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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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As US newspaper outages drag on, Lee Enterprises blames cyberattack for encrypting critical systems 

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Newspaper publishing giant Lee Enterprises said an ongoing cyberattack is causing disruptions across its business, and is now in its third week of outages. In a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Lee said it was conducting a forensic analysis to determine if sensitive or personal data was stolen in the cyberattack. “Preliminary

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Media giant Lee Enterprises confirms cyberattack as news outlets report ongoing disruption

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Lee Enterprises, a media giant that owns dozens of newspapers across the United States, has confirmed a cyberattack on its systems is behind ongoing disruption at dozens of newspapers and media outlets across the United States. In an email shared with customers sent Friday, which TechCrunch has seen, Lee CEO Kevin Mowbray said the company

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US blood donation giant warns of disruption after ransomware attack

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New York Blood Center (NYBC), one of the largest nonprofit blood centers in the United States, says it is experiencing service disruptions after being hit by a ransomware attack.  NYBC said in a statement on Wednesday that the organization detected suspicious activity on its IT systems on January 26, which it has since confirmed was

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Engineering giant Smiths Group says hackers accessed its systems during cyberattack

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U.K.-based engineering giant Smiths Group has confirmed a cybersecurity incident involving “unauthorized access” to its systems. The London-listed company, which operates across multiple sectors including energy, security, aerospace and defense, said Tuesday that it is currently “managing” the incident. The company said it isolated affected systems and activated its business continuity plans, implying a disruptive

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ENGlobal says hackers accessed ‘sensitive personal’ data during cyberattack

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U.S. engineering firm ENGlobal has confirmed that hackers accessed “sensitive personal information” from its systems during a November 2024 cyberattack. ENGlobal, which provides engineering and automation services to the federal government and critical infrastructure organizations, said in an updated 8-K filing with the U.S. securities regulator on Monday that hackers subsequently “encrypted some of its

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SonicWall says hackers are exploiting a new zero-day bug to breach customer networks

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Cybersecurity company SonicWall says hackers are exploiting a newly discovered vulnerability in one of its enterprise products to break into its customers’ corporate networks.  SonicWall said in an advisory that the vulnerability in its SMA1000 remote access appliance, which companies use to allow their employees to remotely log in to their corporate networks as if

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How the ransomware attack at Change Healthcare went down: A timeline

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A February 2024 ransomware attack on UnitedHealth-owned health tech company Change Healthcare stands as the largest data breach of health and medical data in U.S. history. Change Healthcare confirmed in January 2025 that its data breach affects approximately 190 million people in America, almost double the company’s previous estimate. The company said it has notified

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