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Password manager maker Dashlane says hackers have obtained at least a dozen encrypted vaults used for storing customer passwords during a weekend cyberattack. The company said on its website that hackers brute-forced the company’s two-factor authentication system, granting the hackers access to about 20 Read More …
Hackers are targeting Signal users in an attempt to steal their chat backups as part of a new hacking campaign, TechCrunch has learned. On Wednesday, Washington Post analyst Josh Rogin posted a screenshot of a new kind of attack against Read More …
Carnival Corporation – the world’s largest cruise operator – has confirmed a digital heist, a month after hacking crew ShinyHunters claimed to have stolen millions of customers’ records. The breach, Carnival confirmed, stemmed from an April 14 social engineering attack Read More …
A website called UK Visa Portal publicly exposed thousands of passports and selfie photos of applicants who paid the site to obtain a U.K. immigration visa. An anonymous person notified TechCrunch about the security lapse, saying that the website was Read More …
New York public health provider NYC Health + Hospitals says a months-long data breach that allowed hackers to steal personal data, medical records, and fingerprints scans affects at least 1.8 million people. NYCHHC is the largest public health system in the United Read More …
Digital sovereignty has become a priority as concerns over data privacy, data protection, and geopolitical risk intensify. The concept centres on giving data owners full control over their digital assets, infrastructure, and the legal frameworks governing them. While Europe leads Read More …
A hotel check-in system left more than 1 million customer passports, driver’s licenses, and selfie verification photos to the open web after a security lapse. The data is now offline after TechCrunch alerted the company responsible. The hotel check-in system, called Read More …
By Alexandre Grellier, CEO, Drooms (www.drooms.com) Digital sovereignty has become a priority for organisations in 2026 as concerns over data privacy, data protection, and geopolitical risk intensify. Digital sovereignty has become a priority as concerns over data privacy, data protection, Read More …
The Instructure/Canvas data breach that has dominated cybersecurity coverage recently has reached a new stage. Millions of students had personal data stolen, with extortion group ShinyHunters claiming credit for the data breach and applying extra pressure for their ransom demands Read More …
The UK’s data protection watchdog has fined South Staffordshire Water’s parent company nearly £1 million over security failings exposed by the Cl0p ransomware attack in 2022. Issuing the fine of £963,900 ($1.3 million), the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) said the Read More …
