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The number of data breaches affecting at least 25 million people is on the rise | TechCrunch

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Conduent Inc. signage is displayed as American flags fly outside of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., on Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2017. U.S. stocks rose Tuesday, pointing to the biggest gain in a month for Wall Street's first session of the new year, helped by a string of robust economic data from China and Europe. Photographer: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg via Getty Images

The spillover from a ransomware attack on one of the largest government contractors in the United States continues to grow: more than 25 million people have now had their personal information stolen in the hack. Conduent provides printing, filing services, and document and payment processing services for state government assistance such as food assistance, as … Read more

Sex toy maker Tenga says hacker stole customer information | TechCrunch

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Sex toy maker Tenga notified customers of the data breach on Friday, according to an email obtained by TechCrunch. In the report, the Japanese company said that “an unauthorized party gained access to the professional email account of one of our employees,” which allowed the hacker to access the contents of the employee’s email inbox. … Read more