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Google collected children's voices and car pool routes, privacy breach leak reveals: report
The trove of leaked internal documents also showed that Google reportedly made YouTube recommendation based on watch histories that users had previously deleted.
More than 380,000 additional NYC students had personal info hacked, bringing total to over 1M
The New York City Department of Education last week began sending letters notifying the hundreds of thousands of additional current and former students that they were victims of the cyber...
Roku hackers accessed over 500K accounts in second cyberattack of 2024
In some cases, information was used to make unauthorized purchases of streaming service subscriptions and hardware products using the payment method stored in the accounts.
73M AT&T customers' personal data posted online after leak
Millions of current and former AT&T customers’ data, including Social Security numbers, were posted on the dark web earlier this month following a leak.
Russian ransomware gang claims it stole 'classified and top secret documents' from US intelligence
BlackCat, also known as ALPHV, is threatening to sell off or release more than two dozen documents related to the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency.
'Mother of all breaches' data leak reveals 26 billion account records stolen from Twitter, LinkedIn, more
One of the largest data breaches to date could compromise billions of accounts worldwide, prompting concerns of widespread cybercrime.
23andMe blames users for data breach, citing recycled passwords
The company said in December it had 14 million customer profiles at the time.
23andMe alerts customers of breach after hacker advertised stolen data
Since news of the hack, many customers have expressed worries their ethnicity and other sensitive information could be used against them if leaked.
MGM Resorts loses over $100M after refusing to pay ransom to end cyberattack
MGM's 12 casino floors along the Las Vegas strip went dark, hotel reservations were interrupted and workers dished out hundreds worth of free food and beverage vouchers.
How to defend your digital footprint in one tap with free ‘Permission Slip’ app
A new app will help consumers protect their personal data from being bought and sold by dozens of major companies.
Snapchat's AI bot sparks privacy panic after it posts photo on its own
Snapchat's new AI tool, My AI, freaked users out when it automatically posted a photo to users' stories who thought the chatbot snapped a photo of their ceilings. They later...
What happens to your personal info after a data breach?
Are you wondering how many times you’ve been exposed to hackers? Kim Komando breaks down the best tips to check and prevent future data breaches.
NYC Dept. of Education tech boss resigns following hack of 45K confidential student, staff records
Anuraag Sharma's resignation comes just weeks after a widespread hack of the confidential information of thousands of students and staffers.
NYC schools hacked with sensitive info on 45,000 students compromised: DOE
Approximately 45,000 students plus city Department of Education employees and service providers were affected, officials announced on Friday.
Apple bans employees from using ChatGPT over fears of leaks
Because AI models like ChatGPT get smarter by analyzing user data -- and have experienced bugs revealing private information -- Apple workers have been barred from using it.
New ChatGPT tool ensures you’re never caught for using AI
Similar to a web browser's "incognito mode," the stealth new feature was released Tuesday by OpenAI.
Ex-CFPB worker sent data on 250,000 people to personal email account: 'Major incident’
A Consumer Financial Protection Bureau employee was fired after sending confidential consumer data on roughly 256,000 people to their personal email account in what the agency described as a “major...
9 million AT&T customer accounts breached – Is your data included?
The problem began when a third-party marketing vendor was attacked by hackers earlier this year.
TurboTax, QuickBooks owner slammed over MailChimp hack: 'Huge black eye'
Intuit, a publicly traded business-software empire with a market capitalization of $110 billion, admitted that 133 accounts using its MailChimp site were hacked.
Elite law firm Proskauer Rose claims exec fled country with 'black book'
The white-shoe Manhattan law firm sued Jonathan O’Brien, 55, in Manhattan Federal Court a week after he gave notice.