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Mangatoon Sufferes Major Data Breach

Following the Breach Personal Information Belonging to 23 Million Users Were Exposed.

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CafePress Was Fined $500,000 Following Major Data Breach

The Company Failed to Prevent a 2019 Cybersecurity Incident that Impacted 23 Million Consumers.

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DatPiff Data Breach Has an Impact on Millions of People, Have I Been Pwned Warns

Apparently Multiple Passwords of the Online Distribution Platform Have Been Put for Sale Online.

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Potential 200,000 Credit Cards' Compromise Disclosed by PulseTV

Unauthorized Credit Card Transactions Were Identified on the Website.

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Volvo Cars Data Breach Results in Theft of Proprietary Information

Volvo Acknowledged That Its Servers Were Breached.

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SunWater Data Breach: Queensland's Water Supplier Targeted by Hackers for Nine Months

The Server of the Largest Regional Water Supplier from Queensland Targeted By Cybercriminals in a 9 Month Security Breach.

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Robinhood Suffered a Massive Data Breach

The Stock Trading Platform Had Its Systems Hacked.

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Data Breach Hits UK Labour Party

Details Belonging to Its Members Were Disclosed Following a Ransomware Attack.

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Personal Information Belonging to 400,000 German Students Exposed

Scoolio Users Had Sensitive Information Exposed Due to an API Flaw in the Platform.

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Acer Hit Twice in One Week by the Same Hacker

It Looks Like That the Company Was Attacked by the Same Threat Actor that Was Behind the First Attack.

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Acer Data Breach Impacts the Company’s Indian Systems

Financial Info and Customer Data Among the Alleged Stolen Data.

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Twitch Was Hacked

The Source Code of the App and Payment Reports Got Leaked Online.

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The Telegraph Leaked 10 TB Database

After Not Properly Securing One of Its Database One of the UK’s Largest Publication Leaked 10 TB of Data.

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Apache Airflow Servers Leak Thousands of Credentials

A Misconfiguration Flaw Exposes Instances Over the Web.

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Former Army Contractor Received 12.5 Years Sentence for Fraud Scheme

The Scheme Was Targeting Thousands of U.S. Servicemembers and Veterans.

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$200M Lost in Illegal Phone Unlocking Scheme

A Pakistani Fraudster Received 12 Years in Prison After Coordinating a Seven-Year Scheme Causing AT&T to Lose $200M.

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79,400 MyRepublic Customers Affected by Major Data Breach

The Mobile Operator Activated Its Cyber Incident Response Team and Works to Resolve the Incident.

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List Containing Almost 500,000 Fortinet VPN Login Names and Passwords Was Leaked

A Threat Actor Scraped the Leaked Passwords from Exploitable Devices.

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McDonald's Password for the Monopoly VIP Database Leaked

A Bug Affected the McDonald’s Monopoly VIP Game in the United Kingdom.

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WhatsApp Will Appeal the $266 Million Fine It Received

WhatsApp Was Fined by the Data Privacy Commissioner (DPC) of Ireland for Failing to Notify Users and Non-users About What It Does With the Users’ Personal Data.

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CISA Advises Users to Not Use Single-factor Authentication on Internet-exposed Systems

Single-factor Authentication Was Added by CISA to a List of Cybersecurity Bad Practices.

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Ford Vulnerability Leads to Data Exposure

Researchers Have Disclosed a Bug Located in Pega Infinity.

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Crytek Data Breach: the Company Confirmed Its Data Being Leaked

The Company Sent Notification Letters to Victims.

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FOID Website Breach Attempt: Hackers Tried to Access Private Data

The Illinois State Police Took the Necessary Measures.

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Italian Vaccine Registration System Possibly Hit with Ransomware [Updated]

The Region’s President Announced That Residents of Lazio Will Not Be Able to Book New Appointments for Several Days.

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Thailand’s Covid-19 Vaccination Platform Dedicated to Foreigners Was Breached

Private Information Was Unprotected and Became Visible Online.

