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In May 2025, cybersecurity expert, Jeremiah Fowler, identified an unprotected database that contained over 184 million login and password credentials for popular platforms like Facebook, Google, and Microsoft.The database was unencrypted and unprotected, comprising 47.42 GB of raw plain-text data, translating into 184,162,718 credentials. According to Fowler, this data was likely extracted via an infostealer malware attack.The database showing entries ...

According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights portal, Ascension Health – a private healthcare firm based in Missouri – had a hacking incident that exposed the private information of 437,329 people.The breach was detected on December 5, 2024, and an investigation was launched to determine its root cause. It revealed that on January 21, 2025, Ascension shared sensitive information with a former business partner, which resulted in the theft of data. This

A recent notice from the HR outsourcing firm, VeriSource Services, reveals that it experienced a data breach, compromising the data of over 4 million individuals.According to VeriSource, the leaked data includes names, gender, addresses, dates of birth, and Social Security numbers. After confirming the breach, the company notified all parties involved and offered identity theft protection services via IDX.

According to a recent Microsoft blog post, the company is pushing passkeys as the authentication method for all new users.This push for passwordless logins is an effort to address the evolution of the digital world, which is more dangerous than ever. The blog post reads:

AI is revolutionizing all kinds of industries, and photography is one of them. AI Headshot Generators provide users with a cheap and quick way of generating studio-quality headshots without the constraints of time, appearance, or money.When searching for the right service, it’s important to combine expert opinions with real user feedback from platforms like Reddit. In this article, we pull recommendations from Reddit threads and draw conclusions about the best AI headshot generators out there.

The cybercriminal group Rhysida ransomware claims to have hacked into Peruvian government systems and is demanding hundreds of thousands of dollars to release the stolen data.The ransomware gang published multiple allegedly official governmental documents on its official dark web blog. The Peruvian government confirmed issues with its website but denied any evidence of a cyberattack, stating that maintenance caused the downtime.

In April 2025, Oligo Security Research, a cybersecurity company, published a research paper that confirmed the existence of vulnerabilities within Apple’s AirPlay Protocol and the AirPlay Software Development Kit (SDK).The vulnerabilities, named Airborne, allow bad actors to exploit multiple attack vectors, including Remote Code Execution (RCE), Man-in-the-middle (MITM) attacks, and Denial of Service (DoS). In the meantime, Apple released an update to address these issues and urged its users to update ...

After a 4-year investigation led by Ireland’s Data Protection Commission, the video-sharing platform TikTok was found liable and fined $530 million for breaching EU privacy rules.According to Deputy Commissioner Graham Doyle, “TikTok failed to verify, guarantee, and demonstrate that the personal data of (European) users, remotely accessed by staff in China, was afforded a level of protection essentially equivalent to that guaranteed within the EU.” TikTok was ordered to comply with the EU’s data privacy laws within the next six months.

While most people may think cold calling is a thing of the past, we must set the record straight: it is very much alive. Sure, the old-school robotic pitch that sounds like you’re reading from a script no longer exists. But modern cold calling? It still lives and breathes – and can still pack a punch for your sales strategy.The fact is that 82% of buyers say they accept meetings with sellers ...

On May 6, a Magistrate for India’s Doda District, Harvinder Singh, issued an order banning the use of VPN services for two months for all individuals, cyber cafes, institutions, and ISPs in the district.According to the Doda administration, this ban follows a growing concern regarding cybersecurity, public safety, and the integrity of the district’s digital governance. In addition, another district magistrate issued strict orders prohibiting hate speech, violence incitement, and provocative statements.