$177 million AT&T data breach settlement wins US court approval

A U.S. judge granted preliminary approval on Friday to a $177 million settlement that resolves data security lawsuits against AT&T over breaches that exposed personal information belonging to tens of millions of the telecom giant’s customers. U.S. …

Briefs: Campaign spending limits; Lee Enterprises data breach; State park visitation;

A group of Montana politicians is backing a ballot proposal to rein in campaign spending. The proposal would restrict corporations from donating to political campaigns. It would amend Montana’s Constitution and limit the power granted to corporations doing …

Apple, Google and other tech giants suffer massive data breach

Tech giants like Google and Apple found themselves victims to one of the biggest data breaches of all time. According to researchers at Cybernews, one of the largest data breaches in history has leaked around 16 billion passwords across some of the biggest …

16 billion passwords discovered in massive data breach

Researchers have found that about 16 billion passwords were leaked in a recent global data breach. FOX 4 spoke with a UT Dallas expert about how you can protect your information. Posted June 20, 2025 5:41pm CDT

16 billion Google, Facebook, Apple passwords leaked in massive data breach

Record-breaking data breach exposes 16 billion credentials, raising global cybersecurity concerns

A massive new cybersecurity report has revealed what experts are calling the largest data breach in history, involving over 16 billion login credentials. The records, uncovered by researchers at Cybernews, appear to come from a variety of sources and have …

Are Your Secrets Protected Against Data Breaches?

Are Your Secrets Well Guarded in the Name of Data Security? Have you ever pondered the magnitude of secrets protection in your organizational data security framework? Non-Human Identities (NHIs) and Secrets Security Management has proven to be a …

This Massive Data Breach Shows Why We Need to Kill the Password Once and for All

Passwords are a staple of both the internet and computing at large. Even as new authentication protocols have emerged—from passkeys to biometrics—most of us use passwords to log into our daily accounts and websites using a code made up of letters, numbers, …

Krispy Kreme data breach impacts nearly 20,000 people in North Carolina

The breach impacts over 100,000 across the country. NORTH CAROLINA, USA — Krispy Kreme Doughnuts experienced a data breach that has impacted around 160,000 people nation wide and nearly 20,000 people in North Carolina. WFMY News 2 acquired a notice to the …

'Largest Data Breach in History': Apple, Google, and Meta Passwords Reportedly Among 16 Billion Stolen in Massive Hack

Almost all major platforms were affected by a massive breach, including datasets from Apple, Google, Facebook, Telegram, GitHub, and other platforms (government, too), according to Cybernews. Cybernews reports that 30 databases have been stolen (social …