The hackers had access to the network for more than two months before detection, stealing biometric data that affected individuals cannot replace. The breach originated through an unnamed third-party ...

Hackers claim to have leaked 32M Bumble user records, but security researchers express doubt. The alleged breach includes ...

The data breach at education tech giant Instructure includes students' private data, according to a sample of the allegedly stolen data seen by TechCrunch.

ADT confirmed a data breach exposing customer names, addresses, phone numbers, and partial SSNs, with millions of records reportedly affected.

A 7-Eleven data breach linked to franchisee records reportedly exposed personal details including names, addresses, dates of birth and phone numbers.

In January 2026, researchers and the media reported a data breach affecting 72.7 million Under Armour customers’ records with ...

A third-party data breach occurs when malicious actors compromise a vendor, supplier, contractor, or other organization to gain access to sensitive information or systems of the victim’s customers, ...

Brightspeed, one of the largest fiber broadband providers in the United States, is investigating claims that hackers stole sensitive data tied to more than 1 million customers. The allegations ...

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Around four months is the average time it takes for a company to report a data breach but certain industries take even longer, an analysis of ransomware attacks since 2018 finds. Companies often take ...

Karen Scarfone is the principal consultant for Scarfone Cybersecurity. She provides cybersecurity publication consulting services to organizations and was formerly a senior computer scientist for the ...