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Elasticsearch Database Leaked Online

Private Information of At Least 35 Million U.S. Residents Was Exposed for at Least A Month.

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EA Data Leakage Following Unsuccessful Extortion Endeavor

EA’s Previous Stolen Information Is Now in Plain Sight on Torrent Websites.

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UC San Diego Health Discloses Data Breach

The Incident May Have Exposed Patients’ Protected Health Information.

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Campbell Data Breach Leads to Private Information Exposure

Law U.S. Company Campbell Conroy & O’Neil, P.C. Announced in a Press Release a Ransomware Attack that Targeted Its Clients in February 2021.

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Forefront Dermatology Data Breach Affects 2.4 Million Patients

A New Cyberattack Now Targets the Forefront Dermatology S.C. Wisconsin-based Company. Patients’ Credentials Stolen and Many More.

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Mint Mobile Was Hit by a Data Breach

The Company Disclosed That it Suffered a Data Breach in Which Subscribers’ Account Data Got Accessed.

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British Airways Settles 2018 Data Breach Lawsuit

Law Firm PGMBM Said Those Affected by the Leak Will Receive A Confidential Settlement Following Mediation with the Airline.

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AJG Data Breach Led to Private Information Exposure: the U.S. Insurance Company Affected by a Cyberattack

AJG Has Reported a Data Breach from September 2020 that Compromised Systems Containing Customer Sensitive Data. Clients Are Now Being Notified.

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Hackers Are Targeting LinkedIn’s 1.2B Data-Scrape Victims

The Database of Over 80,000 U.S. Business Owners on LinkedIn Has Been Posted on A Hacker Forum.

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NFC Vulnerabilities Expose ATMs to Threat: a New Experiment Shows System Flaws

A New Research Regarding Card Readers System’s Flaws Revealed the Insecurity of ATMs and Point of Sales because of NFC Vulnerabilities.

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Mercedes-Benz Data Breach Sheds Light on the Importance of Third-Party Risks

The Mercedes-Benz Data Breach Brings the Issue of Private Data Accidentally Becoming Accessible Into the Spotlight.

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Most Wanted Cybercriminals: U.S. Secret Service Publishes the List of the Moment

U.S. Secret Service Agency Has Recently Brought to the Public’s Attention a List with the 10 Most Wanted Cybercriminals. Data Related to Two of Them Rewarded with $1 Million Each.

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AcadeME Data Leakage Affects Several Universities: DragonForce Behind It

A New Cyberattack Targeted the AcadeME’ s Servers Which Led to a Massive AcadeME Data Leakage. The Threat Actor Group DragonForce Exposed Confidential Data of 280,000 Students.

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Hive Ransomware Gang Targets Software Provider Altus Group

The Exfiltrated Files Published on HiveLeaks Include Business Data and Documents, Argus Certificates, and Development Files.

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Data Breach Involving Mercedes-Benz Exposes SSNs and Credit Card Numbers

The Mercedes-Benz Data Breach Exposed SSNs, Credit Card Numbers and Other Important Personal Information Belonging to Mercedes-Benz Customers and Potential Buyers.

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South and Central Asian Government Organizations and Power Companies Suffer a ReverseRat Backdoor Attack

Asian Power Enterprises and Government Organizations Were Targeted by a ReverseRat Backdoor Attack. It Is Said that a Pakistan-linked Hacker Is Behind It.

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Georgia-based Fertility Clinic Hit with Ransomware Attack

Fertility Clinic Representatives Say Names, Social Security Numbers, Laboratory Results, and Other Private Data May Have Been Compromised.

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A Massive Data Breach Hit Carnival Cruise

The Largest Ship Operator Issued a Data Misuse Risk Warning.

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Eggfree Cake Box Data Breach: Hackers Steal Payment Info

2020 Cyberattacks Did Not Miss the Food Retail Industry. The Eggfree Cake Box Data Breach Led to Stealing of Credit Card Customer Information.

