17 h. ago Around 70,000 users’ personal data at risk after hackers target popular messaging platform for gamers

Hackers targeted a third-party company that works with the popular messaging app in an effort to extort a ‘ransom,’ Discord said

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24 h. ago Hack of age verification firm may have exposed Discord users’ ID photos

Names, email addresses and other contact details of about 70,000 global users could also have been takenGovernment ID photos of about 70,000 global users of Discord, a popular messaging and chat platform among video gamers, may have been exposed after hackers compromised a company contracted to carry out age verification checks.Some users’ names, email addresses and other contact details, IP addresses and messages with Discord’s customer service agents may also have been taken. The attacker has been trying to extort a ransom from the company. No full credit card details or passwords were seized. Continue reading...

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24 h. ago Hack of age verification firm may have exposed 70,000 Discord users’ ID photos

Names, email addresses and other contact details of users from around the world could also have been takenGovernment ID photos of about 70,000 global users of Discord, a popular messaging and chat platform among video gamers, may have been exposed after hackers compromised a company contracted to carry out age verification checks.Some users’ names, email addresses and other contact details, IP addresses and messages with Discord’s customer service agents may also have been taken. The attacker has been trying to extort a ransom from the company. No full credit card details or passwords were seized. Continue reading...

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56 h. ago Qantas among nearly 40 companies facing ransom demand from hacker group

Hacker collective Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters reportedly threatening to leak stolen personal data from dozens of firms in major extortion attemptFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastQantas is one of almost 40 global companies that have until Friday to begin ransom negotiations with hackers who are threatening to leak up to 1bn personal data records.The hacker collective Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters reportedly released the extortion note on a data leaks site on the dark web over the weekend, demanding payment in return for preventing the stolen data from being shared. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Renault says UK customers' personal data HAS been stolen in the latest cyber attack to affect a car giant

Renault Group UK has emailed drivers to confirm that a third-party data processing business used by the car firm was targeted by hackers.

Economics

7 d. ago Renault says UK customer personal data stolen in cyber attack

Renault Group UK emailed drivers to confirm that a third-party data processing business used by the car firm was targeted by hackers.

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9 d. ago How to stay safe as one in five have now had personal data stolen

Hackers are taking bank and credit card account details

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1 week ago Lawsuit accuses firearms industry group of using gun owners' personal data to tailor political ads

A new lawsuit filed in Connecticut accuses a firearms industry group of secretly building a database containing the personal information of millions of gun owners and using the data to target gun rights supporters with political ads

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1 week ago Harrods hits back after message from hackers as it's revealed 430,000 customers could have personal data stolen after latest IT breach

The luxury Knightsbridge department store warned on Friday that information including names and contact details was taken after one of its third-party provider systems was compromised.

Economics

1 week ago Gangland armourer who advertised machine guns to some of Britain's most terrifying criminals on EnchroChat and plotted to blind man with acid is jailed for 26 years

Philip Waugh armed organised crime groups across the UK with military grade weapons which he would flog on the now-defunct encrypted messaging platform Encrochat.

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1 week ago Harrods cyberattack as customers issued data theft warning by top store

Harrods, the luxury department store in Knightsbridge, London, warned some customers that their personal data may have been taken in a third-party IT breach

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1 week ago Harrods warns customers their personal data could have been stolen by hackers in new cyber

The luxury department store in London's Knightsbridge said information about e-commerce customers was taken after a system was compromised.

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1 week ago 'I don't trust this government with anything, never mind my personal data'

The M.E.N asked people in Manchester city centre what they think of the government's digital ID scheme

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2 w. ago Evri issues urgent warning to iPhone users after taking down 18,000 scam sites

The delivery service says its aware of new scam threats as victims lose hundreds of pounds to cyber crooks.

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2 w. ago ‘An eye for an eye’: some Duterte death squad members unrepentant as he awaits ICC trial

Up to 30,000 alleged drug users and dealers were slaughtered in the Philippines’ so-called drug war, but on Manila’s streets some of their killers still believe they did the right thingThe kills were easier to swallow after a few drinks.Following each operation the police death squads would haunt Manila’s bars to take the edge off, and because some were superstitious, to ward off malevolent spirits following them home. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Sick teacher who 'subtly groomed' pupil, 15, and suggested 'move to Dubai' is jailed

Amir Makda, 32, would meet the girl after school, take her for rides in his car and sent her sexual messages over the social media platform X, formerly Twitter, where he first contacted her

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3 w. ago Emergency Alert scam warning as email users urged to 'not click on any links'

Cyber crooks have found a new way to con victims of the personal data following the Emergency Alert test earlier this month.

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4 w. ago Your bank account could be emptied with 'simple phone charging mistake'

An expert has warned that a common charging habit could leave your personal data exposed

Economics