AT&T says data from 109 million US customer accounts illegally downloaded
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - AT&T said on Friday the company suffered a massive hacking incident as data from about 109 million customer accounts containing records of calls and texts from 2022 was illegally downloaded in April. The U.S. telecom company
Spanish police investigate whether hackers stole millions of drivers’ data
By Emma Pinedo and David Latona MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish police said on Friday there were investigating whether the private information of millions of vehicle drivers had been offered up for sale online after the traffic authority detected an attempted data
Cencora notifies individuals about data stolen earlier this year
By Leroy Leo and Savyata Mishra (Reuters) - U.S. drug distributor Cencora has notified affected individuals that their personal and highly sensitive medical information was stolen during a cyberattack and data breach earlier this year, the company said on Friday. The company,
Mexico’s Megacable, Nokia announce successful data transmission test in connectivity plan
By Cassandra Garrison MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican telecommunications company Megacable said on Wednesday it executed a successful long-distance optical transmission test with Finnish telecom equipment supplier Nokia as it aims to scale up the capacity of its network. The transmission test
Google to destroy browsing data to settle consumer privacy lawsuit
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) - Google agreed to destroy billions of data records to settle a lawsuit claiming it secretly tracked the internet use of people who thought they were browsing privately. Terms of the settlement were filed on Monday in the
AT&T says leaked data set impacts about 73 million current, former account holders
By Gursimran Kaur (Reuters) - Telecom company AT&T said on Saturday that it is investigating a data set released on the "dark web" about two weeks ago, and said that its preliminary analysis shows it has impacted approximately 7.6 million current
China relaxes security review rules for some data exports
By Ella Cao, Ethan Wang and Brenda Goh BEIJING (Reuters) - China's cyberspace regulator on Friday issued rules to facilitate and regulate cross-border data flow, clarifying reporting standards for security assessments of important data exports. Data collected and generated in activities such
US says to investigate national security data risks from Chinese vehicles
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House said on Thursday the United States is opening an investigation into whether Chinese vehicle imports pose national security risks and could impose restrictions due to concerns about "connected" car technology. The U.S. Commerce
Hackers advertise sale of 23andMe data on leaked data forum
By Raphael Satter WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A hacker is advertising millions of "pieces of data" stolen from the family genetics websites 23andMe, according to posts made to an online forum where digital thieves often advertise leaked data. 23andMe said in a statement