A British national has been indicted in the United States for allegedly orchestrating a large-scale hacking operation under the alias “IntelBroker,” resulting in over $25 million in damages to businesses and institutions worldwide. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York announced the indictment of 25-year-old Kai West on Wednesday. West is […]
Stablecoin issuer Tether’s CEO, Paolo Ardoino announced that plan to launch a new password manager that stores all user data locally, with no reliance on cloud infrastructure. The announcement comes just after researchers uncovered a major data breach exposing over 16 billion login credentials. Tether Enters Privacy Tech Race With PearPass, Aiming to Secure Crypto
A recent data breach has exposed over 16 billion login credentials from online platforms, including Apple, Google, Facebook, Telegram, and GitHub. The Cybernews research team, which uncovered the leak, described it as one of the largest credential dumps ever recorded, with serious implications for online users, crypto security, and digital asset management. 16B Login Records
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Coinbase was reportedly aware as early as January of a customer data leak at an outsourcing firm, months before it publicly disclosed the breach that could cost the company up to $400m. Reuters reported Wednesday that the leak originated from TaskUs, a US-based outsourcing provider with operations in India. A female employee at the company’s
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Coinbase is facing a class action lawsuit from shareholders who allege the crypto exchange failed to promptly disclose a serious data breach and a regulatory violation, both of which contributed to a drop in the company’s stock price. The lawsuit, filed Thursday in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, claims investors
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In a strongly worded post on social media platform X, TechCrunch founder and prominent investor Michael Arrington sounded the alarm over the human cost of the recent Coinbase data breach. According to Arrington, the hack, which reportedly exposed customer home addresses and account balances, poses more than just a financial threat. I am a long
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Coinbase is under mounting legal pressure following its recent disclosure of a significant data breach. The breach exposed sensitive personal information of its users after cybercriminals bribed overseas support staff. @Coinbase has disclosed a data breach involving a small subset of customer information.#Coinbase #DataBreach https://t.co/qfBEmf3Cc0 — Cryptonews.com (@cryptonews) May 15, 2025 Between May 15 and
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