#data-breach

#data-breach

If you used the ParkMobile app to pay for parking at a meter several years ago, you might be getting a payment as a result of a data breach. Unfortunately, it's probably not an amount you'd expect for the inconvenience of having your data exposed. And while it's a comically low amount, don't spend it all in one place, because, well.... You're literally not allowed to.

Renault and Dacia have warned their UK customers that personal data has been stolen in cyber-attack, and the breach took place via the brands third party providers and not their own systems. In an email to affected customers, Renault said: "We are very sorry to inform you about a cyber attack on one of our third-party providers, leading to some Renault UK customers' personal data being taken from one of their systems."

The stolen information includes names, addresses, dates of birth, government-issued ID details, and other information that customers shared in relation to their travel needs, including accommodation requests and complaints. For WestJet Rewards members, membership details, such as WestJet Rewards ID number and points balance, and other account information may have been compromised as well. The airline is providing the impacted individuals with 24 months of free monitoring, identity theft protection, and proactive fraud assistance services, which include up to $1 million of expense reimbursement insurance.

According to Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) and Mandiant, the malicious activity allegedly targeting Oracle EBS appears to have started on or around September 29. The attackers have sent extortion emails to executives at "numerous" companies, claiming to be affiliated with the notorious Cl0p cybercrime group. GTIG and Mandiant researchers have described the attacks as a high-volume email campaign leveraging hundreds of compromised accounts, including ones previously linked to a profit-driven threat group named FIN11.

I provided passport details in good faith to HSBC as it was necessary for identification before opening up a business account. Now I'm worried that money will be taken out of the company account by crooks, with the third-party platform having been hacked. Worse, that my passport details could be sold on the dark web. I had reservations about providing ID proof in the first place because cyber attacks are now so prevalent but you put your trust in the banks to get online security right, first

A "widespread cybersecurity incident" at the Federal Emergency Management Agency allowed hackers to make off with employee data from both the disaster management office and U.S. Customs and Border Protection, according to a screenshot of an incident overview presentation obtained by Nextgov/FCW. The hack is also suspected to have later triggered the dismissal of two dozen Federal Emergency Management Agency technology employees announced late last month, according to internal meeting notes and a person familiar with the matter.

Unfortunately, WestJet confirmed that certain data was obtained from its systems. Since making that determination, WestJet conducted an analysis of that data to identify specific data elements and locate current contact information for certain United States residents who were impacted. As of September 15, 2025, WestJet completed that analysis and as a result is providing this notice. No credit card or debit card numbers, expiry dates and CVV numbers, and no guest user passwords were obtained.

copied Americans' sensitive Social Security and employment data into a cloud database without any verified security controls,

On Aug. 19, 2025, Motility Software Solutions, a provider of dealer management software for specialty vehicle dealerships, identified suspicious activity on its network. The company quickly took the impacted server offline to contain the incident and began an investigation with the help of cybersecurity experts. According to Motility, the breach resulted in unauthorized access to the personally identifiable information (PII) of approximately 760,000 consumers in the United States.

Over the weekend it was widely reported in French media that a group of hackers had breached the government's ANTS website, stealing personal data from between 12 and 13 million people. The unidentified group posted messages online claiming that the personal data was now for sale on the dark web, offering sample data to apparently prove that their hack had been successful.