Major trial underway for data leak that left 72,000 victims in France
The Connexion reports: A large-scale trial is opening in Lyon this week after the discovery of a major data leak at a French work agency Adecco that left 72,000 victims in one of the most serious...
View ArticleScania confirms insurance claim data breach in extortion attempt
Bill Toulas reports: Automotive giant Scania confirmed it suffered a cybersecurity incident where threat actors used compromised credentials to breach its Financial Services systems and steal insurance...
View ArticleAflac notifies SEC of breach suspected to be work of Scattered Spider
On June 20, Aflac notified the SEC of unauthorized access to its network: On June 12, 2025, Aflac Incorporated, a Georgia corporation (the “Company”), identified unauthorized access to its network. The...
View ArticleAT&T gets preliminary approval for $177 million data breach settlement
Mike Scarcella reports: A U.S. judge granted preliminary approval on Friday to a $177 million settlement that resolves data security lawsuits against AT&T over breaches that exposed personal...
View ArticleSteelmaker Nucor Says Hackers Stole Data in Recent Attack
Eduard Kovacs reports: Nucor, which claims to be the largest steel manufacturer and recycler in North America, disclosed the cybersecurity incident in mid-May. The attack involved unauthorized access...
View ArticleBritish national “IntelBroker” charged with causing $25 million in damages;...
“IntelBroker” was arrested in France in February, 2025, but news of his arrest was first disclosed today by French authorities. Now the U.S. is revealing its charges against him as they seek his...
View Article222,000 customer records allegedly from Manhattan Parking Group leaked
Data allegedly from Manhattan Parking Group has been leaked on a hacking forum. The listing claims that the breach occurred this month (June 2025). The data fields include: Customer ID, First Name,...
View ArticleAlert: Scattered Spider has added North American airline and transportation...
Charles Carmakal posted the following alert on LinkedIn: ALERT: Scattered Spider has added North American airline and transportation organizations to their target list. 🚨 Mandiant (part of Google...
View ArticleQantas customers involved in mammoth data breach
Vanessa Brown reports: Qantas has confirmed that six million customers could be impacted by a mammoth cyber incident at one of the airline’s contact centres, impacting personal data. The concerning...
View ArticleOne in Five Law Firms Hit by Cyberattacks Over Past 12 Months
Caroline Byrne writes: One in five U.S. law firms were targeted in a cyberattack in the past year and nearly one in 10 lost data or suffered exposure, according to a comprehensive study by a Swiss tech...
View ArticleData breach reveals Catwatchful ‘stalkerware’ is spying on thousands of phones
Zack Whittaker reports: A security vulnerability in a stealthy Android spyware operation called Catwatchful has exposed thousands of its customers, including its administrator. The bug, which was...
View ArticleLouis Vuitton Korea suffers cyberattack as customer data leaked
Bloomberg reports: Louis Vuitton Korea suffered a cyberattack that compromised some customer data, the second time in recent months that hackers have targeted the world’s largest luxury group. The...
View ArticleSK Telecom to be fined for late data breach report, ordered to waive...
SK Telecom continues to deal with the substantial consequences of a data breach affecting its 23 million customers. In early April, the telecom reportedly discovered signs of a massive leak of...
View ArticleNo need to hack when it’s leaking: Brandt Kettwick Defense edition
A recent survey of 500 U.S. law firms by Proton reported that one in five law firms were targeted in a cyberattack in the past year, and 8% of law firms (39% of those who reported a cyberattack)...
View ArticleNova Scotia Power Data Breach Exposed Information of 280,000 Customers
As previously reported, Nova Scotia Power confirmed that it had been the victim of a ransomware attack in March but had not paid the ransom demands. They declined to publicly name the threat group or...
View ArticleIndia’s Max Financial says hacker accessed customer data from its insurance unit
Jagmeet Singh reports: Max Financial Services on Wednesday said its insurance subsidiary Axis Max Life Insurance received communication from an anonymous sender about unauthorized access to its...
View ArticleCredit reports among personal data of 190,000 breached, put for sale on Dark...
Ian Cheng reports: IT vendor Ezynetic has been fined $17,500 for failing to protect its clients’ data, which resulted in more than 190,000 individuals’ personal data being stolen and put for sale on...
View ArticleUK police arrest four in connection with M&S, Co-op and Harrods cyberattacks (1)
Reuters reports: Four people have been arrested as part of a police investigation into cyberattacks that disrupted the operations of retailers Marks & Spencer, the Co-op and Harrods, Britain’s...
View ArticleGerman court offers EUR 5000 compensation for data breaches caused by Meta
Aurora Munteanu reports: The Leipzig District Court has awarded Facebook users EUR 5000 in compensation for data protection violations from Meta’s Business Tools. This marks a significant precedent in...
View ArticleLouis Vuitton hit by data breach in Türkiye, over 140,000 users exposed; UK...
[Google machine translation of notice on government site:] Public Announcement (Data Breach Notification) – Louis Vuitton Çantacılık Ticaret Anonim Şirketi As is known, Article 12, paragraph (5) of the...
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