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Fintech credit giant Image confirms data breach | TechCrunch

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Figure Technology Solutions Inc. signage during the company's initial public offering at the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York, US, on Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025.

Figure Technology, a blockchain-based lending company, has confirmed that there has been a data breach. On Friday, Figure spokeswoman Alethea Jadick told TechCrunch in a statement that the breach occurred when an employee was tricked into using a social engineering attack that allowed hackers to steal a “limited number of files.” The statement said the … Read more

Hackers Release Personal Data Stolen During Harvard, UPenn Data Breach | TechCrunch

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People walk past the Harry Elkins Widener Memorial Library on Harvard's campus on June 5, 2025.

A notorious hacking group has claimed responsibility for last year’s data breaches at Harvard University and the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn), releasing data it allegedly stole from both schools. On Wednesday, a group known as ShinyHunters released what it claims are more than 1 million records from every university on a dedicated leak site used … Read more