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Allianz Life, a U.S. subsidiary of global insurer Allianz SE, has confirmed that hackers compromised the personal data of 1.1 million customers, highlighting growing risks for financial services firms that depend on third-party cloud platforms. The company, which serves 1.4 million customers in the U.S., said that the breach was discovered in July and stemmed […]
The two self-described hacktivists said they had access to the North Korean spy’s computer for around four months before deciding what they had found should be made public.
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) on Wednesday unsealed six federal warrants authorizing the seizure of more than $2.8 million in cryptocurrency, along with $70,000 in cash and a luxury vehicle, from a man accused of running the notorious and now-defunct Zeppelin ransomware scheme. According to the DOJ, the suspect, Ianis Aleksandrovich Antropenko, is charged […]
Tea, a women’s safety dating app, is the recent victim of data breach. The company confirmed unauthorized access…
A serious security flaw has been found in the popular Post SMTP plugin, putting over 200,000 WordPress websites…
In yet another alarming example of government systems falling prey to cyber threats, the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) — the U.S. agency responsible for maintaining the country’s nuclear weapons arsenal — was reportedly breached in a cyberattack that exploited a critical flaw in Microsoft’s SharePoint document software. According to a report from Bloomberg News, […]
Microsoft on Friday announced it will no longer allow engineers based in China to provide technical support for US Department of Defense (DoD) cloud systems, following concerns about foreign involvement in sensitive Pentagon systems. Security Review Sparked By Investigative Report The change was prompted after a detailed ProPublica report published earlier this week raised alarms […]
Researchers warned that Chinese residents, and visitors to China, should be aware of the tool’s existence and the risks it poses.
The video game giant banned an unknown number of cheaters that were using one of the oldest-running cheats.
Security researchers have discovered a serious vulnerability in eSIM technology that could have affected billions of devices. The…