Schneier on Security

AUGUST 19, 2021

It’s a big one : As first reported by Motherboard on Sunday, someone on the dark web claims to have obtained the data of 100 million from T-Mobile’s servers and is selling a portion of it on an underground forum for 6 bitcoin, about $280,000.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Finastra, which provides software and services to 45 of the world’s top 50 banks, notified customers of the security incident after a cybercriminal began selling more than 400 gigabytes of data purportedly stolen from the company.

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Troy Hunt

MARCH 18, 2024

Whilst I did this in that handful of aforementioned cases as part of the breach verification process, this is something that happens entirely manually and is infeasible en mass. HIBP only ever stores email addresses and never the additional fields of personal information that appear in data breaches.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 16, 2022

That same month, they also sold data on 1.4 But this history was either overlooked or ignored by Group-IB , the Singapore-based cybersecurity firm apparently hired by Banorte to help respond to the data breach. “We ask you to remove this post containing Banorte data.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 16, 2021

Communications giant T-Mobile said today it is investigating the extent of a breach that hackers claim has exposed sensitive personal data on 100 million T-Mobile USA customers, in many cases including the name, Social Security number, address, date of birth, phone number, security PINs and details that uniquely identify each customer’s mobile (..)

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Troy Hunt

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Additionally, the threat actor with… pic.twitter.com/tqsyb8plPG — HackManac (@H4ckManac) February 28, 2024 When Jason found his email address and other info in this corpus, he had the same question so many others do when their data turns up in a place they've never heard of before - how?

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Troy Hunt

APRIL 19, 2023

I want to try something new here - bear with me here: Data breach processing is hard and the hardest part of all is getting in touch with organisations and disclosing the incident before I load anything into Have I Been Pwned (HIBP). Meaning web Subscriptions may potentially lead to more money in your pocket.

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Schneier on Security

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

It’s big : The breach appeared to have compromised many of Uber’s internal systems, and a person claiming responsibility for the hack sent images of email, cloud storage and code repositories to cybersecurity researchers and The New York Times. “This is a total compromise, from what it looks like.”

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Tech Republic Security

OCTOBER 7, 2024

These 15 cyber attacks or data breaches impacted large swaths of users across the United States and changed what was possible in cybersecurity.

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Tech Republic Security

AUGUST 2, 2024

Australian regulators allege that cyber security failures at Optus and Medibank contributed to data breaches in 2022, leading to theft of sensitive customer data.

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Troy Hunt

JUNE 30, 2024

Last week, I wrote about The State of Data Breaches and got loads of feedback. Let me explain: Hackers This is where most data breaches begin, with someone illegally accessing a protected system and snagging the data. It's awkward, talking to the first party responsible for the breach.

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Tech Republic Security

AUGUST 27, 2024

The number of organisations that experienced a SaaS data breach in the last 12 months is 5% higher than the previous year according to AppOmni.

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Tech Republic Security

AUGUST 6, 2024

IBM’s recent Cost of a Data Breach report found that the average cost of a data breach in Australia reached a record-high in 2024. Explore additional key findings and how the Australian government is mitigating these threats.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 25, 2024

The Change Healthcare data breach in the February 2024 impacted over 100 million, the largest-ever healthcare data breach in the US. UnitedHealth Group announced that the data breach suffered by Change Healthcare in February 2024 impacted more than 100 million individuals.

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Tech Republic Security

JULY 31, 2024

Data breaches were 50% more common in Australia than the global average in 2023, according to new research from Rubrik.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 11, 2024

The Internet Archive disclosed a data breach, the security incident impacted more than 31 million users of its “The Wayback Machine.” As of September 5, 2024, the Internet Archive held more than 42.1 million print materials, 13 million videos, 1.2

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Fortinet disclosed a data breach after a threat actor claimed the theft of 440GB of files from the company’s Microsoft Sharepoint server. Last month, the Australian Home Affairs department discovered the data breach involving Fortinet, although it occurred earlier. the spokesman added.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Universal Music Group notified hundreds of individuals about a data breach compromising their personal information. Universal Music Group is notifying 680 individuals about a data breach that compromised their personal information, including their Social Security number.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Amazon disclosed a data breach exposing employee data, with information allegedly stolen in the May 2023 MOVEit attacks. Amazon disclosed a data breach that exposed employee information after data was allegedly stolen during the May 2023 MOVEit attacks.

