Tag: data breach
Unprotected Elasticsearch Server Leaks 5 Billion Records
There have been multiple Elasticsearch database breaches, but this is unusual and one of the biggest to date. Around 5,088,635,374 records (more than five...
Australia’s Information Commissioner Charges Facebook Over Data Privacy Breach
The Australian Information Commissioner lodged Federal Court proceedings against the social media giant, Facebook. The Information Commissioner found Facebook guilty of data privacy breach,...
6.9 Million Dutch Donors Face Identity Theft Scare
Earlier this week, BRIC, an implementing body of the ministry that manages the Dutch donor register, informed Hugo de Jonge, the Dutch Minister of...
Virgin Media Data Breach Affects 900,000 Customers’ Data
Virgin Media, a provider of telephone, television, and internet services in the U.K., revealed that it discovered an unsecured database that exposed the personal...
UK ICO Fines Cathay Pacific with £500,000 for 2018 Data Breach
UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has found Hong Kong-based air carrier Cathay Pacific guilty on various counts of data breach reported by the latter...
T-Mobile Reveals Security Breach, Customers’ Data Exposed
Mobile telecommunication company T-Mobile US, Inc. has revealed a security incident that compromised some of its customers’ personal information. In an official announcement, the...
U.S. RailWorks Corp. Reports Data Breach Post Ransomware Attack
The U.S.-based railroad company, RailWorks Corporation, reported a data breach to the Office of the Attorney General of California, which has potentially compromised the...
U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority Admits to Accidental Data Breach
The U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) apologized after it accidentally exposed the confidential details of around 1,600 consumers who complained against it, in response...
U.S. DoD Reveals Data Breach Against Defense Information Systems Agency
The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) revealed a data breach against the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), which occurred between May and July 2019....
U.K. and International Community Blames Russia of Cyberattack on Georgia in...
The U.K., Georgia, and the U.S. accused the Russian General Staff Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU) of a disruptive cyberattack against Georgia on October 28,...
