That said, there is still a large percentage of companies—including tech ones—with security standards below what is desirable, making them prone to data breaches. The latest Cybernews Business ...

January 2025 marked a concerning start to the year for cybersecurity, with numerous high-profile data breaches reported across various sectors. From telecommunications to education, these incidents ...

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ARTICLE UPDATE 1/31/25: PowerSchool failed to take basic precautions to protect students’ data, leading to the largest breach of American children’s personal information to date, according to ...

The Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Olayemi Cardoso, has issued a stern warning to financial institutions, emphasising that violations of the newly launched Nigeria Foreign Exchange Code will ...

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In that province, the breach included information from more than 270,000 students dating back to 1995, with 75 per cent of the affected data belonging to those no longer in the K-12 system ...

U.S. edtech giant PowerSchool has begun notifying individuals affected by a December 2024 data breach that likely affects millions of students and teachers across North America. PowerSchool said ...

Oklahoma resident Ronald Allen was one of dozens of people who say their lives became more difficult in 2022 after customer data like names, email addresses, and birth dates was stolen from ...

In December, the company suffered a breach where attackers gained unauthorized access to one of its customer support portals, PowerSource, and stole sensitive data from 6,505 school districts.

“These transformative tools are powerful and pose unique risks, especially as attackers exploit their capabilities to manipulate data, impersonate users, or bypass traditional security controls ...

In one of the most devastating cybersecurity breaches in U.S. history, UnitedHealth revealed that a staggering 190 million Americans had their personal and healthcare data compromised during the ...