Security Affairs

APRIL 13, 2025

Cell C, one of the biggest telecom providers in South Africa confirms a data breach following a 2024 cyberattack. The company founded in 2001 offers prepaid and postpaid mobile plans, data bundles and internet services, fiber broadband, roaming and international calling, SIM-only plans and device deals.

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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. based financial services company Fidelity Investments is notifying 77,099 individuals that their personal information was compromised in an August cyberattack.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 11, 2025

US marijuana dispensary STIIIZY warns customers of leaked IDs and passports following a November data breach. US marijuana dispensary STIIIZY disclosed a data breach after a vendor’s point-of-sale system was compromised by cybercriminals.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 26, 2025

The Change Healthcare data breach is worse than initially estimated: approximately 190 million people have been affected. The Change Healthcare data breach is worse than initially estimated, the incident has impacted 190 million people. healthcare industry, the company said Friday.”

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 23, 2025

In the past year, 68% of data breaches involved the human element, according to Verizon. From disgruntled employees committing sabotage to innocent mistakes, humans are one of your organization's greatest information security risks.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 8, 2025

A data breach suffered by the Japanese telecom giant NTT exposed information of nearly 18,000 corporate customers. Japanese telecom giant NTT suffered a data breach that exposed information of nearly 18,000 corporate customers. ” reads the data breach notification published by the company.

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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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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Online food ordering and delivery platform GrubHub suffered a data breach that exposed the personal information of drivers and customers. This week the online food ordering and delivery firm GrubHub disclosed a data breach that exposed customer and driver information.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 19, 2025

California Cryobank, the largest US sperm bank, suffered a data breach exposing customer information. The company disclosed a data breach that exposed customers’ personal information. ” reads the data breach notification letter shared with Maine Attorney General.”Out

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Meta has been fined 251M ($263M) for a 2018 data breach affecting millions in the EU, marking another penalty for violating privacy laws. The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) fined Meta 251 million ($263M) for a 2018 data breach impacting 29 million Facebook accounts.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 11, 2025

Laboratory Services Cooperative discloses a data breach from October 2024 that exposed personal and medical info of 1.6 Laboratory Services Cooperative disclosed a data breach that impacted the personal and medical information of 1.6 “The specific information involved is not the same for everyone.”

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 8, 2024

Anna Jaques Hospital revealed thatthe ransomware attack it suffered last year has exposed sensitive health data for over 316,000 patients. The hospital revealed that the security breach exposed sensitive health data for over 316,000 patients. On December 25, 2023, a ransomware attack hit the Anna Jaques Hospital.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 3, 2025

A recovery team, with help from a cybersecurity firm, worked to restore systems and assess the attack’s scope, including its potential impact on patient data. RUMC offered 12 months of free credit monitoring to those individuals with compromised Social Security numbers.

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Change Healthcare says it has notified approximately 100 million Americans that their personal, financial and healthcare records may have been stolen in a February 2024 ransomware attack that caused the largest ever known data breach of protected health information. which suffered a data breach in 2015 affecting 78.8

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 29, 2024

notifies customers of credit card data breach, after threat actors hacked a third-party app from its e-commerce provider. disclosed a data breach that exposed its customers’ credit card data after threat actors hacked a third-party application from its e-commerce providerBigCommerce.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 12, 2023

Information privacy and information security are two different things. Related: Tapping hidden pools of security talent Information privacy is the ability to control who (or what) can view or access information that is collected about you or your customers. still available for you to use.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 5, 2025

Port of Seattle is notifying 90,000 people of a data breach after personal data was stolen in a ransomware attack in August 2024. In August 2024, a cyber attack hit the Port of Seattle , which also operates the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. The attack impacted websites and phone systems.

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Data breaches Ransomware Cyber Attacks Manufacturing 82

Security Affairs

APRIL 15, 2025

Hertz Corporation disclosed a data breach after customer data was stolen via Cleo zero-day exploits in late 2024, affecting Hertz, Thrifty, and Dollar brands. Car rental giant Hertz Corporation disclosed a data breach that impacted its Hertz, Thrifty, and Dollar brands.

