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.
Malicious npm packages target Ethereum developers
Ethereum developers are being targeted by malicious npm packages that impersonate Hardhat plugins to steal private keys and sensitive data. Socket researchers reported the ongoing
