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iOttie discloses data breach after site hacked to steal credit cards
2023-06-21 22:01

Car mount and mobile accessory maker iOttie warns that its site was compromised for almost two months to steal online shoppers' credit cards and personal information. In a new data breach notification issued yesterday, iOttie says they discovered on June 13th that its online store was compromised between April 12th, 2023, and June 2nd with malicious scripts.

UPS discloses data breach after exposed customer info used in SMS phishing
2023-06-21 17:43

Multinational shipping company UPS is alerting Canadian customers that some of their personal information might have been exposed via its online package look-up tools and abused in phishing attacks. At first glance, the letters sent by UPS Canada, titled "Fighting phishing and smishing - an update from UPS," seem to be a warning to customers about the dangers of phishing.

Have I Been Pwned warns of new Zacks data breach impacting 8 million
2023-06-12 17:59

Zacks Investment Research has reportedly suffered an older, previously undisclosed data breach impacting 8.8 million customers, with the database now shared on a hacking forum. Data breach notification service Have I Been Pwned listed an additional Zacks breach this weekend after being sent a database containing 8.8 million user records.

Verizon 2023 Data Breach Investigations Report: 74% of breaches involve human element
2023-06-06 12:48

Verizon Business today released the results of its 16th annual Data Breach Investigations Report, which analyzed 16,312 security incidents and 5,199 breaches. Chief among its findings is the soaring cost of ransomware - malicious software that encrypts an organization's data and extorts large sums of money to restore access.

MOVEit zero-day exploit used by data breach gangs: The how, the why, and what to do…
2023-06-05 19:59

Last week, Progress Software Corporation, which sells software and services for user interface developement, devops, file management and more, alerted customers of its MOVEit Transfer product about a critical vulnerability dubbed CVE-2023-34362. If the backend data is stored in a SQL database, the web server might convert that URL into a SQL command like the one shown below.

Burton Snowboards discloses data breach after February attack
2023-06-02 16:19

Leading snowboard maker Burton Snowboards confirmed notified customers of a data breach after some of their sensitive information was "Potentially" accessed or stolen during what the company described in February as a "Cyber incident." The attack was discovered by Burton on February 11 after causing a "System outage" and forcing the company to cancel online orders.

MCNA Dental data breach impacts 8.9 million people after ransomware attack
2023-05-29 13:49

Managed Care of North America Dental has published a data breach notification on its website, informing almost 9 million patients that their personal data were compromised.MCNA Dental is one of the largest government-sponsored dental care and oral health insurance providers in the U.S. In a notice published Friday, MCNA says it became aware of unauthorized access to its computer systems on March 6th, 2023, with an investigation revealing that the hackers first gained access to MCNA's network on February 26th, 2023.

Luxottica confirms 2021 data breach after info of 70M leaks online
2023-05-19 13:37

Luxottica has confirmed one of its partners suffered a data breach in 2021 that exposed the personal information of 70 million customers after a database was posted this month for free on hacking forums. Luxottica suffered a data breach in August 2020 that exposed the personal information of 829,454 EyeMed and Lenscrafters patients.

Discord discloses data breach after support agent got hacked
2023-05-12 19:05

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Brightly warns of SchoolDude data breach exposing credentials
2023-05-11 20:25

U.S. tech company and Siemens subsidiary Brightly Software is notifying customers that their personal information and credentials were stolen by attackers who gained access to the database of its SchoolDude online platform. "We at Brightly Software are writing to let you know about a recent security incident affecting an account you have on our SchoolDude application, an online platform used by educational institutions for placing and tracking maintenance work orders," Brightly told affected SchoolDude users.