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Tea App Hacked: A Second Data Breach Exposes Private Chats Of Over 1 Million Women
The data breach at Tea, the viral app that allows women to share "red flags" or feedback about men they have dated, was bigger than initially reported.
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Taliban Government Denies Monitoring Citizens After UK Data Leak
The Taliban government said Thursday it had not arrested or monitored Afghans involved in a secret British resettlement plan after a data breach was revealed this week.
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Meta AI Vulnerability That Could Leak Users’ Private Conversations Fixed: Report
Meta AI reportedly had a vulnerability that could be exploited to access other users’ private conversations with the chatbot. As per the report, a researcher found the bug late last year and informed the Menlo Park-based social media giant about it. The company then deployed a fix to the issue in January, and rewarded the researcher for finding t...
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Thousands Of Afghans, Who Worked With Forces, Secretly Resettled In UK
Thousands of Afghans, including many who worked with British forces, have been secretly resettled in after a leak of data on their identities raised fears that the could target them, the British government revealed Tuesday.
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Climate Satellite MethaneSAT Fails After Just One Year in Orbit
MethaneSAT, a climate-monitoring satellite backed by Google and the Bezos Earth Fund, has failed after just one year in orbit. Launched in March 2024 to track methane leaks, the $88 million satellite lost power in June 2025. Though unrecoverable, mission operators will continue analyzing the collected data to support climate action and emission tra...
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Hacktivist Steals Data Of 2.5 Million From Columbia University In Major Cyberattack
A politically driven hacker stole personal data of over 2.5 million individuals from Columbia University in a June 24 cyberattack.
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How Indian-Origin Engineer, Who Worked On B-2 Stealth Bombers, Spied For China
The B-2 Spirit stealth bombers, the world's most advanced aircraft, were used by the US in its Operation Midnight Hammer on Sunday to dismantle Iran's nuclear facilities amid Israeli claims that Tehran was on the verge of acquiring a nuclear weapon.
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16 Billion Login Credentials Leaked in Massive Data Breach Impacting Apple, Google and More
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a “mysterious database” comprising a staggering 16 billion login credentials, in what is being called one of the biggest data breaches in history. According to a report, it impacted some of the world’s biggest technology companies including Apple, Facebook, and Google, along with government portals fr...
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16 Billion Logins Stolen In Mega Data Breach Threatening Apple, Google And More
As per the researchers, 30 exposed datasets containing from tens of millions to over 3.5 billion records each have been discovered.
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Coinbase Breach Said to Be Linked to Customer Data Leak in India
Coinbase said in the May SEC filing that it knew contractors accessed employee data "without business need" in "previous months." A May 14 SEC filing revealed that part of the breach involved an India-based employee of the US outsourcing firm TaskUs photographing her work computer with a personal phone.
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SpaceX Starship Flight 9 Reuses Booster, Gathers Key Data Despite Loss
SpaceX launched its ninth Starship test flight on May 27, showcasing bold advancements including the first reuse of a Super Heavy booster. Although both rocket stages were lost before completing all mission goals, the test delivered valuable data on reusability, aerodynamic control, and thermal protection. The upper stage reached space and attempte...
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OpenAI’s Viral Ghibli Trend Might Be a Privacy Minefield, Experts Say
The viral Ghibli-style image trend on ChatGPT has sparked global participation, including from celebrities and brands. However, experts warn of serious privacy risks, as users unknowingly share facial data that may train AI models. With permanent digital footprints, the potential for misuse, like deepfakes or identity theft, raises critical concern...
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Hacker Steals Data From US Government Through App Used By Trump Aide
Reuters identified more than 60 government users of the messaging platform TeleMessage in a cache of leaked data provided by Distributed Denial of Secrets, a nonprofit whose stated mission is to archive hacked and leaked documents in public interest.
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US DoJ Said to Open Probe Into Coinbase Data Breach, Firm Claims Involvement of Indian Employees
Coinbase has reportedly claimed that the contractors and employees who were bribed to leak its user data to the cyberattackers were from India. The US Department of Justice (DoJ) has now joined the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in the ongoing investigation.
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Coinbase Says Cybercriminals Breached User Data, Demanded $20 Million Ransom
In a video message posted on X, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong said that cyber attackers had written to the exchange, claiming to have obtained personal data of a portion of Coinbase users. In exchange for not leaking the data, the attackers demanded a ransom of $20 million (roughly Rs. 171 crore).
