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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IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

You’ll often see the terms cyber security and information security used interchangeably. That’s because, in their most basic forms, they refer to the same thing: the confidentiality, integrity and availability of information. What is information security? There are two sub-categories of information security.

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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. The threat actor taunted the company, doubting its capabilities even after the acquisition of firms specializing in cloud security and data loss prevention. Guess what?

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OCTOBER 25, 2024

The Change Healthcare data breach in the February 2024 impacted over 100 million, the largest-ever healthcare data breach in the US. UnitedHealth Group announced that the data breach suffered by Change Healthcare in February 2024 impacted more than 100 million individuals.

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Data Breach Today

APRIL 29, 2020

million settlement of a class action lawsuit against Banner Health stemming from a 2016 data breach. The settlement spells out steps the Phoenix-based organization must take to improve information security. Court Grants Final Approval of $8.9

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 8, 2024

MoneyGram disclosed a data breach following a cyberattack in September, during which threat actors stole customer data. On September 22, the company informed its customers that it was experiencing a network outage impacting connectivity to several of its systems. per share, taking the company private.

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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

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

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 company states that the security incident may have occurred in late December 2023, with potential leaks of certain data in April 2024 and summer 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.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 11, 2024

The Internet Archive disclosed a data breach, the security incident impacted more than 31 million users of its “The Wayback Machine.” Starting from Wednesday, the website archive.org was displaying a message informing visitors that it was hacked. As of September 5, 2024, the Internet Archive held more than 42.1

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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 company initially announced in March that the security incident had impacted more than 36,000 individuals.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

The ransomware attack on Patelco Credit Union this summer led to a data breach affecting over 1 million individuals, revealed the company. The credit union investigated the security breach and discovered that threat actors first gained access to its systems on May 23, 2024, and exfiltrated a database containing personal information.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Samsung Electronics disclosed a data breach that exposed customer personal information to an unauthorized individual. Samsung Electronics suffered a data breach that exposed the personal information of some of its customers to an unauthorized individual. “What information was involved?

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Security Affairs

APRIL 10, 2024

Group Health Cooperative of South Central Wisconsin disclosed a data breach that impacted over 500,000 individuals. The organization disclosed a data breach after a ransomware attack, the incident impacted 533,809 individuals. ” reads the data breach notification shared with the Maine Attorney General.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 14, 2024

. “Although we have already rebuilt and re-inspected our servers, we will strive to prevent recurrence by further strengthening our security measures.” ” The company is not aware of any impact on Pokémon player data following the cyber attack.

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Data Breach Today

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Company Stays Mum on Report That Unauthorized Party Saw Sensitive Data A human resource outsourcing firm reportedly underwent a data breach from its own outsourced cloud computing storage provider.

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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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Security Affairs

JULY 13, 2024

The American drugstore chain Rite Aid Corporation disclosed a data breach following the cyber attack that hit the company in June. The American drugstore chain giant Rite Aid suffered a data breach following a cyberattack in June conducted by the RansomHub ransomware group. 148 in the Fortune 500 in 2022.

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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

MAY 27, 2024

Prescription service firm Sav-Rx disclosed a data breach that potentially impacted over 2.8 Prescription service company Sav-Rx disclosed a data breach after 2023 cyberattack. The company is notifying 2,812,336 individuals impacted by the security breach in the United States. ” states the company.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 4, 2024

operating as National Public Data, exposed the personal information of nearly 3 billion individuals in an April data breach. operating with the National Public Data, exposed the personal information of nearly 3 billion individuals in a data breach that occurred in April. Jerico Pictures Inc.,

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Hunton Privacy

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Patrick Gunning from King & Wood Mallesons reports that, on November 2, 2023, the Australian Information Commissioner filed proceedings in the Federal Court of Australia against Australian Clinical Labs Limited seeking a civil penalty ( i.e. , a fine) in connection with the company’s response to a data breach that occurred in February 2022.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 26, 2024

Healthcare service provider Kaiser Permanente disclosed a security breach that may impact 13.4 Media reported [ 1 , 2 ] that the company is notifying millions of current and former members of a data breach. Exposed data does not include usernames, passwords, Social Security Numbers (SSNs), and financial data.

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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

AUGUST 31, 2023

Multinational mass media conglomerate Paramount Global suffered a data breach after an unauthorized party accessed files from certain of its systems. Multinational mass media conglomerate Paramount Global disclosed a data breach. The notification pointed out that types of affected personal information vary by individual.

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Data Breach Today

MAY 13, 2019

Massive 2017 Breach Continues to Bite the Credit Reporting Giant's Bottom Line Equifax has reported a loss in its latest quarter due to ongoing incident response, legal, investigative and corporate information security overhaul costs resulting from its 2017 data breach. billion as a result of the massive breach.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 28, 2024

A ransomware attack by the BlackSuit group on Young Consulting compromised the personal information of over 950,000 individuals. Software solutions provider Young Consulting disclosed a data breach impacting 950,000 individuals following a BlackSuit ransomware attack. The company maker did not share details about the attack.

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Security Affairs

MAY 19, 2024

WebTPA, a third-party administrator that provides healthcare management and administrative services, disclosed a data breach. The US company disclosed a data breach that impacted almost 2.5 Upon detecting the incident, we promptly initiated measures to mitigate the threat and further secure our network.”

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 10, 2024

The Healthcare services provider HMG Healthcare has disclosed a data breach that impacted 40 affiliated nursing facilities. In November 2023, the Healthcare services provider HMG Healthcare discovered a data breach that exposed personal health information related to residents and employees at HMG affiliated nursing facilities.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 6, 2024

Law firm Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe disclosed a data breach that took place in early 2023, which impacted roughly 600,000 individuals. The law firm Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, disclosed a data breach that impacted 638,000 individuals. ” reads the data breach notification.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 2, 2024

The website was breached by @ Sanggiero and @ IntelBroker.” The data is available for sale on the cybercrime forum, Sanggiero published a sample as proof of the data breach. Made-up email addresses are confirmed as non-existent, whilst addresses in the breach successfully get reset emails.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Community Clinic of Maui experienced a data breach impacting over 120,000 people following a LockBit ransomware attack. LockBit breached the Community Healthcare Clinic of Maui as they are still rebuilding from the devastating fire last year. In June, the Lockbit ransomware gang took credit for the attack.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

The nonprofit organization Freecycle Network (Freecycle.org) confirmed that it has suffered a data breach that impacted more than 7 million users. The security breach was discovered on August 30, exposed data includes usernames, User IDs, email addresses and passwords.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 23, 2024

Financial services company LoanDepot disclosed a data breach that impacted roughly 16.6 LoanDepot disclosed this week a data breach that impacted roughly 16.6 LoanDepot disclosed this week a data breach that impacted roughly 16.6 million individuals. million individuals. million individuals.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 29, 2024

Financial Business and Consumer Solutions (FBCS) suffered a data breach that exposed information 2 million individuals. Debt collection agency Financial Business and Consumer Solutions (FBCS) disclosed a data breach that may have impacted 1,955,385 individuals. ” reads the notice of data breach.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Flagstar Bank announced a data breach suffered by a third-party service provider exposed the personal information of over 800,000 US customers. Flagstar Bank is warning 837,390 US customers that their personal information was exposed after threat actors breached the third-party service provider Fiserv.

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