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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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. ” reads the report published by Hudson Rock.

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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. reads an update published by the company on February 29, 2024. population.”

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 6, 2025

A US chain of dental offices known as Westend Dental LLC denied a 2020 ransomware attack and its associated data breach, instead telling their customers that data was lost due to an accidentally formatted hard drive. No physical safeguards were implemented to limit access to servers containing patient data.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 6, 2025

Oracle confirms a cloud data breach, quietly informing customers while downplaying the impact of the security breach. Oracle confirms a data breach and started informing customers while downplaying the impact of the incident. ” reported Bloomberg. This is not okay.

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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

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. CCB discovered unauthorized activity on its IT systems on April 21, 2024, and promptly isolated the affected systems.

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 25, 2024

UnitedHealth CEO Andrew Witty estimated the attack compromised the data of a third of US individuals when he testified before the Senate Finance Committee on Capitol Hill on May 1, 2024 in Washington, DC. Every breach is different, so check with the vendor to find out what’s happened, and follow any specific advice they offer.

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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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Troy Hunt

AUGUST 13, 2024

I decided to write this post because there's no concise way to explain the nuances of what's being described as one of the largest data breaches ever. for the data. They put the data up for sale for $3,500,000. The embedded image is the first reference of the 2.9B Thanks guys.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 15, 2025

The Hertz Corporation, on behalf of Hertz, Dollar, and Thrifty brands, is sending breach notifications to customers who may have had their name, contact information, driver’s license, andin rare casesSocial Security Number exposed in a data breach. Check the vendors advice.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 8, 2024

After the negotiation with the hospital failed, the Money Message group leaked the stolen data on January 26. Anna Jaques Hospital completed the forensic investigation on November 5, 2024 and determined that the incident impacted 316,342 patients. ” reads the notice of security incident shared with the Maine Attorney General.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Microsoft Patch Tuesday security updates for November 2024 addressed 89 vulnerabilities, including two actively exploited zero-day flaws. CVE-2024-49039 : A Windows Task Scheduler privilege escalation flaw allows AppContainer escape, enabling low-privileged users to run code at Medium integrity. Immediate patching is recommended.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 26, 2025

African multinational telecommunications company MTN Group disclosed a data breach that exposed subscribers’ personal information. In April 2025, Cell C, one of the biggest telecom providers in South Africa, confirmed a data breach following a 2024 cyberattack.

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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 incident took place in October 2024, LSC is notifying impacted individuals.

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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. In December 2024, the U.S.

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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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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Employment screening company DISA Global Solutions has filed a data breach notification after a cyber incident on their network. DISA says a third party had access to its environment between February 9, 2024, and April 22, 2024. The attacker may have accessed over three million files containing personal information.

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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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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Fog and Akira ransomware operators are exploiting SonicWall VPN flaw CVE-2024-40766 to breach enterprise networks. Fog and Akira ransomware operators are exploiting the critical SonicWall VPN vulnerability CVE-2024-40766 (CVSS v3 score: 9.3) to breach corporate networks via SSL VPN access. reads the SonicWall’s advisory.

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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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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 23, 2024

22, 2024, CyberNewswire — INE Security offers essential advice to protect digital assets and enhance security. Tip 1: Educating and Training the Workforce Regularly Human error remains one of the leading causes of data breaches. Network monitoring tools can also detect unusual activities and prevent potential breaches.

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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

APRIL 18, 2025

Legends International disclosed a data breach from November 2024 that affected employees and visitors to its managed venues. On November 9, 2024, Legends International detected unauthorized activity on its IT systems, took action to stop it, and launched an investigation with the help of external cybersecurity experts.

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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

US hospice pharmacy OnePoint Patient Care suffered a data breach that exposed the personal info of approximately 800,000 individuals. The company suffered a data breach that exposed the personal info of approximately 800,000 individuals. “On August 8, 2024, OPPC detected suspicious activity on its computer network.

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Heimadal Security

MARCH 20, 2025

In early 2024, background checking service National Public Data was hit by a massive cyberattack that potentially compromised the sensitive, personal information of millions, or possibly even billions, of people around the world, including U.S. residents. A year later, new security threats have gained traction.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

The July 2024 ransomware attack that hit the City of Columbus, Ohio, exposed the personal and financial data of 500,000 individuals. On July 18, 2024, the City of Columbus, Ohio, suffered a cyber attack that impacted the City’s services.

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Adam Shostack

JANUARY 2, 2025

Learned about Data Breach ; it turns out theres two games with the same name! Michael Novack released Byte Club , The learning goal is for anyone to understand the fundamentals of cybersecurity activities so they can understand any cyber event/news.

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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. ” reads the statement published by the company.

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Tech Republic Security

DECEMBER 10, 2024

TechRepublic looks back at the biggest cybersecurity stories of 2024, from record data breaches to rising ransomware threats and CISO burnout.

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Lohrman on Security

JUNE 9, 2024

Over the past month, the Verizon Data Breach Investigation Report and the Watchguard Technologies Internet Security Report were released. Here are some highlights.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 29, 2025

VeriSource breach exposed data of 4M people in Feb 2024; stolen info includes personal details from an employee benefits services provider. VeriSource is alerting 4 million people after a February 2024 breach that exposed personal information. The company launched an investigation into the security breach.

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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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Webroot

APRIL 22, 2025

If a company you do business with becomes part of a data breach, cybercriminals may have full access to your confidential information. Unfortunately, data breaches are on the rise and affecting more companies and consumers than ever. In 2024, more than 1.3 What are data breaches and how do they happen?

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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 The incident occurred on February 4, 2024, and was discovered on February 5, 2024.

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