VF Corporation hit by ransomware attack and data breach
VF Corporation, one of the world’s largest apparel and footwear companies, has disclosed a security incident that impacted its business operations and compromised its data. The Colorado-based company, which owns 13 globally recognized brands, reported the cyberattack in a Form 8-K filing with the U.S. SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission) on Friday, 18. The apparel […]
Toyota Warns Customers of Data Breach Exposing Personal and Financial Information
Toyota Financial Services (TFS) has notified customers of a data breach that exposed their personal and financial information. The incident involved unauthorized access to TFS systems in Europe and Africa, compromising sensitive data such as full name, residence address, contract information, lease-purchase details, and IBAN (International Bank Account Number). According to Toyota, the breach was […]
Tipalti Investigates Data Breach Claims by Ransomware Gang
Tipalti, a leading provider of accounting and payment solutions, has confirmed that it is investigating claims by a ransomware group that they breached its network and stole 256 GB of data, including data from some of its high-profile customers. The ransomware group, known as ALPHV, posted a message on its dark web leak site on […]
How a Cyberattack Disrupted Capital Health’s IT Network
Capital Health, a non-profit healthcare system that operates two hospitals and dozens of physician offices across New Jersey, was hit by a cyberattack earlier this week that caused IT outages and disruptions. The cyberattack occurred on Monday and affected the network that connects the Regional Medical Center in Trenton, the Capital Health Medical Center in […]
Dollar Tree Hit by Data Breach Affecting Nearly 2 Million People
Current or former employees of Dollar Tree or Family Dollar may be affected by a data breach that exposed their personal information to hackers. Here’s what to know about the incident and how to protect yourself. What happened? Dollar Tree is a discount retail company that operates the Dollar Tree and Family Dollar stores in […]
Samsung Data Breach Exposes Personal Information of UK Store Customers
Electronics giant Samsung has disclosed a new data breach that has exposed the personal information of some of its UK store customers. The company says that the breach impacted customers who made purchases from the Samsung UK online store between July 1, 2019, and June 30, 2020. The exposed data may include names, phone numbers, […]
How Boeing’s Data Breach Exposed Its Vulnerability to Ransomware Attacks
Boeing, one of the world’s leading aerospace companies, has suffered a major data breach at the hands of the LockBit ransomware gang. The hackers have published online a sample of the stolen data, which includes sensitive information about Boeing’s commercial airplanes and defense systems. The data leak occurred after Boeing failed to respond to the […]
How a Cyberattack Exposed Customer Data of Mr. Cooper
Mr. Cooper, the largest home loan servicer in the United States, has confirmed that some of its customer data was exposed during a cyberattack on October 31. The data breach has exposed the personal information of some of its customers. The company sent a notice to the affected ones informing them of the incident and […]
University of Michigan Data Breach Affects Students, Alumni, and More
In October, the University of Michigan announced that it had suffered a data breach in August 2023. Unauthorized actors accessed systems containing personal, financial, and medical information belonging to students, applicants, alumni, donors, employees, patients, and research study participants. The university says that the unauthorized access lasted from August 23-27, 2023. University of Michigan Data […]
BianLian Extortion Group Claims to Have Stolen Data from Air Canada
The BianLian extortion group has claimed responsibility for a recent data breach at Air Canada, the country’s largest airline. The group claims to have stolen 210GB of data, including technical and operational documents, SQL backups, personal information of employees, and data on vendors and suppliers. Air Canada has not confirmed the data breach, but it […]
Sony Interactive Entertainment Notifies Employees of Cybersecurity Breach
Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE), the gaming division of Sony Corporation, has notified current and former employees and their family members about a cybersecurity breach that exposed personal information. The company sent the data breach notification to about 6,800 individuals, confirming that the intrusion occurred after an unauthorized party exploited a zero-day vulnerability in the MOVEit […]
Kodi Forum Data Breach: What to Know
Kodi, the popular open-source media player and streaming suite, has recently disclosed a data breach that occurred in February, 2023. Hackers gained unauthorized access to the organization’s MyBB forum database, which contained user data and private messages, and attempted to sell it online. The breach affected approximately 400,000 members who used the forum to discuss […]
Healthcare provider ILS suffered a data breach affecting 4.2 million people
Healthcare provider ILS (Independent Living Systems), a Miami-based healthcare administration and managed care solutions services, suffered a data breach that exposed the personal information of 4.2 million individuals. Read: The impact of a year-long cyberattack on LA Housing Authority According to a statement issued by the company, an unauthorized actor obtained access to certain systems […]
WH Smith Suffers Major Data Breach
Recently surfaced that British retailer, WH Smith, has suffered a data breach that exposed information belonging to current and former employees. It operates 1,700 locations across the United Kingdom and employs over 12,500 people, reporting a revenue of $1.67 billion in 2022. Know the details in the following lines. Read: The U.S. Marshals Service Investigates […]
Activision confirms data breach in December 2022
Activision, the video game giant behind popular games such as Call of Duty, Overwatch, and World of Warcraft, confirmed that they had suffered a data breach that exposed sensitive information of their employees and games. According to the company’s statement, the breach was discovered in early December 2022: “on December 4, 2022, our information security […]
The city of Tucson reveals a data breach that affects more than 120 thousand people
Tucson is a city located in the state of Arizona, in the southwestern part of the United States. With just over half a million population, it is often one of the best-known cities to Americans and foreigners alike. However, at the end of September, the city authorities began to notify some inhabitants of a personal […]
Mailchimp faces a breach to launch phishing scams
The email marketing firm Mailchimp was compromised at the end of March due to an access to its database. All this as part of a very well-planned plan by hackers to launch a phishing campaign, in which mining cryptocurrencies was the key. In this access, not only were the systems of the largest email marketing […]