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fromWIRED
13 hours ago

Highly Sensitive Medical Cannabis Patient Data Exposed by Unsecured Database

A significant data breach compromised sensitive health information of nearly a million medical cannabis patients in Ohio.
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fromIT Pro
1 day ago
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UK telecoms firm takes systems offline after cyber attack

fromTechCrunch
1 day ago
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HR giant Workday says hackers stole personal data in recent breach | TechCrunch

fromIT Pro
1 day ago
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UK telecoms firm takes systems offline after cyber attack

fromTechCrunch
1 day ago
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HR giant Workday says hackers stole personal data in recent breach | TechCrunch

fromThe Hacker News
16 hours ago

Public Exploit for Chained SAP Flaws Exposes Unpatched Systems to Remote Code Execution

The existence of the exploit was first reported last week by vx-underground, which said it was released by Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters, a new fluid alliance formed by Scattered Spider and ShinyHunters.
Information security
#ransomware
fromDatabreaches
2 weeks ago
Public health

More than 1 million patients affected by DaVita ransomware attack; those are preliminary numbers

fromDatabreaches
2 weeks ago
Public health

More than 1 million patients affected by DaVita ransomware attack; those are preliminary numbers

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fromDataBreaches.Net
16 hours ago

Two agencies in one state investigated and fined Healthplex. Was that one too many? - DataBreaches.Net

Healthplex faced a $400,000 penalty for security failures despite acting quickly to mitigate a phishing attack.
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fromDataBreaches.Net
17 hours ago

HHS OCR Settles HIPAA Ransomware Security Rule Investigation with BST & Co. CPAs, LLP - DataBreaches.Net

BST & Co. CPAs settled charges for violating HIPAA Security Rule following a ransomware attack exposing patient health information.
fromTechzine Global
17 hours ago

Intel data breach: employee data could be accessed via API

Intel's internal site vulnerabilities exposed data of approximately 270,000 employees due to weak security practices.
fromDataBreaches.Net
1 day ago

Microsoft's Nuance coughs up $8.5M to rid itself of MOVEit breach suit - DataBreaches.Net

Nuance has settled a class action lawsuit for $8.5 million over the MOVEit Transfer breach, admitting no liability.
fromEntrepreneur
1 day ago

Workday: Data Breach, Hack Exposes Personal Information | Entrepreneur

Workday revealed it was the target of a breach that exposed personal information to hackers as part of a social engineering campaign affecting many large organizations.
US news
fromIT Pro
1 day ago

Everything we know about the Workday data breach so far

We recently identified that Workday had been targeted and threat actors were able to access some information from our third-party CRM platform.
Information security
fromTechRadar
1 day ago

When the insider Is the adversary: North Korea's remote work espionage campaign

The campaign is one of the most aggressive, large-scale examples of an insider threat, where individuals abuse authorized access to cause harm.
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fromFuturism
2 days ago

ICE Agents Accidentally Add Random Person to Group Chat, Uncover Highly Sensitive Data

ICE agents mistakenly included a random person in a group text containing sensitive information about arrests and deportation strategies.
fromDataBreaches.Net
3 days ago

Data breach at Fundamental Administrative Services affected 56,235 patients at long-term care facilities - DataBreaches.Net

Fundamental Administrative Services reported a breach affecting 56,325 patients due to unauthorized network access.
fromDataBreaches.Net
3 days ago

Kokomo24/7, provider of telehealth services for LAUSD students, reports data breach - DataBreaches.Net

Kokomo Solutions experienced a data breach affecting personal information of LAUSD students, noticed initially on December 11, 2024.
UK news
fromDataBreaches.Net
3 days ago

Thousands more Afghans affected by second data breach, ministers say - DataBreaches.Net

A data breach involving a subcontractor has compromised sensitive information of up to 3,700 Afghan individuals in the UK.
fromwww.bbc.com
4 days ago

Afghans resettled in UK hit by new data breach

Thousands of Afghans brought to safety in the UK have had their personal data exposed due to a data breach caused by a Ministry of Defence sub-contractor.
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fromwww.independent.co.uk
4 days ago

Former Afghan interpreter exposed in huge MoD data breach has UK relocation revoked

A former Afghan interpreter exposed in a catastrophic Ministry of Defence (MoD) data breach has had his offer of relocation to the UK revoked despite waiting for two years in Pakistan.
US politics
#healthcare
fromDatabreaches
2 weeks ago
Privacy professionals

Aftermath: More than 99% of providers opted to have Change Healthcare notify patients of its massive data breach

fromDatabreaches
2 weeks ago
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Aftermath: More than 99% of providers opted to have Change Healthcare notify patients of its massive data breach

#google
fromTechCrunch
1 week ago
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Google says hackers stole its customers' data in a breach of its Salesforce database | TechCrunch

fromTechCrunch
1 week ago
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Google says hackers stole its customers' data in a breach of its Salesforce database | TechCrunch

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fromIndependent
1 week ago
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Workers warned of risks of storing personal data on work devices after HSE employee lost challenge over stolen cryptocurrency

fromIT Pro
2 weeks ago
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Hackers accessed more data than thought in Legal Aid Agency cyber attack

fromIndependent
1 week ago
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Workers warned of risks of storing personal data on work devices after HSE employee lost challenge over stolen cryptocurrency

fromIT Pro
2 weeks ago
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Hackers accessed more data than thought in Legal Aid Agency cyber attack

fromTheregister
1 week ago

The inside story of the Telemessage saga

"I analyzed the Android source code, which TeleMessage published on their website, although it was kind of hard to find," he said.
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fromZDNET
1 week ago

