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Discord says that hackers made off with images of 70,000 users’ government IDs that they were required to provide in order to ...

In a development that will come as no surprise to critics of age-verification legislation, Discord has just put a figure on its recent security breach in terms of the number of government photo IDs ...

President Trump and members of the cabinet are expected to attend. Federal law enforcement agencies, a new assessment released Thursday, said they are "tracking several threats of unknown credibility" ...

While the hackers did not gain access to Discord directly, some users' data was impacted by the breach⁠—specifically data ...

In July, hackers stole files containing names, addresses, dates of birth, and Social Security numbers from a cloud-based CRM. Insurance giant Allianz subsidiary Allianz Life Insurance Company of North ...

This story was updated with new information on the number of customers impacted. Canadian airline WestJet is informing customers that the cyberattack disclosed in June compromised the personal ...

An unidentified hacker stole sensitive data from Customs and Border Protection and Federal Emergency Management Agency employees in a “widespread” breach this summer that lasted several weeks, ...

Asahi is the parent company of brands including Peroni, Pilsner Urquell and Grolsch Asahi’s cyberattack highlights how industrial giants must protect not just data but operational continuity to keep ...

Summary: Hackers recently impersonated Rep. John Moolenaar (R-Mich.) in a phishing email aimed at federal systems. The attack exposed how emotional manipulation and outdated protections continue to ...

Three Russian MiG-31 fighters entered Estonian airspace Friday morning and stayed for 12 minutes before Finnish, Italian, and Swedish jets escorted them out. The Kremlin denied the accusation and ...

A “widespread cybersecurity incident” at the Federal Emergency Management Agency allowed hackers to make off with employee data from both the disaster management office and U.S. Customs and Border ...