Capita to pay £14 million for data breach impacting 6.6 million people
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) in the UK has fined Capita, a provider of data-driven business process…
Spain dismantles “GXC Team” cybercrime syndicate, arrests leader
Spanish Guardia Civil have dismantled the “GXC Team” cybercrime operation and arrested its alleged leader, a 25-year-old…
FBI takes down BreachForums portal used for Salesforce extortion
The FBI has seized last night all domains for the BreachForums hacking forum operated by the ShinyHunters group mostly as a portal for leaking…
Sendit sued by the FTC for illegal collection of children data
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is suing Sendit's operating company and its CEO for unlawful collection of data from underage users, as…
EU probes SAP over anti-competitive ERP support practices
The European Comission is investigating potential anti-competitive practices in aftermarket services SAP provides for its on-premise ERP…
US investors to take over TikTok operations in the country
U.S. President Donald Trump has signed an executive order approving a plan to restructure TikTok operations in the country to address national…
Teen suspected of Vegas casino cyberattacks released to parents
A 17-year-old hacker who surrendered to face charges over cyberattacks targeting Vegas casinos in 2023 has been released into the custody of…
U.S. sanctions cyber scammers who stole billions from Americans
The U.S. Department of the Treasury has sanctioned several large networks of cyber scam operations in Southeast Asia, which stole over $10…
US targets North Korean IT worker army with new sanctions
The U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has sanctioned two individuals and two companies associated with…
Police seize VerifTools fake ID marketplace servers, domains
The FBI and the Dutch Police have shut down the VerifTools marketplace for fraudulent identity documents after seizing servers in…
FTC warns tech giants not to bow to foreign pressure on encryption
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is warning major U.S. tech companies against yielding to foreign government demands that weaken data…
Dev gets 4 years for creating kill switch on ex-employer's systems
A software developer has been sentenced to four years in prison for sabotaging his ex-employer’s Windows network with custom malware and…