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Latest News: Data Breaches

Minnesota-based spyware maker Spytech has fallen victim to a significant data breach, exposing the sensitive data of thousands of devices worldwide. According to TechCrunch, unknown hackers accessed Spytech’s servers and obtained a cache of files that included detailed activity logs from more than

Husain Parvez First published on July 28, 2024

Greece's Land Registry Department, also known as the Hellenic Cadastre, has faced over 400 cyberattacks within a week. These attacks, aimed at compromising the agency's IT infrastructure, resulted in a limited data breach. Hackers stole 1.2 GB of data from employee terminals — only a minuscule

Husain Parvez First published on July 26, 2024

AT&T has revealed that the call and text logs of approximately 109 million customers were exposed in a data breach. The breach, which occurred between April 14 and April 25, 2024, involved unauthorized access to data stored on a third-party cloud platform operated by Snowflake. The

Keira Waddell First published on July 17, 2024

Advance Auto Parts has confirmed that a data breach has affected over 2.3 million individuals, exposing sensitive personal information such as names, Social Security numbers, driver's licenses, and government-issued identification numbers. This breach, which occurred between April 14, 2024, and May

Husain Parvez First published on July 16, 2024

Hackers have gained access to 440,000 Taylor Swift Eras Tour tickets, and are demanding a multi-million dollar ransom from Ticketmaster. The hacker group, ShinyHunters, announced on BreachForums that they possess barcode data for hundreds of thousands of tickets and are threatening to sell the data

Keira Waddell First published on July 10, 2024

Twilio, the U.S. messaging giant, has confirmed a significant data breach in which hackers stole 33 million phone numbers from Authy, its two-factor authentication app. The breach, linked to the notorious hacking group ShinyHunters, was facilitated by an unauthenticated API endpoint that allowed

Husain Parvez First published on July 06, 2024

Prudential Financial, a major US life insurance provider, has revealed that a data breach in February 2024 has compromised the personal information of over 2.5 million individuals, a significant increase from the initially reported 36,000. The breach, detected on February 5, 2024, allowed attackers

Husain Parvez First published on July 03, 2024

TeamViewer, a leading provider of remote access software, confirmed that its corporate network was breached by a Russian cyberespionage group APT29, also known as Cozy Bear or Midnight Blizzard. The intrusion was detected on June 26 and has raised significant concerns due to the widespread use of

Keira Waddell First published on July 02, 2024
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