Bitdefender

European Space Agency Confirms New Data Breach; Classified Info May Have Been Stolen

The European Space Agency (ESA) has confirmed a cybersecurity breach with a threat actor claiming to have pilfered ...

Massive Aflac breach exposed millions of SSNs and other data - get free protection today

Attackers stole a trove of sensitive data, including names, contact details, and health information. Affected customers can enroll for free protection by April 18.
Business Wire

New Analysis Reveals Number and Severity of Known Data Breaches in 2022 is Nearly Double What’s Been Reported

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Last month, the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC) reported that the overall number of publicly reported data breaches in 2022 remained at a steady high (1,802 incidents), ...
SDxCentral

2023 Verizon data breach report warns of soaring ransomware, weak credentials – and human failings

Countless security reports are released every year, but among the most comprehensive is the annual Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report (2023 DBIR). The 2023 DBIR was released earlier this week, ...
New York Post

183M email passwords exposed in data leak — including millions of Gmail accounts — here’s how to check if yours is safe

A massive leak has exposed more than 183 million email passwords, including tens of millions linked to Gmail accounts, in what cybersecurity analysts are calling one of the biggest credential dumps ...
Crowdfund Insider

AI and Quantum Computing May Enable Sophisticated Cyberattacks : Data Breach Analysis

Experian released its latest Data Breach Industry Forecast, offering a look at the cyber threat ecosystem. The predictions address how the coming year could bring another new wave of more ...
newscase

LKQ Corporation Faces Investor Scrutiny Following Major Supplier Data Breach

A significant cybersecurity incident has placed automotive parts distributor LKQ Corporation under considerable strain. The ...
Becker's Hospital Review

Health data breaches affect more than 10 percent of residents in half of states

In 2021, the share of residents whose protected health information was exposed in a data breach was 10 percent or more in 22 states, according to a March 23 Politico report. Politico analyzed more ...
ConsumerAffairs

Data breaches take this long to get reported

Around four months is the average time it takes for a company to report a data breach but certain industries take even longer, an analysis of ransomware attacks since 2018 finds. Companies often take ...

200 million records exposed in massive Pornhub data breach — here’s what we know so far

The ShinyHunters hacking group has stolen 200 million records on Pornhub users and is holding them for ransom.
WPRI 12

Report: Hackers accessed RIBridges using Deloitte rep’s credentials

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — A newly released analysis reveals how hackers gained access to Rhode Island’s online social services portal, exposing the personal information of more than 650,000 residents ...
Becker's Hospital Review

Preventing Data Breaches at Anesthesiology Practices: 9 Steps

Patient health data breaches can cost healthcare providers and legal business associates up to $1.5 million for violations of a single HIPAA provision, and the HIPAA Omnibus Rule, which took effect on ...