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Data analyst sent to prison for stealing data, extorting employer
A former data analyst contractor for Brightly Software has been sentenced to two years in prison for targeting his employer in a $2.5 million extortion scheme.
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Trezor warns 14,000 customers after fulfilment partner suffers data breach
Trezor said nearly 14,000 customers had personal data exposed after its fulfillment partner ShipMonk suffered an unauthorized access to its systems, though its own infrastructure and wallets remain secure.
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The best antivirus software to protect your computer in 2026
ZDNET experts put every product through rigorous testing and research to curate the best options for you. Our favorite antivirus software protects your PC, laptop, and mobile devices from malware without costing a fortune.
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Metabase Zero-Day Exploited in Wild Allows Admin Access Without Authentication
A maximum-severity zero-day vulnerability in Metabase's business intelligence software is being actively exploited, allowing unauthenticated remote attackers to gain administrator access.
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Unlimited Technology Systems breach impacts 3.8 million people
Healthcare software company Unlimited Technology Systems reports a data breach impacting over 3.8 million individuals.
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Levi Strauss & Co. says hackers stole corporate data in cyberattack
Levi Strauss & Co. says hackers used social engineering on three of its employees to gain access to and steal corporate data stored on their machines. The company has disclosed the incident in a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), saying that it…
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Snowflake Hacker Pleads Guilty Over Breaches Affecting at Least 100 Million People
A hacker, Connor Riley Moucka, pleaded guilty to computer fraud, wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, and a related conspiracy over the 2024 breaches of Snowflake customer accounts. The intrusions reached at least 165 organizations and exposed records belonging to at le…
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ExfilSquad hackers leak info of over 100,000 UK police officers, staff
A cyberattack on the U.K.'s Police National Legal Database (PNLD) has compromised contact data of more than 100,000 police officers and other criminal justice professionals. The intrusion was detected on Sunday, July 26, and was later claimed by the ExfilSquad data extort…
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PNLD Breach Exposes U.K. Police and Government Contact Details on Dark Web
The Police National Legal Database (PNLD) has confirmed that police, government, and customer contact information was compromised and published on the dark web. The data included names, organisations, and work email addresses belonging to police officers, police staff, cr…
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Amgen says cloud data breach exposed patient health, proprietary info
Pharmaceutical company Amgen suffered a data breach after threat actors stole corporate data and patient information stored in multiple cloud systems operated by third-party service providers.
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Data breach at medical billing firm MCBS affects 1.26 million people
Medical billing firm MCBS disclosed a 2025 network breach exposing sensitive information of over 1.2 million people. The company reported that 1,261,464 people have been impacted. Exposed data includes full name, physical address, social security number, date of birth, an…
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Bank of Baroda launches forensic probe after customer data appears on dark web
Bank of Baroda has launched a forensic investigation after customer data and internal documents from the state-run lender surfaced on the dark web. The bank said the breach resulted in “unauthorised access to certain data” but that attackers did not access its core bankin…
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Chick-fil-A discloses data breach after credential stuffing attacks
Chick-fil-A has disclosed a data breach affecting an undisclosed number of customers, following credential stuffing attacks on its website and mobile app in June 2026.
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Australia's Origin Energy probes potential unauthorised data access
Origin Energy, Australia's top electricity and gas retailer, is investigating a potential security incident that may involve unauthorised access to some customers' data.
70,000 customers' info leaked by Sagawa Express setup error
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70,000 customers' info leaked by Sagawa Express setup error
Sagawa Express Co., a major Japanese parcel delivery company, announced that personal information for approximately 70,000 users of its Smart Club service was leaked due to a system setup error.
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23andMe to pay $18 million in new genetics data breach settlement
Genetic testing company 23andMe has agreed to pay $18 million to settle claims from a coalition of 43 attorneys general that it failed to protect customers' genetic data. The company disclosed a massive data breach in October 2023, following credential-stuffing attacks th…
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AssuranceAmerica data breach exposes records of 6.9 million drivers
AssuranceAmerica, an American insurance company, has disclosed a data breach affecting nearly 7 million drivers after attackers accessed its systems in March 2026.
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Leaked data of Indian students from government exams and private coaching institutes is sold online
Personal data of Indian students from various government exams and private coaching institutes is being sold online across over 1,000 databases, with recent batches covering CUET-UG and other 2026 exams.
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U.S. Government Entity Paid Kairos $1 Million in Data-Theft Extortion Case
A U.S. government entity, strongly implied to be Union County, Ohio, paid approximately $1 million to the Kairos group to prevent the leak of 2 terabytes of stolen sensitive data. This incident highlights a growing trend of cyber extortion gangs foregoing encryption in fa…
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Medtronic notifies customers impacted by ShinyHunters data breach
Medtronic is notifying customers about a data breach by the ShinyHunters extortion group that exposed personal data, including names, contact info, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, and health-related information.
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Insurance giant Aflac discloses data breach after subsidiary hack
Insurance giant Aflac has disclosed a data breach affecting its Japan subsidiary, where unauthorized actors accessed systems and stole personal and bank account information.
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Nissan discloses employee data breach linked to Oracle zero-day attacks
Nissan suffered a data breach affecting current and former employees due to an Oracle PeopleSoft vulnerability. The breach is linked to the ShinyHunters extortion group.
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NAIC says public data stolen in ShinyHunters' PeopleSoft breach
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) says the ShinyHunters extortion group stole only publicly available data after breaching its systems. The breach was caused by a zero-day vulnerability in an Oracle PeopleSoft server.
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Data breach exposes up to 14.2 million email logins at six ISPs
Japanese telecommunications giant KDDI Corporation disclosed a data breach affecting up to 14.2 million email logins across six ISPs, stemming from a vulnerability in third-party software.
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Healthtech firm Xolis suffers data breach impacting 1.4 million people
Healthtech company Xolis warns of a data breach affecting nearly 1.4 million individuals.
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Dialog Claims It Was Hacked. A Misconfigured Website Left Its Members Exposed
Dialog, a group cofounded by Peter Thiel, notified members of a data breach, but a WIRED analysis found the files were readable due to a website misconfiguration. The exposed data includes personal information of senior figures in national security and technology.
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LastPass confirms data breach in Klue supply chain attack
LastPass announced a data breach after hackers accessed customer data from its Salesforce environment. The breach occurred due to a supply chain attack on Klue, a third-party market intelligence platform.
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Texas govt data breach exposes over 3 million driver’s licenses
A data breach at the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department's license system vendor exposed personal information for over 3 million individuals. The breach included driver's license information, passport numbers, email addresses, phone numbers, and residential addresses.
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Salesforce Disables Klue App Integration After OAuth Token Abuse Exposes Customer Data
Salesforce has disabled the Klue Battlecards app integration due to a security incident involving OAuth token abuse. The incident exposed customer data, including business contacts and sales-related information.
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Hackers Are Using Popular VPN to Breach Online Company Data in Pakistan
Hackers are exploiting a critical security vulnerability in a widely used corporate VPN system from Palo Alto Networks to breach online company data in Pakistan. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-0257, affects the GlobalProtect VPN portal and gateway components runni…