Security News

Washington state sues T-Mobile over 2021 data breach security failures
2025-01-07 18:08

Washington state has sued T-Mobile over failing to secure the sensitive personal information of over 2 million Washington residents in a 2021 data breach. [...]

UN aviation agency investigating possible data breach
2025-01-07 14:46

The United Nation’s International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) confirmed on Monday that it’s “actively investigating reports of a potential information security incident allegedly linked to...

46% of financial institutions had a data breach in the past 24 months
2024-12-20 04:30

As the financial industry is the most targeted sector for data breaches in 2024, it’s now more important than ever to strengthen the industry moving into 2025, according to SailPoint. Financial...

Meta Fined €251 Million for 2018 Data Breach Impacting 29 Million Accounts
2024-12-18 05:43

Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Threads, has been fined €251 million (around $263 million) for a 2018 data breach that impacted millions of users in the...

New fake Ledger data breach emails try to steal crypto wallets
2024-12-17 22:04

A new Ledger phishing campaign is underway that pretends to be a data breach notification asking you to verify your recovery phrase, which is then stolen and used to steal your cryptocurrency. [...]

Ireland fines Meta $264 million over 2018 Facebook data breach
2024-12-17 16:06

The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) fined Meta €251 million ($263.6M) over General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) violations arising from a 2018 personal data breach impacting 29 million...

Texas Tech University System data breach impacts 1.4 million patients
2024-12-16 22:17

The Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center and its El Paso counterpart suffered a cyberattack that disrupted computer systems and applications, potentially exposing the data of 1.4 million...

Rhode Island confirms data breach after Brain Cipher ransomware attack
2024-12-16 16:51

Rhode Island is warning that its RIBridges system, managed by Deloitte, suffered a data breach exposing residents' personal information after the Brain Cipher ransomware gang hacked its systems. [...]

Bologna FC confirms data breach after RansomHub ransomware attack
2024-11-29 17:19

Bologna Football Club 1909 has confirmed it suffered a ransomware attack after its stolen data was leaked online by the RansomHub extortion group. [...]

Fintech giant Finastra investigates data breach after SFTP hack
2024-11-20 20:56

Finastra has confirmed it warned customers of a cybersecurity incident after a threat actor began selling allegedly stolen data on a hacking forum. [...]