By Pranshu Amin If you are like me and spend a good chunk of time online you must have come across some headlines claiming Google’s passwords were leaked in June 2025 [1] (Cybernews, 2025), sparking concerns for millions of users. But what does this really mean? Was google really hacked or is there more to …
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On March 4, 2025, WEMIX, a blockchain gaming platform, revealed that they were a victim of a cyberattack. This breach resulted in a loss of more than $6 million of their cryptocurrency assets and raised concerns about their security practices, especially on the developer side. What is WEMIX? WEMIX, a subsidiary of South Korean game …
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CAUTION: This post is most-likely riddled with a prematurely conceived notion of someone who thinks they can fix cybersecurity for the defenders (we have a lot of those, don’t we?), but hear me out and approach this from the point of view of someone who genuinely wants to work with another person (and another person, …
The largest npm hack in history started with a single phished email and almost escalated into a global crisis. Here’s the timeline, impact and the lessons every developer should take away.
On the 7th of January 2025, PowerSchool notified the Calgary Board of Education (CBE), school boards, and many schools across Alberta about a massive student data privacy breach that occurred in late December 2024. According to CBE’s website, the breach involved the personal and demographic information of the CBE staff, students, and parents’ information [1]. …
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What Happened: It was reported on January 10th that the US Treasury department was victim of a hack that occurred a month earlier on December 8th. The US Treasury has since called it a ‘Major Incident’ and called in the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), FBI and other intelligence organizations for help in containing …
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A total $31.5 million penalty has been issued against a famous telecom brand, “T-Mobile” to settle an investigation by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for a past series of data breaches that leaked millions of personal data. This company has reached an agreement with the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to give $15.75 million as …
At present, cybersecurity incidents are increasing day by day. In an unprecedented series of events, the Internet Archive, the famous Wayback Machine, faced multiple significant cyber attacks recently. These incidents have spread through the digital preservation community and raised critical questions regarding the security measures of our collective online heritage. The First Data Breach: The …
A security breach at the BBC Pension Scheme’s cloud-based service compromised the personal data of around 25,000 members in the last week of May 2024. Read more to know the details. BBC has suffered a major data breach, exposing the personal information of approximately 25,000 current and former employees. The broadcaster has one of the …
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Cybersecurity breaches are becoming increasingly common in a world where there is a significant increase in digital infrastructure. Fortinet, a key player that provides cybersecurity solutions, recently faced a security breach. This breach, which took place over a few months, has gained significant attention in the cybersecurity community. What Happened? Early in September 2024, Fortinet …
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