Data Breach News
July 01, 2025
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50 Customers of French Bank Hit by Insider SIM Swap Scam

An intern at Société Générale is believed to have facilitated the theft of more than EUR1mn (USD1.15mn) from the bank’s customers. CommsRisk reports: A business student who was interning at Société Générale, a leading multinational bank headquartered in France, is believed to have fed information to SIM swappers who stole from 50 customers of the […]

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June 12, 2025
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Former CIA Analyst Sentenced to Over Three Years in Prison for Unlawfully Transmitting Top Secret National Defense Information

From the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Public Affairs: A former CIA analyst was sentenced today to 37 months in prison for unlawfully retaining and transmitting Top Secret National Defense Information to people who were not entitled to receive it, information which was publicly posted on social media platforms in October 2024. According to […]

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May 04, 2024
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Former Cybersecurity Consultant Arrested For $1.5 Million Extortion Scheme Against IT Company

A reminder to carefully vet contractors and to terminate access promptly when their contract ends Wednesday, May 1, 2024. Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that VINCENT CANNADY was arrested in connection with his scheme to extort a publicly traded information technology infrastructure services provider of […]