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Fitness Machines, Cyberattack Victims Too: Peloton Bike Plus System Vulnerability Detected

McAfee Has Recently Reported the Discovery of a Peloton Bike Plus System Vulnerability by Simulating a Cyberattack.

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AmeriGas Discloses 8-Second Data Breach

Although the Attack Lasted Briefly, It Managed to Impact 123 Company Employees.

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Western Australia Might Be Quarantining COVID Check-in Info

The Australian Hard Border State Began the Process of Protecting COVID Contact Tracing Information from Law Enforcement.

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Audi and Volkswagen Involved in a Massive Data Breach

Audi And Volkswagen Suffered a Data Breach that Affected 3.3 Million Customers After a Vendor Exposed Unsecured Data on the Internet.

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McDonald’s Suffers Security Breach

The Hackers Stole Sensitive Data from the Company’s Systems in Markets Including the U.S., South Korea, and Taiwan.

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CD Projekt Data Breach: Ransomware Attack Makes Internal Data Public

Data Stolen During the CD Projekt Data Breach in February is Now in Plain Sight on the Internet.

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Canadian Cyberattacks in 2020: Most Organizations in Canada Affected

Work from Home Led to Security Threats: 2020 Canadian Cyberattacks Had a Great Impact on Companies.

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Accellion Data Breach Impacts NSW Health

New South Wales Health Is the Latest Australian Government Entity to Confirm Being Impacted by A Vulnerability in the FTA.

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Scripps Health Is Notifying Patients Regarding a Data Breach After a Ransomware Attack

The Nonprofit Healthcare Provider Suffered a Data Breach That Left Exposed Patient Information After Suffering a Ransomware Attack.

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Japanese Government Agencies Suffered Data Breaches

Offices of Multiple Japanese Agencies Suffered Data Breaches Through Fujitsu’s “ProjectWEB”.

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180 Million Clients’ Data Was Exposed Following a Cyberattack Targeting Domino’s India

The Organization Has Admitted the Data Breach but Said Its Clients’ Banking Details Were Not Exposed.

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Indonesian Government Bans Raid Forums Website After Alleged Leak

The Ministry of Communications and Information Identified Raid Forums as A Platform That Shares Content That Violates the Country’s Laws.

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Indonesia: Personal Data Protection Law in Talks After Major Security Breach

Personal Information of More Than 200 Million BPJS Participants Had Allegedly Been Compromised and Leaked on an Online Forum.

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Data of 4.5m Passengers Was Stolen in SITA Cyberattack

10 Years of Air India’s Passenger Data Got Stolen in the Cyberattack.

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Watering-Hole Attack Targeting Water Utilities Discovered

The Florida Water Plant Compromise Happened Hours After an Employee Accessed A Malicious Website.

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Mobile App Developers Exposed 100 Million Android Users' Data

Researchers Found That 23 Different Mobile Apps Were Leaking Users’ Personal Data as A Result of Rampant Cloud Misconfigurations.

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Data Breach Impacts the Student Health Insurance Carrier Guard.me

The International Student Health Insurance Provider Immediately Took Down the Website and Took Instant Measures to Secure Its Systems.

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Credit Card Information Stolen from Seniors After Herff Jones Got Hacked

The Attackers Hacked the Seniors’ Payment Information and Ran Up Unauthorized Charges on Their Credit Cards.

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Everything You Need to Know About the 2021 Facebook Data Breach

Why the 2021 Facebook Data Breach Is A Serious Matter and How You Can Protect Your Personal Information.

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600,000 Stolen Credit Cards Leaked Following the Swarmshop Hack

The Data Leak Seems To Be Containing Records of the Entire Swarmshop Community and All the Stolen Card Data Traded on the Forum.

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SECURITY ALERT: Microsoft Accidentally Exposed 250 Million Customer Support Records

What happened and how to avoid falling prey to phishing attacks and Microsoft support scams.

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