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Tea App Hacked: A Second Data Breach Exposes Private Chats Of Over 1 Million Women
The data breach at Tea, the viral app that allows women to share "red flags" or feedback about men they have dated, was bigger than initially reported.
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Taliban Government Denies Monitoring Citizens After UK Data Leak
The Taliban government said Thursday it had not arrested or monitored Afghans involved in a secret British resettlement plan after a data breach was revealed this week.
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Meta AI Vulnerability That Could Leak Users’ Private Conversations Fixed: Report
Meta AI reportedly had a vulnerability that could be exploited to access other users’ private conversations with the chatbot. As per the report, a researcher found the bug late last year and informed the Menlo Park-based social media giant about it. The company then deployed a fix to the issue in January, and rewarded the researcher for finding t...
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Thousands Of Afghans, Who Worked With Forces, Secretly Resettled In UK
Thousands of Afghans, including many who worked with British forces, have been secretly resettled in after a leak of data on their identities raised fears that the could target them, the British government revealed Tuesday.
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Climate Satellite MethaneSAT Fails After Just One Year in Orbit
MethaneSAT, a climate-monitoring satellite backed by Google and the Bezos Earth Fund, has failed after just one year in orbit. Launched in March 2024 to track methane leaks, the $88 million satellite lost power in June 2025. Though unrecoverable, mission operators will continue analyzing the collected data to support climate action and emission tra...
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Hacktivist Steals Data Of 2.5 Million From Columbia University In Major Cyberattack
A politically driven hacker stole personal data of over 2.5 million individuals from Columbia University in a June 24 cyberattack.
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How Indian-Origin Engineer, Who Worked On B-2 Stealth Bombers, Spied For China
The B-2 Spirit stealth bombers, the world's most advanced aircraft, were used by the US in its Operation Midnight Hammer on Sunday to dismantle Iran's nuclear facilities amid Israeli claims that Tehran was on the verge of acquiring a nuclear weapon.
-
16 Billion Login Credentials Leaked in Massive Data Breach Impacting Apple, Google and More
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a “mysterious database” comprising a staggering 16 billion login credentials, in what is being called one of the biggest data breaches in history. According to a report, it impacted some of the world’s biggest technology companies including Apple, Facebook, and Google, along with government portals fr...
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16 Billion Logins Stolen In Mega Data Breach Threatening Apple, Google And More
As per the researchers, 30 exposed datasets containing from tens of millions to over 3.5 billion records each have been discovered.
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Coinbase Breach Said to Be Linked to Customer Data Leak in India
Coinbase said in the May SEC filing that it knew contractors accessed employee data "without business need" in "previous months." A May 14 SEC filing revealed that part of the breach involved an India-based employee of the US outsourcing firm TaskUs photographing her work computer with a personal phone.
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SpaceX Starship Flight 9 Reuses Booster, Gathers Key Data Despite Loss
SpaceX launched its ninth Starship test flight on May 27, showcasing bold advancements including the first reuse of a Super Heavy booster. Although both rocket stages were lost before completing all mission goals, the test delivered valuable data on reusability, aerodynamic control, and thermal protection. The upper stage reached space and attempte...
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OpenAI’s Viral Ghibli Trend Might Be a Privacy Minefield, Experts Say
The viral Ghibli-style image trend on ChatGPT has sparked global participation, including from celebrities and brands. However, experts warn of serious privacy risks, as users unknowingly share facial data that may train AI models. With permanent digital footprints, the potential for misuse, like deepfakes or identity theft, raises critical concern...
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Hacker Steals Data From US Government Through App Used By Trump Aide
Reuters identified more than 60 government users of the messaging platform TeleMessage in a cache of leaked data provided by Distributed Denial of Secrets, a nonprofit whose stated mission is to archive hacked and leaked documents in public interest.
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US DoJ Said to Open Probe Into Coinbase Data Breach, Firm Claims Involvement of Indian Employees
Coinbase has reportedly claimed that the contractors and employees who were bribed to leak its user data to the cyberattackers were from India. The US Department of Justice (DoJ) has now joined the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in the ongoing investigation.
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Coinbase Says Cybercriminals Breached User Data, Demanded $20 Million Ransom
In a video message posted on X, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong said that cyber attackers had written to the exchange, claiming to have obtained personal data of a portion of Coinbase users. In exchange for not leaking the data, the attackers demanded a ransom of $20 million (roughly Rs. 171 crore).
