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Texas school district notifies 47K students and staff of data breach that leaked SSNs, credit cards, and more
Alvin Independent School District over the weekend confirmed it notified 47,606 people about a June 2024 data breach that compromised the following personal info: Names Social Security numbers Credit and debit card numbers Financial account numbers Medical info Health insurance info State-issued ID numbers such as driver’s licenses and passports The Texas attorney general reported the breach on its website…
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Thunderbolts Post Credit Scenes Have Leaked, and You’re Not Ready for It
Thunderbolts, the next major Marvel movie, has not been released yet, and fans have had their fair share of skepticism regarding this project. However, their doubts seem to have disappeared after a wave of positive reviews from the early screening of the movie. In light of the early screening, both the post-credit scenes of Thunderbolts have leaked online, and they…
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Three Ways People With Student Loan Debt Can Protect Their Credit Scores
The Department of Education announced Monday that the Federal Student Aid (FSA) will restart collections on defaulted student loans beginning May 5. Even before this news, millions of borrowers were already seeing their credit scores plunge in recent months, and loan servicers are warning that a record number of borrowers are at risk of defaulting by the end of the…
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Hackers are impersonating banks to infect your Android phone with credit card-stealing malware
Hackers love using malware to go after your credit card details but a new malware-as-a-service platform makes it incredibly easy for them to use these stolen cards in person at stores and even at ATMs. As reported by BleepingComputer, SuperCard X is the platform in question and it’s currently being used to target the best Android phones via NFC relay…
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Hertz notifies 1 million people of data breach that compromised credit cards, SSNs and more
Car rental company Hertz over the weekend confirmed it notified 1,000,175 people of a late-2024 data breach that compromised the following personal information: Names Contact info Payment card info Driver’s license info Info related to workers’ compensation claims Dates of birth Hertz says the breach also exposed a small number of peoples’ Social Security numbers, government ID numbers, passport info,…
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New Android malware steals your credit cards for NFC relay attacks
A new malware-as-a-service (MaaS) platform named ‘SuperCard X’ has emerged, targeting Android devices via NFC relay attacks that enable point-of-sale and ATM transactions using compromised payment card data. SuperCard X is linked to Chinese-speaking threat actors and shows code similarities with the open-source project NFCGate and its malicious spawn, NGate, which has facilitated attacks in Europe since last year. The…
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Every Electric Vehicle That Qualifies for the Federal Tax Credit in 2025
Electric vehicles are clearly the future of transportation, or they are at least the next step. The government has been creating more and more incentives to make the switch to electric vehicles. To this end, the EPA released a list of every vehicle in the U.S. eligible for a $7,500 tax credit. The government has also been trying to incentivize…
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Ransomware gang says it hacked Manchester Credit Union
Ransomware gang Sarcoma today claimed responsibility for a cyber attack against Manchester Credit Union in the UK. MCU announced technical difficulties with its inbound payment system on April 3, 2025. In response to Comparitech’s questions, MCU called the hack a “failed ransomware attack” and says no customer data appears to be compromised. While recovery efforts were underway, 21 team members…
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Lee University notifies 137K people of data breach that compromised SSNs, credit cards, and medical info
Lee University in Tennessee this week confirmed it notified 136,928 people of a March 2024 data breach that compromised the following personal info: Names Social Security numbers Government-issued ID numbers (e.g. driver’s license, passport) Financial info including credit and debit card numbers Medical info Lee University first announced it suffered a “security incident” on March 22, 2024. Ransomware gang Medusa…
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Best Buy Switch 2 pre-order details — stores open at midnight plus how to get a $100 credit
Best Buy has confirmed its Nintendo Switch 2 pre-order deal. Hot on the heels of today’s Nintendo Direct event, Best Buy has announced it’ll offer gamers up to $100 in credits for every $150 you spend on Nintendo games and gear. (You can get a max of $100 in credits). Naturally, there are a few caveats. First, the credits exclude…
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