ADT Confirms Major Data Breach Exposing Millions of Names, Partial SSNs
Image: ShinyHunters’ dark web notice of ADT hack ADT says its home security systems were not compromised in a recent...
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Clothing Retailer Patches Website Flaw Exposing Customer Data
Image: Larry Hachucka/Creative Commons A simple tweak to a web address was all it took to peer into someone else’s...
Comcast’s $117.5M Breach Settlement: Up to 30M People May Qualify
Image: Creative Commons Comcast has agreed to a $117.5 million class action settlement following a 2023 cybersecurity incident that exposed...
Panera’s 5.1 Million User Breach: When ‘No Hack’ Becomes a Ransomware Business Model
On January 28, 2026, Panera Bread confirmed what cybersecurity researchers already knew: the company had experienced a "cybersecurity incident."...
What Is CIAM? A Complete Guide to Customer Identity and Access Management in 2026
Every time a customer creates an account, logs into your app, resets a password, or consents to data collection,...
The Instagram API Scraping Crisis: When ‘Public’ Data Becomes a 17.5 Million User Breach
On January 7, 2026, a dataset containing 17.5 million Instagram user records appeared on BreachForums – a notorious dark...
ChatGPT Ads Are Coming: What 800 Million Users Need to Know About the New Economics of ‘Free’ AI
On January 17, 2026, OpenAI dropped a bombshell: ads are coming to ChatGPT. Not just for free users. For...
