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Microsoft says Lumma password stealer malware found on 394,000 Windows PCs

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Microsoft and law enforcement have announced a court-authorized takedown of Lumma, a prolific info-stealer malware operation found on more than 394,000 Windows PCs globally, mostly in Brazil, Europe, and the United States. The tech giant took civil action to ask a federal court to seize 2,300 domains that served as the malware’s network of command […]

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Coinbase says customers’ personal information stolen in data breach

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Crypto giant Coinbase has confirmed its systems have been breached and customer data, including government-issued identity documents, were stolen. In a legally required filing with U.S. regulators, Coinbase said a hacker this week told the company that they had obtained information about customer accounts, and demanded money from the company in exchange for not publishing

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UK retail giant Co-op warns of disruption as it battles cyberattack

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U.K. retail conglomerate The Co-operative Group said it has shut down some of its IT systems, citing an attempted cyberattack. Co-op spokesperson Mark Carrington said the company “recently experienced attempts” by hackers to break into some of its systems, and took “proactive steps” to keep those systems safe. The spokesperson said the company’s back office

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Marks & Spencer confirms cybersecurity incident amid ongoing disruption

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Retail giant Marks & Spencer has confirmed a cybersecurity incident, as customers report ongoing disruption and outages. The British-headquartered retailer on Tuesday told customers in a notice, which TechCrunch has seen, that the company has been “managing a cyber incident” over the last few days. The notice, signed by chief executive Stuart Machin, said it

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Cyberattack disrupts train ticket sales in Ukraine

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Ukraine’s state-owned railway operator Ukrzaliznytsia said Monday that it was hit by a large-scale cyberattack.   The cyberattack affected online ticket sales, including via the mobile app, while trains continue to operate, according to the railway operator’s statement on its official Telegram channel. Daryna Antoniuk, a journalist based in Ukraine, reported the disruption for The Record

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Japanese telco giant NTT Com says hackers accessed details of almost 18,000 organizations

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Japanese telecom giant NTT Communications (NTT Com) has confirmed that hackers accessed the data of almost 18,000 corporate customers during a February cyberattack, affecting an as-yet-unknown number of individuals. The Tokyo-based NTT Com, which provides phone and network tech to enterprises, said it discovered the data breach on February 5 after determining that the hackers

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Polish space agency says it’s investigating a cyberattack

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Poland’s space agency (POLSA) says it is working to restore services following a cybersecurity incident. POLSA, the Polish government agency responsible for the country’s space activities, said in a post on X that it had “immediately disconnected” its network from the internet after detecting the cyberattack on Sunday. POLSA’s website remains offline at the time

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Belgium investigating alleged cyberattack on intelligence agency by China-linked hackers

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Belgium is investigating an alleged data breach of its state security service (VSSE) by Chinese government hackers.  In a statement sent to TechCrunch on Friday, the Belgian federal prosecutor’s office said an investigation into a cyberattack was opened in November 2023 after it learned about the alleged breach.  This confirms an earlier report by the

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California privacy regulator seeks to fine Florida data broker after huge breach of Social Security numbers

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California’s privacy regulator is asking a court to fine a data broker that lost hundreds of millions of Social Security numbers in one of last year’s biggest data breaches. The California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA), which enforces California’s state rules on data protection and privacy rights, known as CCPA, said Thursday that it is seeking

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VC giant Insight Partners confirms January cyberattack 

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U.S.-based venture capital firm Insight Partners has confirmed that hackers breached its systems in January. When reached by TechCrunch, Insight Partners confirmed the cybersecurity incident in a statement published Tuesday. Calcalist first reported the breach earlier in the day. In its statement, Insight Partners said it detected that an “unauthorized third party” had accessed “certain

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