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Carly Page 6:51 AM PST � November 4, 2024 Image Credits:Joe Sohm/Visions of America/Universal Images Group / Getty Images The City of Columbus, Ohio�s state capital, has confirmed that hackers stole the personal data of 500,000 residents during a July ransomware attack.  In a�filing�with Maine�s attorney general, Columbus confirmed that a �foreign cyber threat actor�…

4:48 AM PDT � October 10, 2024 Fidelity Investments, one of the world�s largest asset managers, has confirmed that over 77,000 customers had personal information compromised during an August data breach, including Social Security numbers and driver�s licenses. The Boston, Massachusetts-based investment firm said in�a filing with Maine�s attorney general�on Wednesday that an unnamed third…

The U.S. Department of Justice announced criminal charges against three hackers working for Iran�s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), accusing the trio of a four-year-long hacking campaign that included this year�s hack of Donald Trump�s presidential campaign.  On Friday, U.S. prosecutors�published an indictment�accusing Masoud Jalili, Seyyed Ali Aghamiri, and Yasar (Yaser) Balaghi of targeting the…

Image Credits: oxygen / Getty ImagesBusinesses across the world are reporting IT outages, including Windows �blue screen of death� errors on their computers, in what has already become one of the most widespread IT disruptions in recent years. The outage � linked to a software update from popular cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike � has affected computers…

Stolen data includes millions of AT&T customer phone numbers, calling and text records, and location-related data. Image Credits: Mark Makela / Getty Images U.S. phone giant AT&T confirmed Friday it will begin notifying millions of consumers about a fresh data breach that allowed cybercriminals to steal the phone records of �nearly all� of its customers, a…