data breach affects over 263,000 patients

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-08-21 04:04:29

Esse Health, a healthcare provider based in St. Louis, Missouri, is notifying over 263,000 patients that their personal and health information was stolen in an April cyberattack. As the largest independent physicians' group in the Greater St. Louis area, Esse Health operates 50 locations and employs over 100 physicians. The organization was made aware of a breach after the attackers took down some primary patient-facing network systems and its phone systems on April 21. Impacted systems were

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AT&T finally settles its 2019 and 2024 breaches: Are you eligible for a payout?

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-08-24 03:01:17

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR AT&T has settled two data breaches (from 2019 and 2022) for a combined total of $177 million. Affected customers could receive payments up to $5,000, though smaller amounts are likely unless significant losses are proven. Notifications will arrive between August and October, with claims due by mid-November, but payments aren’t expected until early 2026. Last year, AT&T confirmed it was the victim of a massive data breach involving customer data, call

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Whole Foods supplier UNFI restores core systems after cyberattack

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-08-26 01:21:49

American grocery wholesale giant United Natural Foods (UNFI) reports that it has restored its core systems and brought online the electronic ordering and invoicing systems affected by a cyberattack. UNFI, which is also a primary distributor for Amazon's Whole Foods, said in a Thursday update that the incident has been contained and that it's now delivering products to stores at "more normalized levels." In a separate 8-K filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the grocery dist

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US, French authorities confirm arrest of BreachForums hackers

techcrunch.com Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai 2025-08-27 08:28:54

U.S. and French authorities have confirmed the arrests of five hackers accused of being behind several major hacks and being part of a notorious cybercrime forum. On Thursday, the U.S. Department of Justice announced the indictment of British national Kai West, 25, accusing him of being “a serial hacker” known as IntelBroker. U.S. authorities allege West is behind “a years-long hacking scheme,” which caused more than $25 million in damages by targeting more than 40 victims, including a telecoms

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The $177 million AT&T data breach settlement could mean a payout for you - how to qualify

zdnet.com Artie Beaty 2025-08-27 20:48:00

NurPhoto/Getty Images If you're a current or former AT&T customer, a new class action settlement means you might be in line for a little cash. Earlier this year, the company confirmed two major data breaches -- one from 2019 or earlier and one from 2024. The stolen data, which ultimately ended up for sale on the dark web, included social security numbers, names, email addresses, mailing addresses, phone numbers, dates of birth, and more. Also: 184 million passwords leaked across Facebook, Goo

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AT&T customer? You might get a cut of $177 million data breach settlement

zdnet.com Artie Beaty 2025-08-31 20:53:57

wdstock/Gertty Images If you're a current or former AT&T customer, a new class action settlement means you might be in line for a little cash. Earlier this year, the company confirmed two major data breaches -- one from 2019 or earlier and one from 2024. The stolen data, which ultimately ended up for sale on the dark web, included social security numbers, names, email addresses, mailing addresses, phone numbers, dates of birth, and more. Also: 184 million passwords leaked across Facebook, Goo

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McLaren Health Care says data breach impacts 743,000 patients

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-09-03 16:28:31

McLaren Health Care is warning 743,000 patients that the health system suffered a data breach caused by a July 2024 attack by the INC ransomware gang. Although the attack was discovered on August 5, 2024, forensic investigations determining who was impacted were only completed on May 5, 2025, with the notice circulation starting last Friday. McLaren is a nonprofit health system in the U.S. with $6.6 billion in annual revenue, operating a network that spans 14 Michigan hospitals (2,624 beds). I

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16 billion passwords leaked across Apple, Google, more: What to know and how to protect yourself

zdnet.com Charlie Osborne 2025-09-04 02:30:01

Moor Studio/Getty With so much news about data breaches, you have to be careful not to panic each time you hear of a new one. Take the latest report of a major breach. In the headline for a recent story published by Cybernews, the cybersecurity media outlet said that 16 billion passwords were exposed in a record-breaking data breach, opening access to Facebook, Google, Apple, and any other service imaginable. Sounds scary, right? But reading the story itself paints a different picture. Also:

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What We Know So Far About the Supposed ‘Mother of All Data Breaches’

gizmodo.com Lucas Ropek 2025-09-03 23:55:42

Data breaches are so common these days that, when a new one gets announced, most web users can do little more than yawn and mutter something like “Yeah, no shit” before scrolling up to the next story in their newsfeed. This week, however, a breach was announced that was allegedly so earth-shatteringly huge that it managed to break through the internet’s wall of collective cynicism. Dubbed the “Mother of All Data Breaches,” the breach is said to involve some 16 billion user credentials, and impa

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Israel Says Iran Is Hacking Security Cameras for Spying

wired.com Lily Hay Newman 2025-09-04 00:00:00

Amid Israeli airstrikes this week and the imminent threat of further escalations by the United States, Iran started severely limiting internet connectivity for its citizens, limiting Iranians' access to crucial information and intentionally pushing them toward domestic apps that may not be secure. Meanwhile, the Israel-tied hacking group known as Predatory Sparrow is waging cyberwar on Iran’s financial system, attacking Iran’s Sepah Bank and destroying more than $90 million in cryptocurrency hel

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Heard about the 16 billion passwords leak? Here are the facts and how to protect yourself

zdnet.com Charlie Osborne 2025-09-04 12:32:00

Moor Studio/Getty With so much news about data breaches, you have to be careful not to panic each time you hear of a new one. Take the latest report of a major breach. In the headline for a recent story published by Cybernews, the cybersecurity media outlet said that 16 billion passwords were exposed in a record-breaking data breach, opening access to Facebook, Google, Apple, and any other service imaginable. Sounds scary, right? But reading the story itself paints a different picture. Also:

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16 billion passwords leaked from Apple, Google, more: Here are the facts and how to protect yourself

zdnet.com Charlie Osborne 2025-09-05 08:32:00

Moor Studio/Getty With so much news about data breaches, you have to be careful not to panic each time you hear of a new one. Take the latest report of a major breach. In the headline for a recent story published by Cybernews, the cybersecurity media outlet said that 16 billion passwords were exposed in a record-breaking data breach, opening access to Facebook, Google, Apple, and any other service imaginable. Sounds scary, right? But reading the story itself paints a different picture. Also:

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Design Within Reach Promo Codes: 30% Off | June 2025

wired.com Nena Farrell 2025-09-08 16:00:00

Design Within Reach carries some of the best and coolest home decor you can find, from modern couches to fantastic office chairs and fun designers like Herman Miller and Dusen Dusen. It’s not a cheap store to shop at, though, which is what makes these coupons something to jump on. Unlock online-exclusive discounts of up to 50%, free shipping, plus 20% off featured brands and 15% off office furniture bundles with Design Within Reach promo codes and Summer 2025 sale events. Save on hundreds of sty

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Check your bank account — you may have some surprise money from the 2021 T-Mobile data breach

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-09-10 08:03:25

Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR Kroll is distributing payments as part of a $350M settlement for T-Mobile’s 2021 data breach, which affected over 76 million US users. Most users are getting either $56.54 or $226.19, but we’ve spotted reports for receipts going up to $375. Those eligible for over $600 are allegedly being asked to fill out a W-9. Only those who filed valid claims in 2022/2023 will receive their share of the settlement. If you’re a T-Mobile customer and you just received m

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UK Watchdogs Fine 23andMe $3.1M for Data Security Violations

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-11 11:25:00

UK regulators on Tuesday fined 23andMe 2.31 million pounds ($3.1 million) for data privacy violations stemming from the company's massive data breach in 2023. The Information Commissioner's Office says the genetic testing company, which has since filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the US, failed to put in place "appropriate" security measures to protect the personal information of its UK users, compromising that data in the breach. The UK fine comes after a joint investigation by the

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UK Watchdogs Fines 23andMe $3.1 million For Data Security Violations

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-11 16:25:17

UK regulators on Tuesday fined 23andMe 2.31 million pounds ($3.1 million) for data privacy violations stemming from the company's massive data breach in 2023. The Information Commissioner's Office says the genetic testing company, which has since filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the US, failed to put in place "appropriate" security measures to protect the personal information of its UK users, compromising that data in the breach. The UK fine comes after a joint investigation by the

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UK fines 23andMe for ‘profoundly damaging’ breach exposing genetics data

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-09-12 16:59:09

The UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has fined genetic testing provider 23andMe £2.31 million ($3.12 million) over 'serious security failings' that led to a 'profoundly damaging' data breach in 2023. The data protection watchdog said today that 23andMe failed to protect the sensitive data of UK residents who had their genotype data, health reports, and personal information stolen in credential stuffing attacks using stolen login credentials that went unnoticed for five months between

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UK watchdog fines 23andMe for 'profoundly damaging' data breach

feeds.bbci.co.uk Unknown 2025-09-12 20:44:52

UK watchdog fines 23andMe for 'profoundly damaging' data breach 17 minutes ago Share Save Liv McMahon Technology reporter Share Save Getty Images DNA testing firm 23andMe has been fined £2.31m by a UK watchdog over a data breach in 2023 which affected thousands of people. The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) said the company - which has since filed for bankruptcy - failed to put adequate measures in place to secure sensitive user data prior to the incident. "This was a profoundly damag

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Latest Tech News

New Research Shows Data Breaches Keep Coming. Here's How to Protect Yourself

Louis Vuitton says regional data breaches tied to same cyberattack

Qantas Data Breach Impacts 5.7 Million Customers. Here's What We Know

You can now pre-order Hugging Face's Reachy Mini robots

Hugging Face opens up orders for its Reachy Mini desktop robots

Hacker leaks Telefónica data allegedly stolen in a new breach

Qantas hack results in theft of 6 million passengers’ personal data

Qantas data breach exposes up to six million customer profiles

Kelly Benefits says 2024 data breach impacts 550,000 customers

Esse Health says recent data breach affects over 263,000 patients

AT&T finally settles its 2019 and 2024 breaches: Are you eligible for a payout?

Whole Foods supplier UNFI restores core systems after cyberattack

US, French authorities confirm arrest of BreachForums hackers

The $177 million AT&T data breach settlement could mean a payout for you - how to qualify

AT&T customer? You might get a cut of $177 million data breach settlement

McLaren Health Care says data breach impacts 743,000 patients

16 billion passwords leaked across Apple, Google, more: What to know and how to protect yourself

What We Know So Far About the Supposed ‘Mother of All Data Breaches’

Israel Says Iran Is Hacking Security Cameras for Spying

Heard about the 16 billion passwords leak? Here are the facts and how to protect yourself

16 billion passwords leaked from Apple, Google, more: Here are the facts and how to protect yourself

Design Within Reach Promo Codes: 30% Off | June 2025

Check your bank account — you may have some surprise money from the 2021 T-Mobile data breach

UK Watchdogs Fine 23andMe $3.1M for Data Security Violations

UK Watchdogs Fines 23andMe $3.1 million For Data Security Violations

UK fines 23andMe for ‘profoundly damaging’ breach exposing genetics data

UK watchdog fines 23andMe for 'profoundly damaging' data breach

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