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 The law firm pointed out that it has no evidence the exposed data has been misused.

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Troy Hunt

JUNE 24, 2024

I've been harbouring some thoughts about the state of data breaches over recent months, and I feel they've finally manifested themselves into a cohesive enough story to write down. Data Breach Victims are Making it Worse I'm talking about class actions.

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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. Let's start with the easy bit - who is National Public Data (NPD)? Every person who used some sort of data opt-out service was not present.

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Security Affairs

MAY 26, 2025

The company notified law enforcement and attempted to delete the stolen personal information, suggesting that the organization suffered a ransomware attack. According to the data breach notification, the company identified affected individuals by March 31, 2025. The stolen information varies by individual.

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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. A review was initiated to determine if any personal information was included in those files and to whom that personal information pertains.”

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Troy Hunt

MARCH 18, 2024

" Usually I'd tell them to get in touch with the impacted organisation and request a copy of their data from the breach, but if AT&T's position is that it didn't come from them then they may not be much help.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 23, 2023

A few days ago, the servers of car dealer ‘Arnold Clark’ were breached by hackers and the information of 1000sof motorists was stolen that can lead to identity thefts and online frauds. The post Arnold Clark data breach leads to identity theft appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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Identity IQ

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

FTC Recognizes Identity Theft Awareness Week. The Federal Trade Commission is commemorating Identity Theft Awareness Week with a series of free events focused on raising awareness and educating consumers about the growing risk of identity theft. So what is identity theft and, how can you protect yourself?

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Webroot

APRIL 22, 2025

Whether its an email address, a credit card number, or even medical records, your personal information is incredibly valuable in the wrong hands. Because whether you know it or not, many companies are collecting and storing your private data. billion people received notices that their information was exposed in a data breach.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 22, 2019

The New York Times reported earlier today that it was thought to be the largest settlement ever paid by a company over a data breach, but that statement doesn’t appear anywhere in their current story. – Help with ongoing identity theft issues: Up to seven years of “free assisted identity restoration services.”

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Attackers are not only encrypting systems but also targeting sensitive data, including Protected Health Information (PHI) and Personally Identifiable Information (PII), such as diagnoses, therapy records, genetic data, and Social Security numbers. Louis, Missouri.

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Webroot

MARCH 3, 2025

During this time, many government agencies and consumer protection organizations come together to help educate consumers on how to keep their personal and financial information secure. The growing risks to your data During the third quarter of 2024, data breaches exposed more than 422 million records worldwide.

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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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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

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

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. The compromised data varies for each individual.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 27, 2025

This trove of data from a wide range of services like email providers, Microsoft, Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Roblox, and many more, doesn’t appear to have been leaked by accident by someone who obtained the data legitimately. Dont wait for a data breach to impact you. How many people are affected?

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Payment provider Slim CD has disclosed a security incident that may have exposed the full credit card information of anyone paying at a merchant that uses Slim CD’s services. However, the company said the criminals only had access to credit card and other information between June 14 and June 15, 2024. Set up identity monitoring.

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Malwarebytes

AUGUST 21, 2024

Recently, I received a letter in the mail from a company about a data breach. The attacker had also accessed sensitive files and customer health data. However, this time it wasn’t my own data that was stolen. She’d actually already had her data stolen three times before her 10 th birthday.

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Identity IQ

MARCH 24, 2023

How to Prevent Tax Identity Theft IdentityIQ Every year, tax season presents a seasonal opportunity for criminals seeking monetary gain from identity theft. Clearing up issues related to identity theft and fraudulent tax returns can be messy and significantly delay any tax refund you may be owed.

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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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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

The German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) has published a report on The State of IT Security in Germany in 2023 , and the number one threat for consumers is… identity theft. The report states: “For consumers, the issue of data leaks was prominent in the reporting period (2023).

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

American pizza chain California Pizza Kitchen (CPK) suffered a data breach that might have exposed personal information of its employees. American pizza chain California Pizza Kitchen (CPK) suffered a data breach, the company has already notified employees whose personal information might have been exposed.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 4, 2024

US cancer center City of Hope suffered a data breach that impacted 800,000 individuals, personal and health information was compromised. City of Hope suffered a data breach, the organization started notifying 827149 individuals that their personal and health information was compromised.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

AUGUST 2, 2021

Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) has hit the news headlines for becoming a victim of a cyber attack that led to data breach of over 57,900 claimant accounts seeking unemployment benefits. Meanwhile, a digital advertising company named Reindeer from New York is trending on Google for accidental data exposure.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 18, 2020

An information technology specialist at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) was arrested this week on suspicion of hacking into the human resource databases of University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) in 2014, stealing personal data on more than 65,000 UPMC employees, and selling the data on the dark web.

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Identity IQ

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Synthetic Identity Theft: What It Is and How It Works IdentityIQ You work hard to protect your identity. You’re cautious about sharing personal information, you regularly change your passwords, and you keep an eye on your credit report. What Is Synthetic Identity Theft?

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Security Affairs

APRIL 8, 2024

Greylock McKinnon Associates, a service provider for the Department of Justice, suffered a data breach that exposed data of 341650 people. GMA disclosed a data breach that impacted medicare and other information belonging to 5465 people. ” reads the data breach notification.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 14, 2024

Kootenai Health suffered a data breach impacting over 464,000 patients following a 3AM ransomware attack. Kootenai Health disclosed a data breach impacting over 464,088 patients following the leak of their personal information by the ThreeAM (3AM) ransomware gang. ” reads the data breach notification letter.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 31, 2023

Fashion retailer Forever 21 disclosed a data breach that exposed the personal information of more than 500,000 individuals. We have no evidence to suggest your information has been misused for purposes of fraud or identity theft as a result of this incident – and no reason to believe that it will be.”

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

TB of sensitive data, including employee credentials, a full dump of servers with emergency services applications of the city, access from city video cameras, and other sensitive information. million) for stolen data. In September, Columbus sued Ross, accusing him of threatening to share stolen city data.

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Adam Levin

MAY 19, 2021

Demirkapi believes this loophole may indicate cause for more general concern about the way Experian protects consumer information. The company has suffered data breaches in the past. . Significant data breaches at credit score bureaus include: . In 2018, Experian settled a class-action lawsuit for $22 million. .

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 11, 2022

SuperCare Health, a California based healthcare firm that deals with patients suffering from respiratory ailments, has posted a data breach notice on its website. Currently, there is no evidence that the stolen details were used/being used in any of the identity theft campaigns.

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Hacker Combat

OCTOBER 6, 2022

The Tucson Data Breach is a recent data breach that occurred in the city of Tucson, Arizona. The breach affected approximately 1.2 million individuals, who had their personal information exposed. This information included names, addresses, social security numbers, and date of birth.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 23, 2023

The City of Philadelphia discloses a data breach that resulted from a cyber attack that took place on May 24 and that compromised City email accounts. Also, on August 22, 2023, we became aware that the at-issue email accounts include email accounts that may contain protected health information.”

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Security Affairs

MAY 1, 2024

Panda Restaurant Group disclosed a data breach that occurred in March, resulting in the theft of associates’ personal information. Panda Restaurant Group disclosed a data breach that occurred in March, resulting in the theft of personal information belonging to its associates.

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Security Affairs

JULY 9, 2021

Insurance giant CNA notifies customers of a data breach after the Phoenix CryptoLocker ransomware attack suffered in March. US insurance giant CNA is notifying customers of a data breach after the ransomware attack that it suffered in March. Bloomberg was informed about the payment by two people familiar with the attack.

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