Data Breach News, News
August 27, 2025
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DOGE Minions Created Dangerous Live Copy Of Social Security Data, Whistleblower Claims

HuffPost reports: Acolytes of former White House adviser Elon Musk ignored privacy warnings and mishandled sensitive Social Security information, according to a whistleblower complaint filed Tuesday. Officials from the so-called Department of Government Efficiency potentially put hundreds of millions of Americans’ sensitive information at risk by copying a critical Social Security database and uploading it to an […]

Critical Infrastructure, Data Breach News
August 27, 2025
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Nevada state websites, phone lines knocked offline by cyberattack

The Record reports: A cyberattack took down systems, websites and phone lines used by the state government of Nevada after an incident on Sunday morning.  Nevada governor Joe Lombardo released a statement on Monday afternoon telling the public that emergency services are still available but the network incident “continues to impact the availability of certain […]

Legal News, Data Breach News
August 26, 2025
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Fortive Reaches $3M Settlement Over Data Breach Exposing Thousands

USA Herald reports: Tech conglomerate Fortive Corp. has agreed to a $3 million settlement to resolve a sweeping class action after two ransomware attacks in 2023 exposed the personal data of more than 34,000 individuals, according to a Washington federal judge’s preliminary approval. U.S. District Judge Richard A. Jones, presiding in Seattle, signed off Thursday on the […]

Data Breach News
August 26, 2025
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Hundreds of Thousands Affected by Auchan Data Breach

Security Week reports: French retail chain Auchan is notifying hundreds of thousands of customers that their personal information was stolen in a data breach. The incident, the company said in notifications sent last week, impacted names, addresses, email addresses, phone numbers, and loyalty card numbers. No banking information, passwords, or PINs have been compromised in […]

Data Breach News
August 25, 2025
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‘Impersonation as a service’ the next big thing in cybercrime

First, they impersonated your email domains and vendors in business email compromise and phishing schemes. Then we read how members of “The Com” and “Scattered Spider” would call your helpdesk and claim to be employees who needed a password reset. Impersonation is being taken to the next level. The Register reports: English speakers adept at […]

Data Breach News, Vendor News
August 23, 2025
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U.K. criminal background check firm APCS discloses breach

A provider of criminal background checks in the U.K. is dealing with a breach at a third-party developer. The Register reports: A leading UK provider of criminal record checks for employers is handling a data breach stemming from a third-party development company. Access Personal Checking Services (APCS) has written to customers to notify them that […]

Data Breach News, Healthcare, Malware Ransomware, News
August 22, 2025
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DaVita says ransomware gang stole data of nearly 2.7 million people

In what is currently the third largest health data breach of 2025, kidney dialysis provider DaVita has reported a ransomware attack to HHS. Bleeping Computer reports: Kidney dialysis firm DaVita has confirmed that a ransomware gang that breached its network stole the personal and health information of nearly 2.7 million individuals. DaVita serves over 265,400 […]

Vulnerabilities, Data Breach News
August 22, 2025
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Intel Websites Exploited to Hack Every Intel Employee and View Confidential Data

Cyber Security News reports: A series of critical vulnerabilities across multiple internal Intel websites allowed for the complete exfiltration of the company’s global employee database and access to confidential supplier information. The flaws, stemming from basic security oversights, exposed the personal details of over 270,000 Intel employees and workers. The investigation from Eaton Works revealed […]

Data Breach News, Insurance News
August 20, 2025
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Massive Allianz Life data breach impacts 1.1 million people

There is an update to the previously reported breach affecting Allianz Life customers. Bleeping Computer reports: Hackers have stolen the personal information of 1.1 million individuals in a Salesforce data theft attack, which impacted U.S. insurance giant Allianz Life in July. Allianz Life has nearly 2,000 employees in the United States and is a subsidiary […]