Category data-breaches

Data Breach Triggers Extortion and Tragedies: Ashley Madison Offers $500,000 Reward for Hackers

In a significant cybersecurity breach, Ashley Madison, a website known for facilitating extramarital affairs, has suffered a massive data leak. This incident unfolded last week when a group calling themselves the Impact Team publicly released 10GB of sensitive information, exposing personal data of millions of users, including names and emails.…

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Memcyco Secures $37M to Combat AI-Driven Impersonation Threats

AI-Based Attacks, Fraud Management & Cybercrime, Identity & Access Management Digital Risk Protection Startup Enhances Preemptive Scam Detection Tools Michael Novinson (MichaelNovinson) • January 27, 2026 Israel Mazin, co-founder and CEO, Memcyco (Image: Memcyco) Boston-based Memcyco, a digital risk protection platform founded by former Memco CEO Israel Mazin, has successfully…

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France Becomes Latest EU Nation to Move Away from US Technology

Geo-Specific, Governance & Risk Management Europe Pursues Domestic and Open-Source Digital Solutions David Meyer • January 27, 2026 Image: Hubert.b/Shutterstock In a significant shift, France has opted to replace U.S. videoconferencing services with a domestically developed alternative known as Visio. This decision marks a crucial step in the broader European…

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149 Million Gmail and Facebook Passwords Compromised: Is Yours Among Them?

A significant security breach has resulted in the theft of over 100 million passwords from a compromised database, raising major concerns for online security across numerous platforms. The exposed database, which contained 149 million usernames and passwords, has been removed following concerns raised by a cybersecurity researcher to the hosting…

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