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Hackers steal client data from Kering's Gucci, Balenciaga and McQueen: Report

September 17, 2025 2:44 pm

The hackers, who identified themselves as "Shiny Hunters" to the BBC, claim to have data linked to 7.4 million unique email addresses.

IIT Roorkee data breach: A wake-up call for higher education institutions

August 15, 2025 12:42 pm

All Indian HEIs should take the time to reflect and acknowledge that they can no longer claim to be purely academic institutions creating knowledge — they collect the sensitive personal data of lakhs of individuals including minors, and hence are clearly responsible under the law for creating a digital infrastructure and security system for data protection

Sex toy maker Lovense left millions of users vulnerable to email ID leaks, account takeovers

July 30, 2025 3:00 pm

The incident comes on the heels of a major data breach targeting Tea, a popular app that lets women anonymously comment and review dates with men.

Allianz Life says majority of US customers' data stolen in hack

July 27, 2025 9:45 am

This incident is related only to Allianz Life in the U.S., which currently has 1.4 million customers, the company said.

Data breach at ICAR hits key recruitment, agri research projects

July 25, 2025 7:10 am

According to sources, the breach occurred in April and affected the ICAR’s website, its server in Delhi and its replication server at the National Academy of Agricultural Research Management (NAARM) in Hyderabad.

The researchers tried using the username and password “123456”, and got access to applicants’ personal information. (Image credit: Freepik)

McDonald’s hiring bot hacked, exposing data of 60 million job applicants: Report

July 11, 2025 9:39 am

Independent security researchers Ian Carroll and Sam Curry spotted a major security risk in the backend of the McHire page’s Olivia chatbot.

Passkeys are Meta’s latest way to keep user accounts safe, offering secure access to Facebook and Messenger.

Meta doubles down on security, introduces passkeys: Here’s how to set up

June 20, 2025 7:36 pm

Meta has rolled out passkeys on Facebook and Messenger, offering a more secure, passwordless login experience. Here’s why you should use it and how to set it up.

Zoomcar, meanwhile, promised Anand that they would make an arrangement for repairing the car or provide an alternative vehicle to return to Mysuru.

Zoomcar hit by massive data breach affecting 84 lakh users, SEC filing shows

June 18, 2025 9:18 am

The personal data stolen by hackers include the names, phone numbers, and car registration numbers of users.

M&S said some customer details had been taken, blaming the "sophisticated nature" of the incident, and said it would inform customers of the issue.

UK's M&S says customer data was taken in cyber attack

May 14, 2025 10:51 am

M&S, one of the best known names in British business, stopped taking online orders on April 25, and its share price has fallen 15% since the Easter weekend, when problems with orders first started.