David Fortner

  • Instagram says there’s been ‘no breach’ despite password reset requests

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    Anthony Ha Image Credits: stockcam/ Getty Images Instagram says that although some users received suspicious-looking password reset requests, it has not been breached. That seemingly contradicts a Friday Bluesky post from antivirus software company Malwarebytes, which shared a screenshot of an email from Instagram informing users of a request to reset their password. The post claimed, “Cybercriminals…

  • DoorDash confirms data breach impacting users’ phone numbers and physical addresses

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    Image Credits:Tibrina Hobson / Getty Images Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai DoorDash disclosed a data breach that exposed the personal information of an unspecified number of users, which included names, email addresses, phone numbers, and physical addresses. Despite the fact that hackers stole phone numbers and physical addresses, DoorDash said that “no sensitive information was accessed by the…

  • Congressional Budget Office confirms it was hacked

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    Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai 8:36 AM PST · November 7, 2025 Image Credits:Unsplash The U.S. Congressional Budget Office has confirmed it was hacked.  Caitlin Emma, a spokesperson for CBO, told TechCrunch on Friday that the agency is investigating the breach and “has identified the security incident, has taken immediate action to contain it, and has implemented additional…

  • Hacking group claims theft of 1 billion records from Salesforce customer databases

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    Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai Zack Whittaker 6:17 AM PDT · October 3, 2025 Image Credits:Ron Miller A notorious predominantly English-speaking hacking group has launched a website to extort its victims, threatening to release about a billion records stolen from companies who store their customers’ data in cloud databases hosted by Salesforce. The loosely organized group, which has…

  • TeaOnHer, a rival Tea app for men, is leaking users’ personal data and driver’s licenses

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    Amanda Silberling, Zack Whittaker Image Credits:TeaOnHer (modified) TeaOnHer, an app designed for men to share photos and information about women they have supposedly dated, has exposed users’ personal information, including government IDs and selfies, TechCrunch can confirm. The app, which launched on the Apple App Store earlier this week, is a response to another viral…