Cloud Security Crash Dump Error: How a Chinese Espionage Group Exploited Microsoft’s Mistakes Microsoft reveals how a crash dump from 2021 inadvertently exposed a key that Chinese cyberspies later leveraged to hack US government emails. Ryan NaraineSeptember 6, 2023
Data Breaches 7 Million Users Possibly Impacted by Freecycle Data Breach Freecycle.org is prompting millions of users to reset their passwords after their credentials were compromised in a data breach. Ionut ArghireSeptember 5, 2023
Data Breaches Ransomware Attack on Fencing Systems Maker Zaun Impacts UK Military Data British mesh fencing systems maker Zaun discloses LockBit ransomware attack potentially impacting data related to UK military and intelligence sites. Ionut ArghireSeptember 5, 2023
Data Breaches Sourcegraph Discloses Data Breach Following Access Token Leak Sourcegraph says customer information was breached after an engineer accidentally leaked an admin access token. Ionut ArghireSeptember 1, 2023
Data Breaches Lawsuit Accuses University of Minnesota of Not Doing Enough to Prevent Data Breach A lawsuit filed on behalf of a former student and former employee at the University of Minnesota accuses the university of not doing enough... Associated PressAugust 31, 2023
Data Breaches 500k Impacted by Data Breach at Fashion Retailer Forever 21 Fashion retailer Forever 21 says that the personal information of more than 500,000 individuals was compromised in a data breach. Ionut ArghireAugust 31, 2023
Data Breaches Personal, Health Information of 1.2 Million Stolen in PurFoods Ransomware Attack PurFoods says the personal and protected health information of over 1.2 million individuals was stolen in a February 2023 ransomware attack. Ionut ArghireAugust 29, 2023
Data Breaches 10 Million Likely Impacted by Data Breach at French Unemployment Agency The personal information of roughly 10 million individuals might have been compromised in a data breach at French unemployment agency Pole Emploi. Ionut ArghireAugust 28, 2023
Data Breaches Ohio History Organization Says Personal Information Stolen in Ransomware Attack Personal information stolen in ransomware attack at Ohio History Connection posted online after organization refuses to pay ransom. Ionut ArghireAugust 28, 2023
Data Breaches 3 Cryptocurrency Firms Suffer Data Breach After Kroll SIM Swapping Attack Three bankrupt cryptocurrency companies — FTX, BlockFi and Genesis — suffered data breaches following a SIM swapping attack at Kroll. Eduard KovacsAugust 28, 2023
Data Breaches University of Minnesota Confirms Data Breach, Says Ransomware Not Involved University of Minnesota confirms data was stolen from its systems, says no malware infection or file encryption has been identified. Ionut ArghireAugust 24, 2023
Data Breaches Tesla Discloses Data Breach Related to Whistleblower Leak Tesla has disclosed a data breach impacting 75,000 people, but it’s a result of a whistleblower leak, not a malicious cyberattack. Eduard KovacsAugust 21, 2023