Update: New information added to the end of the story. The latest incarnation of the notorious BreachForums hacking forum has suffered a data breach, with its user database table leaked online.

More than 184 million passwords may have been exposed in a massive data breach that experts are calling a “cybercriminal’s dream.” According to a new report by cybersecurity researcher Jeremiah Fowler ...

A hacking group has been impersonating IT personnel to break into companies’ Salesforce tools, using the access for data theft and extortion, according to a new report from Google’s threat ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. Update, Jan. 17, 2025: This story, originally published Jan.

Update, Jan. 16, 2025: This story, originally published Jan. 15, now includes a statement from Google and further clarification of the initial response to the researcher’s findings, as well as ...

Google has confirmed that one of its databases was hacked, compromising up to 2.5 billion users' data. The breach affected a Salesforce account that stored contact details and notes for small and ...