The breach affected 2.76 million living people and another 294,000 who are deceased, the official said. The scope and ...

A new study ranks the sectors that have been hit the hardest since 2004. One industry accounted for more than 8.1 billion exposed records.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. Update, July 30, 2025: This story, originally published on ...

From the massive DOGE data breach and the compromise of critical infrastructure to the hack of federal surveillance systems, here are the most damaging security incidents and data breaches of 2026 so ...

Law firm Seyfarth Shaw has reported a data breach. The breach exposed client documents and personal information. The incident ...

A data breach is a security incident where an unauthorized individual accesses sensitive information. When a breach happens, personal, financial or confidential data can be exposed, stolen or misused.

ShinyHunters claims it stole FBI employees' names, addresses and Social Security numbers in a cyber attack targeting the ...

Carnival Corporation has confirmed a data breach affecting nearly 6 million people, and the fallout could reach travelers who may not think of themselves as Carnival customers. The company says the ...

Another major healthcare cyberattack has surfaced, and it involves a company most patients have never heard of. A health technology company that helps doctors verify insurance coverage has confirmed ...

Spread the loveWhen you entrust a financial services firm with your hard-earned money and, more importantly, your deeply ...

Data breach settlements rarely pay what the headline number suggests. Payouts shrink based on how many people file, fees come out first, and many breaches now trace back to third-party vendors ...

ShinyHunters claims it stole data on nearly all FBI employees and job applicants, but the FBI has not confirmed the scale of ...