Nearly 800,000 individuals linked to the University System of Georgia (USG) have had their personal data exposed in a cyberattack involving the MOVEit software, a secure file transfer solution used by industries across the globe. The breach, which first came to light in May 2023, is one of many
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TikTok has announced that it’s suing the US government, claiming that the recently passed ban against the social media platform is unconstitutional. It compels TikTok to divest from its parent company, ByteDance, by January 19th, 2025, or cease operations in the US. In a court filing submitted
The personal data of thousands of UK military personnel was compromised in a severe data breach targeting the Ministry of Defence, sparking widespread concern. The breach occurred in a third-party payroll system managed by SSCL — a contractor tasked with handling sensitive government department
An international coalition of law enforcement agencies has turned the tables on the notorious LockBit ransomware gang by reviving and repurposing its seized dark web site. Originally taken down in an operation earlier this year, the site is now being used to tease and announce upcoming revelations
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has issued substantial fines totaling nearly $200 million against four major US telecom companies — AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, and Sprint — for illicitly selling customers' location data without their consent. This landmark decision wraps up a lengthy
Verizon’s annual Data Breach Investigation Report (DBIR) revealed a troubling boom in vulnerability exploitation throughout 2023. Instances of vulnerabilities being exploited surged by over 3x (180%) from the previous year. It also uncovered a troubling increase in the use of ransomware and
Andrew Witty, CEO of UnitedHealth Group, revealed how hackers penetrated Change Healthcare by using stolen credentials and taking advantage of a lack of multifactor authentication (MFA) in a troubling testimony before the House Energy and Commerce Committee. Large volumes of private health
Kaiser Permanente, a leading US healthcare provider, is notifying 13.4 million individuals that their data has been breached. The breach involved the accidental sharing of sensitive information with third-party advertisers. Revealed in a statement shared with TechCrunch, Kaiser Permanente mentioned
The Los Angeles County Department of Health Services (DHS) has reported a significant data breach. The breach occurred in February due to a successful phishing attack that compromised roughly two dozen employees’ email accounts, which then led to the exposure of sensitive personal and health
President Biden has passed a bill that forces TikTok to divest from its parent company ByteDance or face a ban. The Senate passed the bill on Tuesday, 24 April 2024, then President Biden signed the bill into law just a day later on Wednesday, April 25, 2024. The bill was included within a