This is what happens after a series of data breaches happen on your watch. A succession of T-Mobile data breaches over the past three years that saw millions of customers’ data exposed has led to a $15.75M fine by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), with the wireless carrier agreeing to spend the same amount again […]
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A notorious hacker group/threat actor collective identified as “IntelBroker,” who previously claimed responsibility for other high-profile data breaches, including those of U.S. government systems in April, allegedly leaked the source code of several internal tools used at Apple via a post on a dark web forum. IntelBroker posted that “In June 2024, Apple.com suffered a […]
You might want to check your email to see if Twitter believes your account got hacked. Twitter has confirmed that a data breach allowed a hacker to gain access to the contact details of up to 5.4 million accounts. The data – which ties Twitter handles to phone numbers and email addresses – has been […]
LastPass has apparently been breached. A number of the password service’s members have reported issues when using multiple attempted logins with their correct master passwords from various locations. The company has stated that the recent attacks are a result of shared passwords gleaned from breaches of other services. Per Hacker News, an unknown number of […]
Per Restore Privacy, wireless carrier AT&T has had personal data stolen from some 70 million customer records, albeit the company has stated the data isn’t really from their subscribers. The data includes names, phone numbers, social security numbers, birth dates, and physical addresses. The hacker, named ShinyHunters, is trying to sell the database for $1 […]