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PowerSchool says hackers stole students’ sensitive data, including Social Security numbers, in data breach

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Edtech giant PowerSchool has warned customers that hackers accessed its customers’ highly sensitive information — including student Social Security numbers, grades, and medical information — during a recent data breach, TechCrunch has learned.  In an FAQ obtained by TechCrunch that was sent to affected customers this week, PowerSchool says that “sensitive personal information” was accessed during […]

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Hackers are exploiting a new Ivanti VPN security bug to hack into company networks

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U.S. software giant Ivanti has warned that a zero-day vulnerability in its widely-used enterprise VPN appliance has been exploited to compromise the networks of its corporate customers. Ivanti said on Wednesday that the critical-rated vulnerability, tracked as  CVE-2025-0282, can be exploited without any authentication to remotely plant malicious code on Ivanti’s Connect Secure, Policy Secure,

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The U.S. has a new cybersecurity safety label for smart devices

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The White House this week announced a new label for internet-connected devices, the U.S. Cyber Trust Mark, intended to help consumers make more-informed decisions about the cybersecurity of products they bring into their homes. To earn the U.S. Cyber Trust Mark, which is being administered by the Federal Communications Commission, companies have to test their

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Ukrainian hackers take credit for hacking Russian ISP that wiped out servers and caused internet outages

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Russian internet provider Nodex said it was in the process of restoring its systems after a destructive cyberattack earlier this week that saw hackers compromise its network and wipe its internal servers, causing an immediate and complete collapse of internet connectivity to its Russian customers. According to data from networking giant Cloudflare, which monitors internet

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Japan says Chinese hackers targeted its government and tech companies for years

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The Japanese government published an alert on Wednesday accusing a Chinese hacking group of targeting and breaching dozens of government organizations, companies, and individuals in the country since 2019.  Japan’s National Police Agency and the National Center of Incident Readiness and Strategy for Cybersecurity attributed the years-long hacking spree to a group called MirrorFace.  “The

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Edtech giant PowerSchool says hackers accessed personal data of students and teachers

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Education technology giant PowerSchool has told customers that it experienced a “cybersecurity incident” that allowed hackers to compromise the personal data of students and teachers in K-12 school districts across the United States. The California-based PowerSchool, which was acquired by Bain Capital for $5.6 billion in 2024, is the largest provider of cloud-based education software

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Casio says hackers stole personal data of 8,500 people during October ransomware attack

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Japanese electronics giant Casio has confirmed that the personal data of almost 8,500 individuals was stolen during an October ransomware attack. Casio was the target of a ransomware attack on October 5, which saw hackers access sensitive data and render many of the company’s systems unusable. The attack was claimed by the Underground ransomware gang,

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UN aviation agency confirms hacker breached recruitment database to access thousands of records

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The United Nations’ aviation agency has confirmed that a hacker accessed thousands of records after compromising its internal recruitment database. Over the weekend, an individual using the alias “Natohub” claimed to have accessed 42,000 documents from the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). The agency said it was investigating the incident on Monday and, in an

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Indian government websites are still redirecting users to scam sites

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Some Indian government websites continue to allow the planting of scammy links on their official domains months after TechCrunch reported the issue. TechCrunch found more than 90 “gov.in” website links associated with Indian government departments — including the Indian Council of Agricultural Research and India Post, as well as state governments and councils of Haryana

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Telegram reports spike in sharing user data with law enforcement

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Newly released data from messaging app Telegram reveals a sharp rise in the number of data demands it fulfilled over the past year for users’ data from requesting law enforcement agencies. The rise in fulfilled user requests comes months after French authorities arrested Telegram CEO Pavel Durov in August in part for the company’s longstanding refusal

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