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Substack Data Breach Exposes User Emails and Phone Numbers
Substack experienced a data breach in October, exposing user email addresses and phone numbers, but critical financial data like passwords and credit card details remained secure. The vulnerability was identified and fixed in February, with the CEO apologizing for the failure and the five-month g...
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ICE Unit Secures $3M Deal for Advanced Phone-Hacking Technology
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has signed a $3 million contract with Magnet Forensics for advanced mobile forensic software, believed to be Graykey, to extract data from locked smartphones and support national security investigations. This agreement is part of a series of recent c...
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Washington Post confirms data breach in Oracle hack
The Washington Post confirmed a data breach through vulnerabilities in Oracle's E-Business Suite, highlighting risks from ransomware groups exploiting third-party platforms. The ransomware group Clop exploited security flaws in Oracle's software to steal sensitive business and employee data from ...
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US Approves Google's $32 Billion Wiz Acquisition
Google's $32 billion acquisition of Wiz has passed its U.S. antitrust review, a major step toward finalizing one of the largest tech deals, though the process is not yet complete. Wiz initially rejected a $23 billion offer in 2024, believing in its potential for greater independent growth, but ac...
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Stellantis Confirms Customer Data Stolen in Cyberattack
Stellantis, the parent company of Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge, and Ram, confirmed a data breach affecting North American customers, caused by unauthorized access through a third-party customer service platform. The breach compromised customer contact information, with the hacking group ShinyHunters cla...
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Insight Partners Notifies Staff, LPs of Data Breach
Insight Partners has completed notifying individuals affected by a January data breach that compromised sensitive personal and financial information of limited partners, employees, and details about investment funds and portfolio companies. The breach was identified as a social engineering attack...
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