Update, April 1, 2025: This story, originally published March 31, has been updated with information from a conversation with ThinkingOne, who released the latest X data, as well as more details ...

IPhone users are handing over their personal data with a click of a button, new research finds. Popular apps like Facebook, LinkedIn, TikTok, and X are harvesting user information through ...

Update, Dec. 26, 2024: This story, originally published Dec. 24 now includes additional information regarding how to recover an inactive account you can’t remember the password for before it gets ...

In 2025, it feels like cybercriminals are winning while the world's biggest data hoarders are losing. One by one, global giants are admitting they've been breached, from tech powerhouses like Google ...

When you open WebMD.com to check symptoms, the domain places one cookie on your browser. Pop over to ESPN.com for the latest scores, and 49 cookies start tracking user information. Click on Wired.com ...

A security lapse at dating app Raw publicly exposed the personal data and private location data of its users, TechCrunch has found. The exposed data included users’ display names, dates of birth, ...

Facebook users are bombarded with targeted ads from nearly 200,000 companies, according to a first-of-its-kind study that revealed the vast scale of data tracking on the Meta-owned social network.

Cisco disclosed this week that it suffered a data breach last month, resulting in the compromise of some user data. The networking giant revealed the incident via an event disclosure page published to ...