Tag: data breach
Cosmetics Brand Natura Suffers Data Breach; Personal Details of 250,000 Customers...
Natura, a provider of personal care and beauty products, suffered a data breach which compromised the personal information of more than 250,000 customers. The...
EasyJet Hacked; Details of 9 Mn Customers Compromised
EasyJet admitted that it has been a target of a cyberattack from a highly sophisticated source. It first learned of the attack in January...
How Law Firms Can Demonstrate Strong Cybersecurity Practices
Law firms have long been known as a "soft target" for bad actors in the technology space. The amount of sensitive data that exists...
French Newspaper Le Figaro Exposes 7.4 Bn Users’ Records
Le Figaro, the oldest national daily in France, is the latest victim of a data leak that exposed 7.4 billion records that contain readers’...
Hackers Illicitly Access 160,000 Nintendo Accounts
Nintendo admitted that over 160,000 of its gamers’ accounts have been hacked, after hackers exploited Nintendo Network ID (NNID) login system. In an official...
French Fitness Tech Firm Kinomap Suffers Data Breach; Exposes 42 Mn...
An unsecured database is a reason for yet another major data breach incident. Researchers at vpnMentor found an open database, which belongs to fitness...
247 Canadians from MS Zaandam Cruise Face Unintentional Data Breach
A data breach by Global Affairs Canada (GCA) has exposed personally identifiable information (PII) including passport information of 247 Canadians aboard the Coronavirus affected...
Cybercriminals Trade 267 Mn Facebook Accounts’ Info on Dark Web
Cybersecurity firm Cyble found hackers selling over 267 million Facebook records for £500 (US$623) on dark websites and hacker forums. In a blog post,...
Aptoide Android App Admits Data Breach; Suspends Sign-Up Option Temporarily
Aptoide, a third-party app store for Android applications, recently admitted that one of its databases may have been a victim of a cyberattack and...
Equifax Settles Indiana Lawsuit Over Data Breach for $19.5 Mn
Atlanta-based consumer credit reporting agency Equifax has agreed to pay the State of Indiana $19.5 million to settle a class-action lawsuit, brought forward by...
