According to the French Economy Ministry, simply gaining access to the database doesn’t translate into the ability to check bank account balances and conduct operations. But it’s still risky.

Security researchers at UpGuard discovered the mysterious database, which also contained billions of email addresses and passwords.

The hacker behind one of the biggest database leaks in Polish history has been caught after eight years of manhunt, authorities announced on Monday. Commander Marcin Zagorski, spokesperson for the ...

Someone posted 150GB of emails to the dark web, claiming to hold 6.8 billion unique email addresses.

A 29-year-old Polish man has been charged in connection with a data breach that exposed the personal details of around 2.

The hacker used stolen credentials from an official, the ministry said. Owners of the affected bank accounts will receive ...

Google’s databases got hacked, and now 2.5 billion Gmail users are at risk. Hackers from a group called ShinyHunters managed to get access to Google’s Salesforce database systems. 2.5 billion Gmail ...

Thousands of records have been compromised after the recruitment database of the United Nation’s aviation agency was breached. The Canada-based International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) ...

A hacker claiming responsibility for Penn’s Oct. 31 cybersecurity breach alleged that they stole data from 1.2 million students, alumni, and donors, according to new reporting from BleepingComputer.

HONG KONG (AP) — Hackers claim to have obtained a trove of data on 1 billion Chinese from a Shanghai police database in a leak that, if confirmed, could be one of the largest data breaches in history.

Attacker posts 6.8 billion email addresses online, though researchers estimate only 3 billion are legitimate. The massive database enables unprecedented phishing attacks.