Security News

Google Fi data breach let hackers carry out SIM swap attacks
2023-02-01 20:43

Google Fi, Google's U.S.-only telecommunications and mobile internet service, has informed customers that personal data was exposed by a data breach at one of its primary network providers, with some customers warned that it allowed SIM swapping attacks. Google sent notices of a data breach to Google Fi customers this week, informing them that the incident exposed their phone numbers, SIM card serial numbers, account status, account activation date, and mobile service plan details.

Zacks Investment Research data breach affects 820,000 clients
2023-01-25 18:45

Hackers breached Zacks Investment Research company last year and gained access to personal and sensitive information belonging to 820,000 customers. Founded in 1978, the company helps investors with stock buying decisions by using advanced financial data analytics algorithms.

LastPass Parent Company GoTo Suffers Data Breach, Customers' Backups Compromised
2023-01-25 07:43

LastPass-owner GoTo on Tuesday disclosed that unidentified threat actors were able to steal encrypted backups of some customers' data along with an encryption key for some of those backups in a November 2022 incident."The affected information, which varies by product, may include account usernames, salted and hashed passwords, a portion of multi-factor Authentication settings, as well as some product settings and licensing information," GoTo's Paddy Srinivasan said.

FanDuels warns of data breach after customer info stolen in vendor hack
2023-01-22 18:56

"Recently, we were informed by a third-party technology vendor that sends transactional emails on behalf of its clients like FanDuel that they had experienced a security breach within their system that impacted several of their clients," reads a FanDuel 'Notice of Third-Party Vendor Security Incident' seen by BleepingComputer. "On Sunday evening, the vendor confirmed that FanDuel customer names and email addresses were acquired by an unauthorized actor. No customer passwords, financial account information, or other personal information was acquired in this incident."

FanDuel discloses data breach caused by recent MailChimp hack
2023-01-22 18:56

Last Thursday, FanDuel emailed customers to warn them that the threat actors acquired their names and email addresses during the MailChimp breach. "Recently, we were informed by a third-party technology vendor that sends transactional emails on behalf of its clients like FanDuel that they had experienced a security breach within their system that impacted several of their clients," reads a FanDuel 'Notice of Third-Party Vendor Security Incident' seen by BleepingComputer.

T-Mobile hacked to steal data of 37 million accounts in API data breach
2023-01-19 22:19

T-Mobile disclosed a new data breach after a threat actor stole the personal information of 37 million current postpaid and prepaid customer accounts through one of its Application Programming...

Nissan North America data breach caused by vendor-exposed database
2023-01-17 14:50

Nissan North America has begun sending data breach notifications informing customers of a breach at a third-party service provider that exposed customer information. In the notification sample, Nissan claims it received notice of a data breach from one of its software development vendors on June 21, 2022.

Rail giant Wabtec discloses data breach after Lockbit ransomware attack
2023-01-03 20:13

U.S. rail and locomotive company Wabtec Corporation has disclosed a data breach that exposed personal and sensitive information. Wabtec is a U.S.-based public company producing state-of-the-art locomotives and rail systems.

LastPass Admits to Severe Data Breach, Encrypted Password Vaults Stolen
2022-12-23 04:07

The August 2022 security breach of LastPass may have been more severe than previously disclosed by the company. The popular password management service on Thursday revealed that malicious actors obtained a trove of personal information belonging to its customers that include their encrypted password vaults using data siphoned from the break-in.

Leading sports betting firm BetMGM discloses data breach
2022-12-22 22:25

Leading sports betting company BetMGM disclosed a data breach after a threat actor stole personal information belonging to an undisclosed number of customers. "BetMGM's online operations were not compromised. BetMGM is coordinating with law enforcement and taking steps to further enhance its security."