Latest Data Breach news

23andMe updates user agreement to prevent data breach lawsuits

As Genetic testing provider 23andMe faces multiple lawsuits for an October credential stuffing attack that led to the theft of customer data, the company has modified its Terms of Use to make it harder to sue the company.
- Lawrence Abrams
- December 07, 2023
- 03:40 PM
- 1
Navy contractor Austal USA confirms cyberattack after data leak

Austal USA, a shipbuilding company and a contractor for the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) confirmed that it suffered a cyberattack and is currently investigating the impact of the incident.
- Bill Toulas
- December 06, 2023
- 12:16 PM
- 0
Dollar Tree hit by third-party data breach impacting 2 million people

Discount store chain Dollar Tree was impacted by a third-party data breach affecting 1,977,486 people after the hack of service provider Zeroed-In Technologies.
- Bill Toulas
- November 29, 2023
- 04:25 PM
- 0
Okta: October data breach affects all customer support system users

Okta's investigation into the breach of its Help Center environment last month revealed that the hackers obtained data belonging to all customer support system users.
- Bill Toulas
- November 29, 2023
- 08:25 AM
- 0
DP World confirms data stolen in cyberattack, no ransomware used

International logistics giant DP World has confirmed that data was stolen during a cyber attack that disrupted its operations in Australia earlier this month. However, no ransomware payloads or encryption was used in the attack.
- Bill Toulas
- November 28, 2023
- 12:09 PM
- 1
Kansas courts confirm data theft, ransom demand after cyberattack

The Kansas Judicial Branch has published an update on a cybersecurity incident it suffered last month, confirming that hackers stole sensitive files containing confidential information from its systems.
- Bill Toulas
- November 22, 2023
- 02:40 PM
- 1
Welltok data breach exposes data of 8.5 million US patients

Healthcare SaaS provider Welltok is warning that a data breach exposed the personal data of nearly 8.5 million patients in the U.S. after a file transfer program used by the company was hacked in a data theft attack.
- Bill Toulas
- November 22, 2023
- 01:22 PM
- 0
Hacktivists breach U.S. nuclear research lab, steal employee data

The Idaho National Laboratory (INL) confirms they suffered a cyberattack after 'SiegedSec' hacktivists leaked stolen human resources data online.
- Bill Toulas
- November 21, 2023
- 04:20 PM
- 0
Auto parts giant AutoZone warns of MOVEit data breach

AutoZone is warning tens of thousands of its customers that it suffered a data breach as part of the Clop MOVEit file transfer attacks.
- Bill Toulas
- November 21, 2023
- 01:03 PM
- 0
Canadian government discloses data breach after contractor hacks

The Canadian government says two of its contractors have been hacked, exposing sensitive information belonging to an undisclosed number of government employees.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- November 20, 2023
- 12:23 PM
- 1
Yamaha Motor confirms ransomware attack on Philippines subsidiary

Yamaha Motor's Philippines motorcycle manufacturing subsidiary was hit by a ransomware attack last month, resulting in the theft and leak of some employees' personal information.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- November 17, 2023
- 11:45 AM
- 0
Ransomware gang files SEC complaint over victim’s undisclosed breach

The ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware operation has taken extortion to a new level by filing a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission complaint against one of their alleged victims for not complying with the four-day rule to disclose a cyberattack.
- Ionut Ilascu
- November 15, 2023
- 09:02 PM
- 10
New Samsung data breach impacts UK store customers

Samsung Electronics is notifying some of its customers of a data breach that exposed their personal information to an unauthorized individual.
- Ionut Ilascu
- November 15, 2023
- 06:07 PM
- 1
Toronto Public Library confirms data stolen in ransomware attack

The Toronto Public Library (TPL) confirmed that the personal information of employees, customers, volunteers, and donors was stolen from a compromised file server during an October ransomware attack.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- November 15, 2023
- 02:20 PM
- 0
PJ&A says cyberattack exposed data of nearly 9 million patients

PJ&A (Perry Johnson & Associates) is warning that a cyberattack in March 2023 exposed the personal information of almost nine million patients.
- Bill Toulas
- November 15, 2023
- 11:13 AM
- 0
Pharmacy provider Truepill data breach hits 2.3 million customers

Postmeds, doing business as 'Truepill,' is sending notifications of a data breach informing recipients that threat actors accessed their sensitive personal information.
- Bill Toulas
- November 14, 2023
- 12:36 PM
- 0
DP World cyberattack blocks thousands of containers in ports

A cyberattack on international logistics firm DP World Australia has severely disrupted the regular freight movement in multiple large Australian ports.
- Bill Toulas
- November 13, 2023
- 02:06 PM
- 0
Maine govt notifies 1.3 million people of MOVEit data breach

The State of Maine has announced that its systems were breached after threat actors exploited a vulnerability in the MOVEit file transfer tool and accessed personal information of about 1.3 million, which is close to the state's entire population.
- Bill Toulas
- November 10, 2023
- 11:21 AM
- 0
McLaren Health Care says data breach impacted 2.2 million people

McLaren Health Care (McLaren) is notifying nearly 2.2 million people of a data breach that occurred between late July and August this year, exposing sensitive personal information.
- Bill Toulas
- November 10, 2023
- 10:28 AM
- 0
Kyocera AVX says ransomware attack impacted 39,000 individuals

Kyocera AVX Components Corporation (KAVX) is sending notices of a data breach exposing personal information of 39,111 individuals following a ransomware attack.
- Bill Toulas
- November 09, 2023
- 04:43 PM
- 0