How to get your share of AT&T's $177M data breach settlement - secure that $7,500 payout ASAP

AT&T's $177 million settlement is for data breaches in 2019 and 2024.
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fromDatabreaches
1 week ago

AU: Privacy watchdog sues Optus over mass data breach in 2022

Optus faces a potential fine after a significant cyberattack compromised the personal information of nearly 10 million Australians.
fromIT Pro
1 week ago

6.4 million Bouygues Telecom just had their data exposed in a huge data breach - and it's the second to hit French telecoms operators in a month

Bouygues Telecom has confirmed a data breach exposing personal data of 6.4 million customers, affecting contact details and contractual information, but no bank card numbers or passwords were compromised.
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fromTechCrunch
1 week ago

Data breach at French telecom giant Bouygues affects millions of customers | TechCrunch

Bouygues Telecom confirmed a cyberattack affecting 6.4 million customers, compromising sensitive personal and financial data.
fromTechzine Global
1 week ago

The many victims of Salesforce attacker ShinyHunters

ShinyHunters, a hacker collective formed in 2020, operates primarily for financial gain by stealing data and selling it on the dark web.
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fromIT Pro
1 week ago

Google cyber researchers were tracking the ShinyHunters group's Salesforce attacks - then realized they'd also fallen victim

Google reveals customer data exposure due to a breach of a Salesforce database by the ShinyHunters cyber criminal group.
US news
fromThe Washington Post
1 week ago

Women sue Tea app after data breach spilled users' private information

Tea Dating Advice app faces legal action after a data breach exposed personal information and images of users.
fromThe New Yorker
1 week ago

The Internet Wants to Check Your I.D.

The Tea app, a private network for women, suffered a significant data breach exposing users' personal information.
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fromTechzine Global
1 week ago

AirFrance-KLM reports data breach at customer service

KLM reported a data breach at an external customer service partner involving compromised contact information and Flying Blue data, but sensitive data remains secure.
fromEntrepreneur
2 weeks ago

Cisco Hit With Data Breach Caused By a Voice Phishing Attack | Entrepreneur

Cisco experienced a data breach due to a vishing attack, compromising user information but not impacting product services or passwords.
fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 weeks ago

Britain urged to let hero Afghans bring their families to UK after major data leak

Aid for Afghan refugees compromised by data breach necessitates family reunification.
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fromTechCrunch
2 weeks ago

Sex toy maker Lovense threatens legal action after fixing security flaws that exposed users' data | TechCrunch

Lovense fixed security vulnerabilities that exposed emails and allowed account takeovers but is considering legal action over reported disclosures.
#data-security
fromFast Company
2 weeks ago

AT&T to pay $177 million in data breach settlement. Here's how to claim up to $5,000

AT&T has agreed to pay $177 million to customers affected by two significant data breaches that may have compromised sensitive personal information.
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fromTechzine Global
2 weeks ago

Salesforce data breach affects fashion house Chanel

Chanel experienced a data breach affecting only US customers, with unauthorized access to names, email addresses, postal addresses, and phone numbers from their customer service database.
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Tech industry
fromTechzine Global
2 weeks ago

TSMC investigates major data breach involving 2-nanometer technology

TSMC is taking legal action over a leak of trade secrets related to its upcoming 2-nanometer chip production.
US news
fromwww.npr.org
2 weeks ago

Tea encouraged its users to spill. Then the app's data got leaked

The Tea app experienced a major data breach, compromising users' sensitive information and exposing flaws in anonymous dating safety.
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fromDatabreaches
2 weeks ago

Oklahoma Substantially Amends Its Data Breach Notification Statute

Oklahoma enacted Senate Bill 626, enhancing data breach notification laws with broader obligations, regulator notifications, and a liability protection provision effective January 1, 2026.
fromDatabreaches
2 weeks ago

Highlands Oncology Group notifies 113,575 people after ransomware attack by Medusa

On June 19, the Medusa gang had added Highlands to its leak site with a price tag of $700,000.00 to delete the data or download it.
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US politics
fromDatabreaches
2 weeks ago

HCA Healthcare settled two lawsuits this week; one was over its 2023 data breach

HCA Healthcare settles class action regarding a significant data breach affecting over 11 million patients.
fromTheregister
3 weeks ago

Spy sat agency breached - insists no secrets spilled

NRO confirmed a limited network intrusion, stating no classified data was compromised, only some unclassified information.
fromFortune
3 weeks ago

The Tea app was intended to help women date safely. Then hackers leaked 72,000 images online, including users' selfies

Tea founder Sean Cook, a software engineer who previously worked at Salesforce and Shutterfly, says on the app's website that he founded the company in 2022 after witnessing his own mother's "terrifying" experiences. Cook said they included unknowingly dating men with criminal records and being "catfished" - deceived by men using false identities.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

Trumpet of Patriots hack: calls for political parties to be forced to report data breaches

Political parties in Australia are exempt from many data protections, raising risks for sensitive voter information, as highlighted by a recent ransomware attack.
fromwww.mercurynews.com
3 weeks ago

Tea, an app for women to safely talk about men they date, has been breached, user IDs exposed

Tea app experienced a data breach exposing thousands of user selfies and photo IDs, impacting users registered before February 2024.
fromBusiness Insider
3 weeks ago

Tea app that lets women post anonymous dating reviews was hit by a data breach that exposed 72K images

Tea app's data breach exposed 72,000 images, including personal selfies and IDs, compromising user security and privacy.
fromApp Developer Magazine
7 months ago

iOS fitness app Fitify exposes 138K user private photos

Fitify exposed 373K files including 138K progress photos through unsecured Google cloud storage.
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