data breaches
Morgan Stanley agrees $60 million settlement in data breach lawsuit

Morgan Stanley agrees $60 million settlement in data breach lawsuit
The two separate data incidents occurred in 2016 and 2019 and concerned the investment bank's handling of legacy IT equipment
4 Jan 2022
NCA donates 225 million passwords to Have I Been Pwned

NCA donates 225 million passwords to Have I Been Pwned
The move comes as both UK and US national crime-fighting agencies collaborate with the popular compromised credential checker
21 Dec 2021
Sennheiser exposed personal data of 28,000 customers with leaky S3 bucket

Sennheiser exposed personal data of 28,000 customers with leaky S3 bucket
Server containing full names, email addresses, phone numbers, and supplier information was left open to the public for three years
16 Dec 2021
HMRC suffered 17 data breaches over 15 months

HMRC suffered 17 data breaches over 15 months
According to a recent report, the breaches affected more than 3,000 individuals
13 Dec 2021
South Australia government data breached in ransomware attack

South Australia government data breached in ransomware attack
Between 38,000 to 80,000 government employees might have been affected and potentially have had their data posted on the dark web
10 Dec 2021
Hackers publish Vestas data following cyber attack

Hackers publish Vestas data following cyber attack
The move suggests the company didn’t comply with the hackers' ransom demands
9 Dec 2021
BitMart suspends withdrawals following hack

BitMart suspends withdrawals following hack
Hackers managed to get away with at least $150 million (£113 million) in cryptocurrencies
6 Dec 2021
Planned Parenthood cyber attack exposes data of 400,000 patients

Planned Parenthood cyber attack exposes data of 400,000 patients
Patients have been advised to check their health insurance statements for fraudulent activity
3 Dec 2021
Cabinet Office fined £500,000 for New Year Honours data leak

Cabinet Office fined £500,000 for New Year Honours data leak
Error led to more than 1,000 people having their names and corresponding addresses posted online
3 Dec 2021
Ubiquiti data breach orchestrated by “trusted insider”, says DoJ

Ubiquiti data breach orchestrated by “trusted insider”, says DoJ
Software engineer Nickolas Sharp faces 37 years in prison for allegedly exploiting his access credentials to extort his employer
2 Dec 2021
GoDaddy data breach exposes over 1.2 million customer details

GoDaddy data breach exposes over 1.2 million customer details
Attacker had access to admin passwords for over two months
23 Nov 2021
Pizza chain exposed 100,000 employees' Social Security numbers 

Pizza chain exposed 100,000 employees' Social Security numbers
Former and current staff at California Pizza Kitchen potentially burned by hackers
19 Nov 2021
FBI hacker is selling Robinhood customer data on hacking forum

FBI hacker is selling Robinhood customer data on hacking forum
The threat actor is looking for a minimum offer of “five figures” for the data, which includes seven million email addresses
16 Nov 2021
83% of critical infrastructure companies have experienced breaches in the last three years

83% of critical infrastructure companies have experienced breaches in the last three years
Survey finds security practices are weak if not non-existent in critical firms
11 Nov 2021
Acer Taiwan falls victim to cyber attack

Acer Taiwan falls victim to cyber attack
Hackers obtained employee data three days after they breached Acer India servers
18 Oct 2021
Acer confirms breach after cyber attack on Indian servers

Acer confirms breach after cyber attack on Indian servers
The attackers claim the data belongs to several million customers
14 Oct 2021
BrewDog app flaw exposed data on 200,000 shareholders and customers, researchers claim

BrewDog app flaw exposed data on 200,000 shareholders and customers, researchers claim
Researchers at Pen Test Partners say API token exploit could have allowed hackers to access personal information and account details
8 Oct 2021
SolarWinds hackers stole US sanctions policy data, Microsoft confirms

SolarWinds hackers stole US sanctions policy data, Microsoft confirms
Unconfirmed reports also suggest data on threat hunting techniques, assessments of Russian threat actors, and source codes were also accessed
8 Oct 2021
Justice Department unveils civil cyber fraud initiative to battle online crime

Justice Department unveils civil cyber fraud initiative to battle online crime
New proposal will respond to cyber security breaches and cryptocurrency use in undertaking cyber fraud
7 Oct 2021
Twitch confirms data breach after server configuration error

Twitch confirms data breach after server configuration error
The popular streaming service says there's no indication that login information has been exposed
7 Oct 2021
Identity Automation launches credential breach monitoring service

Identity Automation launches credential breach monitoring service
New monitoring solution adds to the firm’s flagship RapidIdentity platform
5 Oct 2021
Neiman Marcus data breach hits 4.6 million customers

Neiman Marcus data breach hits 4.6 million customers
The breach took place last year, but details have only now come to light
4 Oct 2021
Coinbase notifies 6,000 customers of data breach

Coinbase notifies 6,000 customers of data breach
Hackers exploited a 2FA flaw to steal hundreds of thousands in cryptocurrency
4 Oct 2021