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Ernst & Young Tells Clients Their Tax Data Was Taken From a Support Ticket System
The Big Four firm says an outside party pulled documents from a third-party helpdesk platform between late March and mid-April. Affected clients get 24 months of identity monitoring through Experian.
Cyberattack Hits Nichirei, Japan's Frozen Food Giant, Putting Personal Data at Risk
A July 13 attack knocked out warehouses and shipping lines across Japan. Nichirei says personal information may have been stolen, and a regulator report has already been filed.
23andMe to pay $18 million after 43 states found 'flimsy' security let hackers steal 6.9 million profiles
A coalition of state attorneys general says the DNA testing firm lacked basic protections like multifactor authentication before the 2023 breach that exposed genetic data on nearly seven million customers.
Australian Actress Falls Victim to $10,500 Insurance Scam
Christine Whelan Browne, a well-known Australian theatre actress, warns others about an insurance scam after losing her car.
Japan's biggest taxi firm Nihon Kotsu hit by malware, dispatch system still down
The Tokyo-based operator pulled systems offline over the weekend after detecting unauthorized access. Bookings, phone dispatch and the pregnant-women transfer service remain suspended.
Lidl Customers in Three Countries Warned After Supplier Breach Exposes Personal Data
The German discount chain says a file at an outside IT provider was raided, spilling names, phone numbers and dates of birth for online shoppers in Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands.
Half a Million Patients' Data Stolen From New Jersey Lab Company
A criminal group called WorldLeaks broke into Centers Laboratory's systems last August and walked off with records covering 542,377 people, including Social Security numbers and medical details.
MSG's Secret Celebrity Database Tagged Nearly 40,000 People by Sexuality, Race, and 'Risk' Level
A data breach at Madison Square Garden exposed an internal tracking list that sorted celebrities, public figures, and ordinary visitors using labels including 'LGBTQIA,' 'DO NOT HOST,' and a personal 'risk' score.
Dutch Police Say Local Hackers Helped Pull Off the Odido Breach That Exposed 6.2 Million Customers
A phone call to customer service, a fake IT worker, and a phishing page: how criminals allegedly walked out with data on nearly every Odido subscriber.
12.2 Million People Hit by Data Breach at Japanese Telecom Giant KDDI
A previously unknown flaw in email software exposed the addresses and passwords of millions of customers across five internet providers. Mandatory password resets are now underway.
Calgary university loses student and staff files to hackers who wiped the originals
Mount Royal University says a June 17 break-in ended with stolen data on shared drives and a ransom demand of 30 bitcoin from a group calling itself CMD Organization.
Accenture confirms break-in as hacker offers 35GB of stolen code for sale
The consulting giant says the incident is contained, but a forum seller known as 888 claims to be holding source code, Azure access keys and SSH keys taken in July 2026.
ShinyHunters Breach Hits Medtronic: 3.8 Million Patients' Medical Records Stolen
The extortion group ShinyHunters broke into the medical device maker's systems in April 2026, walking away with names, Social Security numbers, and sensitive health details belonging to nearly four million people.
Education Sector Faces Rising Threats from Third-Party Software Breaches
Schools and universities are running out of ways to protect themselves when the software vendors they depend on get breached.
Medtronic tells customers their personal data was stolen in ShinyHunters raid
The medical device giant confirms hackers rifled through its corporate systems for nearly a week in April, exposing names, Social Security numbers and health details.