Topic: customer data

  • 17 Million Hit by Prosper Data Breach Exposing Personal Info

    17 Million Hit by Prosper Data Breach Exposing Personal Info

    A data breach at Prosper exposed the personal information of about 17.6 million customers, including sensitive details like names, Social Security numbers, and government IDs. The breach was caused by unauthorized database queries, but the company quickly revoked access and reported no disruption...

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  • Frank founder gets 7 years for $175M JPMorgan Chase fraud

    Frank founder gets 7 years for $175M JPMorgan Chase fraud

    Charlie Javice, founder of Frank, was sentenced to seven years in prison for defrauding JPMorgan Chase into acquiring her company for $175 million based on false user data. She misrepresented Frank's user base by claiming over four million customers, while the actual number was only around 300,00...

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  • AI-Powered Personalization: How Brands Rival Netflix

    AI-Powered Personalization: How Brands Rival Netflix

    Customer expectations have shifted, demanding genuine personalization over superficial tactics like using a first name in emails. Advanced personalization, driven by AI and unified data, is now essential, with tools like HubSpot's framework enabling tailored, real-time engagement. Effective perso...

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  • Kering Confirms Major Data Breach at Gucci and Balenciaga

    Kering Confirms Major Data Breach at Gucci and Balenciaga

    Kering has confirmed a major data breach affecting customers of its luxury brands, including Gucci and Balenciaga, with unauthorized access to personal information. The compromised data includes names, contact details, and purchase history, but financial information like credit card numbers was n...

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  • Salesforce Refuses to Pay Ransom in Massive Data Breach

    Salesforce Refuses to Pay Ransom in Massive Data Breach

    Salesforce has refused to pay a ransom after a data breach allegedly exposed nearly one billion customer records, emphasizing its policy against negotiating with cybercriminals despite the risk of data exposure. The attack, initiated in May, involved English-speaking operatives tricking employees...

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  • AI-Powered Personalization: How Top Brands Rival Netflix

    AI-Powered Personalization: How Top Brands Rival Netflix

    Personalization has become a baseline expectation for customers, with 80% of consumers now demanding more tailored interactions than before. Advanced personalization requires leveraging unified customer data and AI to create genuinely relevant content, as seen in successful models like Netflix an...

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  • FinWise Data Breach Exposes 689K American First Finance Customers

    FinWise Data Breach Exposes 689K American First Finance Customers

    A former employee of FinWise Bank accessed the personal data of approximately 689,000 American First Finance customers after their employment ended, highlighting security vulnerabilities. The breach exposed sensitive information including full names, prompting an internal investigation and the of...

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  • Slack Launches AI Platform for Secure, Context-Aware Apps

    Slack Launches AI Platform for Secure, Context-Aware Apps

    Slack has launched a new AI platform that enables developers to build secure, context-aware applications within its ecosystem, using user-owned conversational data for personalized, intelligent interactions. The platform includes key developer resources like a real-time search API, Model Context ...

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  • Hacker Uncovers Tesla Crash Data After Company Denied Its Existence

    Hacker Uncovers Tesla Crash Data After Company Denied Its Existence

    A hacker recovered critical crash data that Tesla had claimed did not exist in a wrongful death lawsuit, raising concerns about corporate transparency and data practices. Tesla initially stated no relevant information was available, specifically regarding the "collision snapshot" data crucial for...

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  • FinWise Breach: Why Encryption Is Your Final Defense

    FinWise Breach: Why Encryption Is Your Final Defense

    The 2024 FinWise data breach was caused by a former employee who exploited retained login credentials, accessing sensitive data for 689,000 customers undetected for over a year. The breach exposed inadequate security measures, including possible encryption failures and lack of monitoring for irre...

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  • Hackers Extort 39 Victims With New Data Leak Site

    Hackers Extort 39 Victims With New Data Leak Site

    A new cybercriminal group, Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters, is extorting nearly 40 major corporations by threatening to leak stolen data from Salesforce databases obtained through social engineering. The stolen data includes personal and contact details, sensitive information like Social Security numbe...

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  • Hackers Breach Red Hat's GitLab Repositories

    Hackers Breach Red Hat's GitLab Repositories

    The Crimson Collective cybercrime group breached Red Hat's internal GitLab repositories, stealing proprietary data from over 28,000 repositories and potentially exposing sensitive client information and internal technical assets. Stolen materials include confidential items like login credentials,...

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  • F5 Hack Puts Thousands of Networks at Imminent Risk

    F5 Hack Puts Thousands of Networks at Imminent Risk

    A sophisticated nation-state hacking group breached F5's network, exposing proprietary source code and undisclosed vulnerability data, endangering thousands of government and corporate networks that rely on BIG-IP appliances. The attackers maintained persistent access for years, gaining control o...

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  • Dozens of organizations hit in Oracle-linked data breach

    Dozens of organizations hit in Oracle-linked data breach

    A major data breach affecting multiple organizations has been linked to security vulnerabilities in Oracle's E-Business Suite, exploited by the Russia-linked Clop ransomware gang to steal sensitive corporate data. Oracle confirmed that hackers are using a zero-day vulnerability, which can be expl...

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  • Nintendo Hit by Alleged Data Breach, Hackers Claim

    Nintendo Hit by Alleged Data Breach, Hackers Claim

    The hacking group Crimson Collective claims to have breached Nintendo, alleging access to internal development assets and administrative files, though these claims are currently unverified. Nintendo has not issued a public statement on the alleged breach, leaving the scope and validity unclear, i...

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  • Oura CEO on IPO Plans and Unwavering Data Privacy

    Oura CEO on IPO Plans and Unwavering Data Privacy

    Oura Health's CEO confirmed the company is positioned for an IPO but has not set a specific timeline, prioritizing user data privacy as nonnegotiable. The company expects to achieve $1 billion in annual revenue this year, doubling its previous performance and highlighting its growth in the health...

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  • Jaguar Land Rover Hit by Cyberattack, Customer Data Stolen

    Jaguar Land Rover Hit by Cyberattack, Customer Data Stolen

    Jaguar Land Rover experienced a cybersecurity breach resulting in the theft of customer data and a complete halt in production. The attack has caused significant operational disruptions, affecting manufacturing, sales, and supply chain services like vehicle repairs. Recovery is expected to take s...

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  • Jaguar Cyberattack Severely Disrupts Sales and Operations

    Jaguar Cyberattack Severely Disrupts Sales and Operations

    Jaguar Land Rover experienced a major cybersecurity breach that disrupted its sales and manufacturing operations globally. The company took immediate protective measures, including shutting down key systems, and is now working to restore applications with no evidence of customer data compromise. ...

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