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Tech Republic Security

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Implementing multi-factor authentication, supplier risk-management frameworks, and staff security training could help to reduce data breaches.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 7, 2024

238,000 Comcast customers were impacted by the FBCS data breach following the February ransomware attack, Comcast reports. Telecommunications giant Comcast is notifying approximately 238,000 customers impacted by the Financial Business and Consumer Solutions (FBCS) data breach. reads the notice of data breach.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Omni Family Health disclosed a data breach affecting nearly 470,000 current and former patients and employees. Omni Family Health is notifying nearly 470,000 individuals that their personal information was compromised in a data breach resulting from a cyberattack that occurred earlier this year.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 14, 2024

US-based financial services company Fidelity Investments warns 77,000 individuals of a data breach that exposed their personal information. The data breach occurred on August 17, 2024 and was discovered two days later, on August 19, 2024.

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Tech Republic Security

AUGUST 13, 2024

billion records from National Public Data, including social security numbers, were leaked on a dark web forum. On August 6, 2.7

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Atrium Health disclosed a data breach affecting 585,000 individuals to the HHS, potentially linked to the use of online tracking tools. Healthcare company Atrium Health disclosed a data breach that impacted 585,000 individuals. The company notified the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Money transfer company MoneyGram has notified its customers of a data breach in which it says certain customers had their personal information taken between September 20 and 22, 2024. Protecting yourself after a data breach There are some actions you can take if you are, or suspect you may have been, the victim of a data breach.

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Troy Hunt

MARCH 28, 2022

Data breaches impact us all as individuals, companies and as governments. Over the last 4 years, I've been providing additional access to data breach information in Have I Been Pwned for government agencies responsible for protecting their citizens.

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 10, 2024

A non-profit that benefits millions of people has fallen victim to a data breach and a DDoS attack. It is often used for academic research and data analysis. Cybercriminals managed to breach the site and steal a user authentication database containing 31 million records. Check the vendor’s advice.

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Tech Republic Security

OCTOBER 10, 2024

An attacker snuck in by creating two new user accounts. Fidelity Investments assures customers their investments were not affected.

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The Hacker News

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Threads, has been fined 251 million (around $263 million) for a 2018 data breach that impacted millions of users in the bloc, in what's the latest financial hit the company has taken for flouting stringent privacy laws.

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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

A Canadian resident, Alexander “Connor” Moucka, was arrested by Canadian law enforcement at the request of the United States for allegedly stealing sensitive data of myriad corporations like AT&T and Santander Bank that were stored in Snowflake's cloud systems and exposed during a breach.

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Troy Hunt

JULY 5, 2021

The Nationaal Cyber Security Centrum of the Netherlands (NCSC-NL) now has access to monitor the exposure of government departments across all the data breaches that make their way into HIBP.

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Protecting yourself after a data breach There are some actions you can take if you are, or suspect you may have been, the victim of a data breach. Every breach is different, so check with the vendor to find out what’s happened, and follow any specific advice they offer. Check the vendor’s advice.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Community Clinic of Maui experienced a data breach impacting over 120,000 people following a LockBit ransomware attack. LockBit breached the Community Healthcare Clinic of Maui as they are still rebuilding from the devastating fire last year. In June, the Lockbit ransomware gang took credit for the attack.

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Troy Hunt

APRIL 10, 2022

In my ongoing bid to make more useful information on data breaches available to impacted national governments , today I'm very happy to welcome the 32nd national CERT to Have I Been Pwned, the Republic of North Macedonia!

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