TechCrunch has summarized major data breaches from 2021. Key examples include: genetic testing giant 23andMe losing data for close to 7 million customers and blaming user negligence; Change Healthcare, processing between a third and a half of all US healthcare transactions, taking seven months to admit that a cyberattack had stolen over 100 million users’ data; and London-based pathology provider Synnovis being hit by a ransomware attack causing service disruption for months. The breaches involved company giants like AT&T, Ticketmaster, and Santander Bank, with several organizations, including retailer Hot Topic, not publicly disclosing data breach occurrences.
Hackers are selling counterfeit phones with crypto-stealing malware
Kaspersky has identified thousands of low-cost Android smartphones sold online that come with preinstalled malware programmed to steal cryptocurrency details. The devices are infected with
