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There are several ways credit card holders can minimise risks and damage from threat actors who steal consumer data and use it to secure fraudulent credit cards and government benefits.

The UK's NCSC has warned about chatbot vulnerability to manipulation by hackers through "prompt injection" attacks, highlighting risks to data security and necessitating comprehensive defence strategies.

UK Electoral Commission faces backlash over delayed disclosure of cyber breach exposing personal data of 40 million voters, prompting scrutiny of data protection measures.

Multiple companies, including British Airways, BBC and Boots, have suffered a data breach, exposing confidential information and personal data.

ChatGPT's ability to generate code can be utilised for data breaches, leaving businesses vulnerable to cyberattacks.

20 million people have been compromised after a major data leak in Ecuador

The system that has been breached is being used by banks, police and defense companies.

Private photos, chats and personal information of users of the 3Fun app are at risk.

In the latest in what has been a series of headaches for Facebook, 540 million records have been exposed on Amazon's cloud servers.

The comments from the Facebook CEO came Wednesday, the second day of his two-day congressional testimony.

"We would not be reopening our online stores if we did not feel confident that they are a safe place to shop," the company said.

This isn't the first time US federal government has suffered a major data breach affecting military and defense personnel in recent years.

"I'm so impressed with what they've done here," security expert Troy Hunt tweeted.

The incident comes as cryptojacking heists become increasingly common and sophisticated alongside the rise and popularity of cryptocurrency.

"We take the security of personally identifiable information very seriously," California's Department of Fish and Wildlife said.

The social media influencers included in this database, mostly young and female, span across the globe from France to the rest of Europe and the US.

Car-sharing company GoGet's CEO, Tristan Sender, said they did not notify affected customers sooner based on the "strong advice" of NSW police.

Scammers pretending to be from Experty sent out a fake pre-ICO announcement email that encouraged users to send money to an Ethereum wallet that wasn't affiliated with the company.

Cybersecurity experts warned that the group was targeting multiple International Olympic Wintersport Federations in the second half of 2017.

A technology forum based in Malaysia is under investigation after publishing details of a major data breach which included the personal details of more than 220,000 organ donors.

"With a maximum child tax credit of $1,000 per child, that is a potentially significant return on investment," researchers said.

The disclosure comes several days after users who purchased products on OnePlus' website reported credit card fraud earlier this month.

The data breach is suspected to be the work of an "advanced and professional" hacker or hacker group, and could impact nearly half of Norway's population.

More than 50 Android apps on Google's Play Store found to be housing malicious code hackers could use to steal Facebook passwords.

The website was abruptly shut down in January 2017 leading many to believe the service was raided by law enforcement.

A Twitter profile linked to suspected Russian hackers, which last year pushed out stolen health documents of Olympic athletes, resurfaced on Wednesday - leaking files.

Florida's AHCA said one of its employees fell victim to a "malicious phishing email" late last year.

The report has already been dismissed as "fake news" by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

A T-Mobile customer in the US became "extremely paranoid" after a store employee used her personal information to text has asking if she wanted to "hang out and smoke".

"Please be assured that we will make every effort to ensure this does not happen again," the DHS said in a statement.