The first half of 2026 saw a renewed surge of widely felt cyberattacks and data breaches—with many indicators pointing to increased usage of AI-powered capabilities. Major incidents included zero-day ...

As states continue to strengthen breach notification statutes and expand attorney general reporting requirements, ...

After the Canvas breach exposed 275 million users, higher ed IT leaders are rethinking how they vet, contract with and ...

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

Healthcare technology company Xsolis, Inc. has disclosed a data breach affecting nearly 1.4 million individuals.

A major data breach tied to U.S. fintech firm Marquis is rippling through banks, credit unions and their customers. Hackers broke into Marquis systems by exploiting a known but unpatched vulnerability ...

The rise of AI and our increasing dependence on technology have left us increasingly vulnerable to data breaches. Breaches occur when hackers and other unauthorized parties fraudulently access ...

ADT confirmed a data breach exposing customer names, addresses, phone numbers, and partial SSNs, with millions of records reportedly affected. ADT says its home security systems were not compromised ...

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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, ...

Turner noted that although government data breaches can be of “national security concern”, can negatively impact public trust ...

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 ...