Harvard Investigating Security Breach After Cybercrime Group Threatens To Release Stolen Data

Harvard is investigating a data breach after a Russian-speaking cybercrime organization claimed it was preparing to release information stolen through a vulnerability in a software suite used by the University. Clop, an organization that extorts payments from companies to prevent Read More …

Australia’s politicians and businesspeople private phone numbers leaked online amid huge data breach

The private phone numbers of some Australia’s most high-profile politicians and businesspeople have been leaked online, including those of the prime minister and Opposition leader. A third-party website is reportedly using artificial intelligence to trawl through other sites like LinkedIn, Read More …

Qantas says customer data released by cyber criminals months after cyber breach

Australia’s Qantas Airways said on Sunday that it was one of the companies whose customer data had been published by cybercriminals after it was stolen by a hacker in a July breach of a database containing the personal information of Read More …

Spyware maker NSO Group confirms acquisition by US investors

Israeli spyware maker NSO Group has confirmed to TechCrunch that a U.S. investment group has acquired the company. NSO spokesperson Oded Hershowitz told TechCrunch on Friday that “an American investment group has invested tens of millions of dollars in the Read More …

SonicWall confirms all of its cloud backup customers were affected by data breach

All companies using SonicWall’s MySonicWall cloud backup feature have had their firewall configuration files exposed in a recent cyberattack, the company has admitted. After initially claiming “fewer than 5%” of its customer base was affected, the company has revealed the Read More …

UK: Two teenagers arrested over cyber-attack on nursery chain

Two 17-year-old boys have been arrested by police investigating a cyber-attack on a chain of nurseries in London. The Metropolitan Police say the pair were arrested at residential addresses in Bishop’s Stortford, Hertfordshire, on suspicion of computer misuse and blackmail. Read More …

Security bug in India’s income tax portal exposed taxpayers’ sensitive data

The Indian government’s tax authority has fixed a security flaw in its income tax filing portal that was exposing sensitive taxpayers’ data, TechCrunch has exclusively learned and confirmed with authorities. The flaw, discovered in September by a pair of security Read More …

French prosecutors probe Apple’s Siri following complaint

French prosecutors said on Monday they are investigating tech giant Apple’s, opens new tab voice assistant Siri after receiving a complaint from a tech researcher accusing the company of illicit data collection. The probe, which was first reported by the Read More …

Discord hit by data breach after hackers strike support tickets

Discord has warned users it suffered a cyberattack which caused a potentially worrying data breach. In a data breach notification announcement posted on the company’s blog, Discord said a third party, providing customer support services, was breached. “The unauthorized party Read More …

Hacking group claims theft of 1 billion records from Salesforce customer databases

A notorious predominantly English-speaking hacking group has launched a website to extort its victims, threatening to release about a billion records stolen from companies who store their customers’ data in cloud databases hosted by Salesforce. The loosely organized group, which Read More …