Tag: Data Breach

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

Russian internet provider Nodex said it was in the process of restoring its systems after a destructive cyberattack earlier this week that saw...

Chinese government hackers reportedly targeted US Treasury’s sanctions office during December cyberattack

Chinese government hackers targeted the U.S. Treasury’s highly sensitive sanctions office during a December cyberattack, according to reports. According to The Washington Post,...

These were the badly handled data breaches of 2024

For the past few years, TechCrunch has looked back at some of the worst, badly handled data breaches and security incidents in the...

Ransomware attack on health giant Ascension hits 5.6 million patients

A May ransomware attack on Ascension, a U.S. healthcare giant with more than 140 hospitals and dozens of senior living facilities, allowed hackers...

Tracker firm Hapn spilling names of thousands of GPS tracking customers

GPS tracking firm Hapn is exposing the names of thousands of its customers due to a website bug, TechCrunch has learned. A security researcher...

Bitcoin ATM giant Byte Federal says 58,000 users’ personal data compromised in breach

Byte Federal, one of the largest Bitcoin ATM operators in the U.S., said the personal data of thousands of customers may have been...