Hyundai IT services breach could put 2.7 million Hyundai, Kia owners in the US at risk

Hyundai AutoEver America (HAEA), the carmaker’s IT-services subsidiary servicing the North American region, has confirmed suffering a cyberattack and lost sensitive customer data as a result. In a data breach notification letter recently sent out to affected individuals, HAEA explained Read More …

Washington Post says it is among victims of cyber breach tied to Oracle software

The Washington Post said it is among victims of a sweeping cyber breach tied to Oracle software. In a statement released on Thursday, the newspaper said it was one of those impacted “by the breach of the Oracle E-Business Suite Read More …

University of Pennsylvania says it has called FBI over data breach

The University of Pennsylvania says it has called in the Federal Bureau of Investigation after offensive emails were distributed to alumni. In a statement, the university said that a data breach had affected “select information systems.” An email sent to Read More …

Government hackers breached telecom giant Ribbon for months before getting caught

U.S. telecommunications giant Ribbon has confirmed that government-backed hackers had access to its network for almost a year before getting caught, according to a public filing. The telco giant said in a 10-Q disclosure last week with the U.S. Securities Read More …

Ransomware gang claims Conduent breach: what you should watch for next [updated]

Updated – October 30, 2025: New information confirms that Conduent’s 2024 breach has impacted over 10.5 million people, based on notifications filed with multiple state attorneys general. The largest disclosure came from the Oregon government, which reported 10.5 million affected Read More …

Clearview AI faces criminal heat for ignoring EU data fines

Privacy advocates at Noyb filed a criminal complaint against Clearview AI for scraping social media users’ faces without consent to train its AI algorithms. Austria-based Noyb (None of Your Business) is targeting the US company and its executives, arguing that Read More …

Hackers steal medical records and financial data from 1.2M patients in massive healthcare breach

More than 1 million patients have been affected by a data breach involving SimonMed Imaging, one of the country’s largest outpatient radiology and medical imaging providers. The breach came to light after a cyberattack compromised sensitive patient data, with reports indicating that Read More …

US accuses former L3Harris cyber boss of stealing and selling secrets to Russian buyer

The U.S. government has accused a former executive at defense contractor L3Harris of stealing trade secrets and selling them to a buyer in Russia, according to court documents seen by TechCrunch. On October 14, the Department of Justice accused Peter Read More …

Trump pardons Binance founder Changpeng Zhao

President Donald Trump has pardoned Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, who pleaded guilty to a money laundering charge in 2023, the White House said Thursday. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement that Trump “exercised his constitutional authority Read More …