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British retail giant Marks & Spencer is bracing for losses exceeding $400 million following a severe cyberattack, which has disrupted its business and exposed sensitive customer data. What Happened: According to a note from the company, the cyberattack has taken a toll on M&S’s fiscal...

Editor’s Note: The story has been updated to include a reply from the Department of Justice Coinbase Global Inc. (NASDAQ:COIN) confirmed Monday that the Department of Justice has launched an investigation into the recent cybersecurity breach at the cryptocurrency exchange. What...

Walt Disney Co (NYSE:DIS) is facing fallout after over a terabyte of sensitive data was leaked online earlier this year, revealing crucial financial and strategic information. The Wall Street Journal reports that the hacked data includes figures from Disney+, ESPN+, and park passes such as Genie+....

Donald Trump‘s presidential campaign has confirmed a security breach in its internal communications. The team believes that the intrusion was orchestrated by “foreign sources hostile to the U.S.” What Happened: The Trump campaign’s internal communications were compromised....

Cyberattacks have targeted car dealerships, causing widespread outages in the latest test of cybersecurity’s might. What Happened: Approximately 15,000 car dealerships throughout the U.S. that use CDK Global, a private software company, had their services disrupted following cyberattacks on...

Chinese state-sponsored hackers are orchestrating advanced attacks that could “wreak havoc” on critical U.S. infrastructure, Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) director Christopher Wray said. “Everything from water-treatment facilities and energy grids to transportation and...

Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) recently addressed a security lapse where internal company files and credentials were exposed to the internet. What Happened: Security researchers from SOCRadar, including Can Yoleri, Murat Özfidan, and Egemen Koçhisarli, discovered an open Azure storage server...

Hackers have turned the tables on Call of Duty cheaters by infecting them with malware designed to siphon off their Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC). This cyberattack has raised concerns within the gaming and cryptocurrency communities. What Happened: A group of hackers has unleashed malware that targets Call...

Experts are sounding the alarm about the potential rise of “cyber-physical attacks” driven by artificial intelligence, which could pose a significant threat to critical infrastructure. What Happened: The FBI recently cautioned Congress about Chinese hackers infiltrating U.S. cyber...

Genetic testing company 23andMe Holding Co. (NASDAQ:ME) is under fire in a class action lawsuit, accused of inadequately protecting the privacy of nearly 7 million customers whose personal information was compromised in a data breach last year.  The lawsuit, filed yesterday in federal court in San...

The leaders of U.S. security agencies have sounded the alarm regarding the escalating threats faced by American artificial intelligence (AI) firms. What Happened: In a CNBC CEO Council virtual roundtable on Tuesday, FBI Director Christopher Wray and U.S. Cyber Command General Paul Nakasone have...

"Grand Theft Auto" hacker Arion Kurtaj, an 18-year-old member of the so-called Lapsus$ group, was sentenced to indefinite hospital detention for a series of cybercrimes committed in 2022. Kurtaj's spree began while on bail for prior offenses. He targeted Revolut, accessing data from...

The cyber breach targeting Sony Group Corp.'s (NYSE: SONY) Insomniac Games revealed considerable internal strains, highlighting the difficulties in triple-A game development. The leaked documents uncovered Sony's directive for staff cuts across its first-party studios, with Insomniac...

The Insomniac data breach disclosed a significant agreement between Sony Group Corp. (NYSE: SONY) and The Walt Disney Company's (NYSE: DIS) Marvel, outlining exclusive rights for Sony to produce X-Men games until Dec. 31, 2035. The Rhysida ransomware group leaked over 1TB of internal data from...

Sony Group Corp. (NYSE: SONY) has recently disclosed a second security breach. The cyberattack was reported a week after an extortion group known as Ransomed.vc claimed responsibility for hacking into Sony's systems and stealing 3.14GB of data. This new breach dates back to May and involves the...