Security Affairs

DECEMBER 21, 2021

A Russian national was extradited to the US from Switzerland after he was charged for trading information stolen from hacked U.S. The Russian national Vladislav Klyushin (41) was extradited to the United States from Switzerland to face charges for his alleged role in a scheme whose participants traded on information stolen from U.S.

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Security Affairs

MAY 19, 2024

According to the notice published by the company, WebTPA acts as an administrative services provider to certain benefit plans and insurance companies whose information was impacted in this incident. The investigation revealed that an unauthorized actor may have obtained personal information between April 18 and April 23, 2023. .

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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. Panda Restaurant Group , Inc.

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Security Affairs

MAY 27, 2024

As a result, we immediately took steps to secure our systems and engaged third-party cybersecurity experts. Our information technology systems (“IT System”) were restored the next business day, and prescriptions were shipped on time without delay.” ” reads the letter sent to the impacted individuals.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

individuals at risk of identity theft. This meant that all inter-zone travelers needed to apply for it online and enter a great deal of their personally identifiable information (PII). Passports, mobile numbers, and email addresses of Indian travelers who requested COVID e-pass have been leaked, 3.5M Unfortunately, at least 3.5

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Hot for Security

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) is notifying patients of a security incident that may have exposed protected health information (PHI) of over 36,000 individuals. “This event did not occur at UPMC or affect the security of its electronic patient records or other computer systems.” “Charles J.

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Security Affairs

MAY 13, 2024

Unfortunately, our investigation has identified that an unauthorised third party has accessed some customer information.” “It is important to note that our systems are secure. .” “It is important to note that our systems are secure. ” continues the notice. ” continues the notice.

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Security Affairs

MAY 11, 2024

. “After an extensive forensic investigation and our manual document review, we learned on April 5, 2024 that certain files containing your personal information was subject to unauthorized access.” ” Ohio Lottery is providing impacted individuals free credit monitoring and identity theft protection services through IDX.

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Security Affairs

MAY 6, 2024

Resecurity found a massive leak involving the exposure of personally identifiable information (PII) of over five million citizens of El Salvador on the Dark Web. Notably, the vast scale of this biometric and PII data breach places most of El Salvador’s population at significant risk for identity theft and fraud.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 8, 2024

GMA disclosed a data breach that impacted medicare and other information belonging to 5465 people. GMA”) was the victim of a sophisticated cyberattack involving your personal information.” We received confirmation of which individuals’ information was affected and obtained their contact addresses on February 7, 2024.”

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McAfee

AUGUST 23, 2021

In this new blog series, you’ll meet some of the executives devoted to tackling today’s most pressing security concerns and innovating for the future. I didn’t start out in information technology, I graduated from college with a degree in physics at the end of the Cold War. Q: How did you come into this field of work?

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Security Affairs

JULY 23, 2021

There was no need for a password or login credentials to access this information, and the data was not encrypted. Our team reached out to the company and the buckets have since been secured. PeopleGIS is a Massachusetts-based company specializing in information management software. Sensitive information redacted.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 21, 2023

More than 22,000 users of Blink Mobility should take the necessary steps to protect themselves against the risk of identity theft. The exposed information could enable malicious actors to carry out identity theft, phishing attacks, unauthorized access to users’ accounts, and other nefarious actions.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 2, 2024

Olsen of the Justice Department’s National Security Division. sensitive information and critical infrastructure. Our National Security Cyber Section remains focused on disputing these cross-border hacking schemes and holding those responsible to account.” “Concurrent with the unsealing of the indictment, the U.S.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

A huge threat to children The leak raises concerns about cybercriminals’ potential misuse of this personal information. The leaked data about minors could have dire consequences, as this information can put children at physical risk by revealing their daily whereabouts.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Mitigating this damage is particularly challenging due to the intricate interconnection between personal data and digital identity. For the average consumer, changing this information in practice is a complex and often difficult process.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Data leaks containing Aadhaar IDs in India was caused by the insecurity of 3rd parties while aggregating such information for KYC. According to experts, the leak of PII data containing Aadhaar information (and other such details) related to Indian citizens on the Dark Web creates a significant risk of digital identity theft.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Following this discovery, the City undertook a comprehensive review of the information potentially at issue.” ”On September 12, this review concluded, and it was determined that certain personal information for a number of individuals was within the files potentially accessed from the City’s network.”

