12 h. ago Hacks, thefts and disruption: The worst data breaches of 2025

TechCrunch looks back at the biggest data breaches, disruptive cyberattacks, and damaging hacks of 2025, from the raiding of U.S. government databases to a hack every month in South Korea.

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56 h. ago 'Amazon of Korea' Coupang Suffers Massive Data Breach Affecting Almost Entire Population

South Korean e-commerce giant Coupang, often called the "Amazon of Korea," has experienced a data breach that exposed the personal information of up to 34 million user accounts, representing more than 90 percent of the country's working-age population. The post ‘Amazon of Korea’ Coupang Suffers Massive Data Breach Affecting Almost Entire Population appeared first on Breitbart.

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4 d. ago Google’s ‘dark web report’ feature will no longer be available starting in February

Google has revealed that its “dark web report” feature will be discontinued starting February 16, 2026. Launched initially about a year and a half ago, this tool aimed to help users monitor their personal information on the dark web For some users, the dark web report seemed like a valuable tool, scanning various data breach […]

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7 d. ago Data breach at credit check giant 700Credit affects at least 5.6 million

700Credit, a company that runs credit checks and identity verification services for auto dealerships across the U.S., had a data breach that allowed a hacker to steal names, addresses, dates of birth, and Social Security numbers.

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9 d. ago CEO of South Korean retail giant Coupang resigns after massive data breach

The massive data breach at the South Korean retail giant Coupang affects more than half of the country's population.

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1 week ago Pixel tracking can significantly increase data breach risk on hospital websites

Researchers find that tracking pixels—small pieces of embedded code that can transmit user data to third parties—significantly increase data breach risk on hospital websites.

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1 week ago Employee of Washington Post takes legal path over Oracle EBS Data Breach

Employee of Washington Post takes legal path over Oracle EBS Data Breach  Cybersecurity Insiders

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2 w. ago Former Washington Post employee launches class action suit against the outlet after massive data breach

Former Washington Post employee launches class action suit against the outlet after massive data breach  Politico

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2 w. ago Fintech firm Marquis alerts dozens of US banks and credit unions of a data breach after ransomware attack

Marquis said ransomware hackers stole reams of banking customer data, containing personal information and financial records, as well as Social Security numbers, belonging to hundreds of thousands of people. The number of affected people is expected to rise.

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2 w. ago A data breach at analytics giant Mixpanel leaves a lot of open questions

We sent over a dozen questions to Mixpanel's CEO about the company's data breach. Here's what we want to know.

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2 w. ago Korea’s Coupang says data breach exposed nearly 34M customers’ personal information

E-commerce company Coupang has confirmed a massive data breach affecting 33.7 million customer accounts in South Korea.

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3 w. ago US banks scramble to assess data theft after hackers breach financial tech firm

U.S. banking giants including JPMorgan Chase, Citi, and Morgan Stanley are working to identify what data was stolen in a recent cyberattack on a New York financial firm.

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3 w. ago DoorDash breach exposes contact info for customers and workers

DoorDash confirms data breach exposing customer names, emails, addresses after social engineering attack. Learn how to protect yourself from scams.

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4 w. ago Google says hackers stole data from 200 companies following Gainsight breach

Notorious hacking collective Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters takes credit for the breach that affected Salesforce customers’ data, and said it is planning another extortion campaign.

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4 w. ago Salesforce says some of its customers’ data was accessed after Gainsight breach

Salesforce said it’s investigating an incident where hackers compromised some of its customers' data after breaching customer experience company Gainsight.

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