California sues former 23andMe over 2023 ancestry and genetic data breach
California is suing the company formerly known as 23andMe over its 2023 breach of ancestry and genetic data, one of the most consequentilal data breaches ever.
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California is suing the company formerly known as 23andMe over its 2023 breach of ancestry and genetic data, one of the most consequentilal data breaches ever.
The community of Foster City on the Peninsula announced that they have been hit by a cybersecurity breach and are planning to declare a state of emergency.
Tens of thousands of Californians have already signed up for the state's new tool to try and stop their data from being sold by brokers, officials say.
Kaiser Permanente has reached a lawsuit settlement over alleged patient data breaches involving Kaiser websites and mobile applications, with members eligible to receive a payment from a $46 million settlement fund, the health care giant announced.
AT&T customers whose data was compromised in either of two data breaches, or both, are eligible to file a claim that could provide up to $7,500.
AT&T failed to ensure that a third-party vendor adequately protected the telecom carrier's customers, regulators say.
Lawsuit claims hackers accessed "billions" of records, including Social Security numbers, by breaching background check company.
AT&T said it learned about the hack in April, but it delayed alerting customers due to federal investigations. Here's what to know.
AT&T said the breach doesn't include the content of calls or texts or personal information such as Social Security numbers.
AT&T said data found on the "dark web" contains information such as Social Security numbers and passcodes for roughly 73 million current and former customers.
A major data breach at Comcast-owned Xfinity exposed people's account names, passwords and other personal data.
23andMe launched an investigation in October after a hacker claimed to have access to users' personal information.
An ongoing cyber attack on the city of Oakland, allegedly by the group Play Ransomware, may have left city residents’ personal information vulnerable to fraud. Da Lin reports. (3-4-23)
T-Mobile said Thursday that an unidentified malicious intruder breached its network in late November and stole data on 37 million customers.
The investigation, conducted by an outside law firm hired by the California Department of Justice, found that personal information for 192,000 people was downloaded.
The former chief security officer for Uber was convicted Wednesday of trying to cover up a 2016 data breach in which hackers accessed tens of millions of customer records from the ride-hailing service.
California corrections officials said Monday that there has been a potential exposure of medical information for employees and visitors who were tested for the coronavirus, although they have not found any improper use despite the data breach.
Federal prosecutors announced Friday that Uber has admitted to and taken responsibility for a coverup associated with a significant data breach the ride-hailing giant experienced in 2016.