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

According to the HIPAA Journal , compromised files included first and last names, mailing addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, health insurance policy numbers, and medical information such as treatment, diagnosis, and prescription information. A police report is often required to dispute fraudulent items.

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Identity IQ

JUNE 6, 2023

You must provide personal information such as your name, Social Security number, and address. Depending on where you live and whether you are a victim of identity theft, you may also need to pay a fee. A credit freeze can be initiated quickly once you provide personal information and pay the required fees.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 4, 2024

Healthcare technology company HealthEC disclosed a data breach that exposed the personal information of 4.5 The files contained information belonging to some of HEC’s clients. Health EC is recommending that impacted individuals remain vigilant against possible identity theft and fraud attacks. million Individuals.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 30, 2023

JD Sports, Britain’s online retailer of branded sportswear, has reportedly become a victim of a cyber attack that leaked information of over 10 million customers. Accessed information includes data related to phone numbers, email accounts, addresses, names, the location where the order was delivered, and the final 4 digits of bank cards.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

McLaren Health Care (McLaren) experienced a data breach that compromised the sensitive personal information of approximately 2.2 The security breach exposed the sensitive personal information of 2,192,515 people. McLaren offers to impacted individuals an identity protection services for 12 months. . million individuals.

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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

DECEMBER 21, 2023

An exposed instance contained information for a customer relationship management (CRM) system that likely belongs to Goyzer, a real estate property management software maker, the Cybernews research team has discovered. Businesses employ MongoDB to organize and store large swaths of document-oriented information.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 23, 2023

The City of Philadelphia announced it is investigating a data breach after attackers that threat actors broke some of City email accounts containing personal and protected health information. 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

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Bank of America revealed that the personal information of some customers was stolen in a data breach affecting a third-party services provider. the Maine Attorney General’s Office, Bank of America noted that it cannot determine “with certainty what personal information was accessed” during the attack.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Teodoro ordered “to refrain from using AI photo generator applications and practice vigilance in sharing information online” At this time, it remains unclear whether the order was issued in response to a specific event or to address potential attacks aimed at exploiting the data collected by these applications. issued the order in an Oct.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 21, 2023

Grants access to the Subpoena submission portal that may be used to extrapolate personal information about any Facebook or Instagram user. The access to the official META Law Enforcement Portal. Additional submission of fake papers will be required during the subpoena process. .

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Security Affairs

MARCH 14, 2024

Nissan is working with its global incident response team and relevant stakeholders to investigate the extent of the incident and whether any personal information has been accessed.” Stolen data included corporate files and personal information Nissan refused to pay the ransom and the cybercrime group published the alleged stolen files. .

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

The bad actors attributed to Chinese-speaking cybercriminals are leveraging a package tracking text scam sent via iMessage to collect personal (PII) and payment information from the victims with the goal of identity theft and credit card fraud. Further technical details are available in the report published by ReSecurity.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 8, 2024

file exposed information that attackers could employ for lateral movement within the ministry’s systems, potentially escalating to anything from account takeover to a ransomware attack. The APP_Key is a configuration setting used for encryption, for example, securing session data and cookies. An environment (env.) The exposed env.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Cybernews has no information on how the companies are connected. This could encompass customer information, sales records, and financial data. As a result, there’s an elevated risk of sensitive information being stolen and misused for activities such as identity theft, fraud, or sale on the dark web.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 10, 2024

The researchers confirmed that the leaked data is legitimate , however, it is still unclear if the information was stolen from a third-party organization linked to AT&T. We determined in 2021 that the information offered on this online forum did not appear to have come from our systems. It was leaked online today.”

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 29, 2022

Researchers discovered leaked PII stolen from Thailand’s Department of Medical Sciences containing information about citizens with COVID-19. This year similar incidents occurred in Indonesia and India leading to the theft of COVID-19 patient records. The incident was uncovered last week and shared with Thai CERT.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 14, 2023

The incident is the result of a MOVEit attack on IBM, threat actors accessed the personal and health information of the impacted individuals. These files contained certain Health First Colorado and CHP+ members’ information.” ” reads the reads the notice. by the company. state of Colorado.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Since passports contain a significant amount of personal information, including full names, date of birth, and a unique passport number, cyber criminals could use them to impersonate victims and steal their identities.” According to the team, having passport data exposed puts individuals at risk of identity theft.

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