For a future story, the Globe is looking into a surge in the number of Massachusetts’ residents impacted by data breaches.

In 2023, 23andMe had a data breach the exposed millions of people ancestry data. The lawsuit that followed, has reached a $30 ...

The hacker 'USDoD' gained a reputation for selling stolen information, including from the FBI. But in August, his identity ...

Polar, the company behind fitness-focused smartwatches, was recently hit by a data breach. Here's what you need to know.

Victims affected by a massive 23andMe data breach could collect a heck of a paycheck. A proposed settlement agreement would ...

Personal information for nearly half of the popular genetic testing company's customers -- 6.9 million people -- were exposed ...

The settlement provides for three main types of compensation, with a maximum payout of up to $10,000 for specific claims ...

The Internet Archive has been under heavy attack in the past week, suffering both a major data breach and a series of potent ...

A major cybersecurity data breach of Fidelity Investments recently exposed over 77,000 customers' personal information.

I received mail from an apparent health care company called Change advising me of a data breach. But I’ve never used this company and my health care is under a different company. Have you heard of any ...

Workplace software maker Fortive Corp. faces a proposed class action lawsuit over a 2023 data breach that the company and a ...

Shoe Show is the latest footwear retailer to suffer a data breach.