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Data breaches Ransomware Software Hacking 63

Security Affairs

JANUARY 27, 2025

UK telecommunications firm TalkTalk disclosed a data breach after a threat actor announced the hack on a cybercrime forum. UK telecommunications company TalkTalk confirmed a data breach after a threat actor claimed responsibility for the cyber attack on a cybercrime forum and offered for sale alleged customer data.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 16, 2025

The law firm Wolf Haldenstein disclosed a data breach that exposed the personal information of nearly 3.5 The law firm Wolf Haldenstein disclosed a 2023 data breach that exposed the personal information of nearly 3.5 million individuals. million individuals.

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Data breaches Identity Theft Consumer Protection Data collection 82

Centraleyes

JANUARY 20, 2025

What is the Information Security Manual (ISM)? The Information Security Manual (ISM) is a cybersecurity framework developed by the Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) to help organizations protect their IT and operational technology systems, applications, and data from cyber threats.

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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

MARCH 20, 2025

A data breach at the Pennsylvania State Education Association exposed the personal information of over 500,000 individuals. The Pennsylvania State Education Association (PSEA) suffered a data breach that impacted 517,487 individuals. ” reads the data breach notification.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 31, 2025

Community Health Center (CHC) data breach impacted over 1 million patients in Connecticut, the healthcare provider started notifying them. The healthcare provider is notifying over 1 million patients of a data breach that exposed their personal and medical data.

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Data breaches Healthcare Identity Theft Insurance 62

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Texas Tech University reports a data breach affecting 1.4 million, exposing personal, health, and financial data from its health sciences centers. Texas Tech University disclosed a data breach that impacted over 1.4 million individuals following a cyber attack.

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Data breaches Insurance Ransomware Cyber Attacks 58

Security Affairs

APRIL 1, 2024

The OWASP Foundation disclosed a data breach that impacted some members due to a misconfiguration of an old Wiki web server. The OWASP Foundation has disclosed a data breach that impacted some of its members. No joke, we did have a data breach in late March involving the resumes of our earliest members.

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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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Data breaches Identity Theft Hacking Ransomware 132

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Peruvian Interbank confirmed a data breach after threat actors accessed its systems and leaked stolen information online. Interbank disclosed a data breach after a threat actor claimed the hack of the organization and leaked stolen data online.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 17, 2024

Background check service National Public Data confirms a data breach that exploded millions of social security numbers and other sensitive information. The experts pointed out that this data breach could be among the biggest ever. The archive also contains data on deceased individuals.

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Data breaches Hacking Accountability Cybersecurity 141

Security Affairs

JULY 2, 2024

million individuals were affected by the data breach it suffered in February 2024. The insurance company Prudential Financial confirmed that the data breach it suffered in February 2024 affected over 2.5 Prudential Financial confirmed that more than 2.5 million individuals.

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Troy Hunt

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

Today, I'm very happy to welcome the Czech Republic's National Cyber and Information Security Agency who can now query their government domains along with the 26 other nations that have come before them. Data breaches impact all of us in one way or another, and government agencies are no exception.

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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

APRIL 26, 2024

Media reported [ 1 , 2 ] that the company is notifying millions of current and former members of a data breach. TechCrunch reported that the company confirmed it shared patients’ information with third-party organizations, including Google, Microsoft and X, for advertising purposes. million residents.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

Car rental giant Avis disclosed a data breach that impacted one of its business applications in August compromising customers’ personal information. Car rental company Avis notified customers impacted in an Augus data breach. ” reads the data breach notification letter sent to the impacted individuals.

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Security Affairs

JULY 17, 2024

The world’s largest recreational boat and yacht retailer MarineMax, disclosed a data breach following a cyber attack. The world’s largest recreational boat and yacht retailer MarineMax disclosed a data breach that impacted over 123,000 individuals.

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Data breaches Retail Cyber Attacks Ransomware 129

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Payment gateway provider Slim CD disclosed a data breach, credit card and personal data of almost 1.7 The electronic payment gateway Slim CD disclosed a data breach following a cyberattack. Personal data and credit card details of 1,693,000 individuals were compromised. million individuals were compromised.

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Data breaches Identity Theft Computers and Electronics Social Engineering 141

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Despite being informed weeks prior, the organization’s failure to rotate exposed API keys, particularly the Zendesk token with access to over 800,000 support tickets, reflects poor incident response. Poor cyber hygiene increases the risk of further data breaches and could undermine user trust.

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