Latest Data Theft news

LockBit claims ransomware attack on Fulton County, Georgia

The LockBit ransomware gang claims to be behind the recent cyberattack on Fulton County, Georgia, and is threatening to publish "confidential" documents if a ransom is not paid.
- Ionut Ilascu
- February 14, 2024
- 06:07 PM
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Prudential Financial breached in data theft cyberattack

Prudential Financial has disclosed that its network was breached last week, with the attackers stealing employee and contractor data before being blocked from compromised systems one day later.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- February 13, 2024
- 05:35 PM
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Hyundai Motor Europe hit by Black Basta ransomware attack

Car maker Hyundai Motor Europe suffered a Black Basta ransomware attack, with the threat actors claiming to have stolen three terabytes of corporate data.
- Lawrence Abrams
- February 08, 2024
- 03:16 PM
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Hackers steal data of 2 million in SQL injection, XSS attacks

A threat group named 'ResumeLooters' has stolen the personal data of over two million job seekers after compromising 65 legitimate job listing and retail sites using SQL injection and cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
- Bill Toulas
- February 06, 2024
- 02:00 AM
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Keenan warns 1.5 million people of data breach after summer cyberattack

Keenan & Associates is sending notices of a data breach to 1.5 million customers, warning that hackers accessed their personal information in a recent cyberattack.
- Bill Toulas
- January 29, 2024
- 05:39 PM
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DHS employees jailed for stealing data of 200K U.S. govt workers

Three former Department of Homeland Security (DHS) employees were sentenced to prison for stealing proprietary U.S. government software and databases containing the personal data of 200,000 federal employees.
- Bill Toulas
- January 29, 2024
- 10:31 AM
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Russian hackers stole Microsoft corporate emails in month-long breach

Microsoft warned Friday night that some of its corporate email accounts were breached and data stolen by a Russian state-sponsored hacking group known as Midnight Blizzard.
- Lawrence Abrams
- January 19, 2024
- 07:02 PM
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ShinyHunters member gets 3 years in prison for breaching 60 firms

The U.S. District Court in Seattle sentenced ShinyHunters member Sebastien Raoult to three years in prison and ordered a restitution of $5,000,000.
- Bill Toulas
- January 10, 2024
- 09:46 AM
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Ransomware victims targeted by fake hack-back offers

Some organizations victimized by the Royal and Akira ransomware gangs have been targeted by a threat actor posing as a security researcher who promised to hack back the original attacker and delete stolen victim data.
- Bill Toulas
- January 09, 2024
- 04:09 PM
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BreachForums admin jailed again for using a VPN, unmonitored PC

The administrator behind the notorious BreachForums hacking forum has been arrested again for breaking pretrial release conditions, including using an unmonitored computer and a VPN.
- Lawrence Abrams
- January 05, 2024
- 03:03 PM
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Hospitals ask courts to force cloud storage firm to return stolen data

Two not-for-profit hospitals in New York are seeking a court order to retrieve data stolen in an August ransomware attack that's now stored on the servers of a Boston cloud storage company.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- December 29, 2023
- 03:20 PM
- 5
Nissan Australia cyberattack claimed by Akira ransomware gang

Today, the Akira ransomware gang claimed that it breached the network of Nissan Australia, the Australian division of Japanese car maker Nissan.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- December 22, 2023
- 11:38 AM
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New Web injections campaign steals banking data from 50,000 people

A new malware campaign that emerged in March 2023 used JavaScript web injections to try to steal the banking data of over 50,000 users of 40 banks in North America, South America, Europe, and Japan.
- Bill Toulas
- December 19, 2023
- 03:36 PM
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Vans and North Face owner VF Corp hit by ransomware attack

American global apparel and footwear giant VF Corporation, the owner of brands like Supreme, Vans, Timberland, and The North Face, has disclosed a security incident that caused operational disruptions.
- Bill Toulas
- December 18, 2023
- 01:56 PM
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Mortgage giant Mr. Cooper data breach affects 14.7 million people

Mr. Cooper is sending notices of a data breach to customers who were impacted by a cyberattack the firm suffered in November 2023.
- Bill Toulas
- December 18, 2023
- 08:40 AM
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Rhadamanthys Stealer malware evolves with more powerful features

The developers of the Rhadamanthys information-stealing malware have recently released two major versions to add improvements and enhancements across the board, including new stealing capabilities and enhanced evasion.
- Bill Toulas
- December 17, 2023
- 12:12 PM
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MongoDB says customer data was exposed in a cyberattack

MongoDB is warning that its corporate systems were breached and that customer data was exposed in a cyberattack that was detected by the company earlier this week.
- Lawrence Abrams
- December 16, 2023
- 05:37 PM
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Delta Dental of California data breach exposed info of 7 million people

Delta Dental of California and its affiliates are warning almost seven million patients that they suffered a data breach after personal data was exposed in a MOVEit Transfer software breach.
- Bill Toulas
- December 15, 2023
- 09:53 AM
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Kraft Heinz investigates hack claims, says systems ‘operating normally’

Kraft Heinz has confirmed that their systems are operating normally and that there is no evidence they were breached after an extortion group listed them on a data leak site.
- Lawrence Abrams
- December 14, 2023
- 06:30 PM
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Kelvin Security hacking group leader arrested in Spain

The Spanish police have arrested one of the alleged leaders of the 'Kelvin Security' hacking group, which is believed to be responsible for 300 cyberattacks against organizations in 90 countries since 2020.
- Bill Toulas
- December 11, 2023
- 09:27 AM
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