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In its latest "Data Breach Investigations Report," Verizon made the lighthearted, Taylor Swift-inspired quip that it's "entering its vulnerability era." Why? Verizon's new data found that hackers ...

The number and volume of warnings about a post-quantum cryptography (PQC) world are rising, as governments, banks, and other entities prepare for a rash of compromised data and untrustworthy digital ...

Last year, a hacker infiltrated PowerSchool, a software company that offers cloud-based services to K-12 schools, then came back several months later to steal. The breach resulted in stolen personal ...