Data Breach News, News
October 02, 2025
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Hackers stole data from British nursery schools — then deleted the data and apologized to parents

The Washington Post reports an update to the breach affecting Kido Schools in the UK: In late September, parents at a chain of British nursery schools got shocking news: They’d been hacked. Cybercriminals had pilfered photographs and sensitive family data on thousands of children and demanded ransom not to release it. A week later, the […]

Data Breach News, News
October 01, 2025
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WestJet notifies 1.2 million people about June cyberattack

In June, WestJet disclosed a cyberattack. More details have now been made available as the airline has sent notification letters to 1.2 million people. In its notification, WestJet, the second-largest Canadian airline, emphasizes that credit card or debit card numbers, expiration dates, and CVV numbers, as well as guest user passwords, were not compromised, and […]

Data Breach News, News
October 01, 2025
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Hacker stole sensitive FEMA and border patrol data in months-long breach

CNN reports: An unidentified hacker stole sensitive data from Customs and Border Protection and Federal Emergency Management Agency employees in a “widespread” breach this summer that lasted several weeks, according to an internal FEMA assessment reviewed by CNN. The incident led to an urgent cleanup operation by senior Department of Homeland Security IT officials after […]

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September 30, 2025
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Latest Harrod’s breach involved 430,000 customer records

Bleeping Computer reports that a breach at a third-party provider for the London luxury retailed has resulted in hundreds of thousands of affected customers: UK retail giant Harrods has disclosed a new cybersecurity incident after hackers compromised a third-party supplier and stole 430,000 records with sensitive e-commerce customer information. In a statement for BleepingComputer, the luxury department […]

Data Breach News, News
September 27, 2025
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Pay us or we’ll release more children’s details on the web, say hackers

Business Insurance Magazine reports: The theft of sensitive data from thousands of children at a London nursery chain has highlighted the growing financial and reputational risks posed by cybercrime – and renewed debate over the adequacy of insurance protection in the sector. Hackers styling themselves “Radiant” claim to have stolen information on more than 8,000 children […]

Vulnerabilities, News
September 26, 2025
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UK and US security agencies order urgent fixes as Cisco firewall bugs exploited in wild

The Register reports: Cybersecurity agencies on both sides of the Atlantic are sounding the alarm over Cisco firewall vulnerabilities that are being exploited by an “advanced threat actor.” The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued an Emergency Directive on Thursday, saying there is “an unacceptable risk” to government systems if Cisco’s Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) […]

Malware Ransomware, Cyberattack, News
September 25, 2025
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Google: Brickstorm malware used to steal U.S. orgs’ data for over a year

Bleeping Computer reports: Suspected Chinese hackers have used the Brickstorm malware in long-term persistence espionage operations against U.S. organizations in the technology and legal sectors. Brickstorm is a Go-based backdoor documented by Google in April 2024 following China-related intrusions that spawned from various edge devices and remained undetected in the victim environment for more than a year, […]

Data Breach News, Cyberattack, Malware Ransomware, News
September 22, 2025
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European airports struggle to fix check-in glitch after cyberattack

We wouldn’t call this a “glitch.” It appears to have been a ransomware attack on Collins Aerospace, although there has been no announcement as to who is responsible for the attack and whether any ransom demand has been received. Reuters reports: Some of Europe’s biggest airports battled to restore normal operations on Sunday after hackers […]

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September 20, 2025
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Cyberattack causes severe delays at Heathrow, Brussels and other European airports

AnewZ reports: Passengers were left stranded at Europe’s major airports after a cyberattack targeted check-in and boarding systems on Friday, airport authorities say. Brussels airport London Heathrow and Berlin’s Brandenburg airport were among those affected with manual check-in and boarding causing delays after the incident.  “There was a cyberattack on Friday night 19 September against […]