Collaborate Disseminate
Advanced Family Surgery Center (AFSC) in Oak Ridge, Tennessee is part of Covenant HeaLth. According to threat actors known as Genesis, on November 26, 2025, they contacted AFSC to inform them they had been compromised. Days later, a spokesperson inform… Continue reading Alerted to a breach in November, Advanced Family Surgery Center remains publicly silent
Lee Minji reports: SK Telecom Co., South Korea’s largest mobile carrier, has filed a lawsuit seeking to overturn a record 135 billion-won (US$91 million) fine handed down by the state data protection regulator over a massive data leak last year t… Continue reading SK Telecom files lawsuit to revoke record 135 bln-won fine over data breach
Joe Tidy reports on the explosion of cryptocurrency thefts and scams over the past few years. There’s a lot of material in the post, but of particular interest to DataBreaches was this part of his report: “Data is a common problem as Bitco… Continue reading How crypto criminals stole $700 million from people – often using age-old tricks
Holly Bancroft reports: Sir Ben Wallace has said he would not have backed the use of a secret gagging order to cover-up the catastrophic Afghan data breach that potentially put thousands of Afghans who helped UK forces at risk from the Taliban. The for… Continue reading UK: Secret gagging order should not have been used to cover up Afghan data breach, Sir Ben Wallace says
Jill Hughes reports: In 2025, the frequency of healthcare data breaches more than doubled. However, the number of patient records exposed has significantly decreased, indicating a shift in the data breach landscape, according to a new report from Forti… Continue reading 2025: Double the breaches, but less patient data compromised
Warrington Worldwide reports: Newly released figures from Data Breach Claims UK have highlighted growing concerns about data security in ambulance services, as emergency responders are increasingly exposed to cyber risks and information-handling failur… Continue reading UK: North West Ambulance Service’s increased breach reports may reflect better reporting
Jonathan Greig reports: The Anchorage Police Department said it took a range of actions to address a recent cyberattack on one of its technology service providers. A police department spokesperson told Recorded Future News that the incident relates to … Continue reading Anchorage police department takes servers offline after cyberattack on service provider
Wire Services report: One more reason things cost more today: cybercrime. A survey by the Identity Theft Resource Center, a San Diego-based education and victim resource nonprofit, found that 38% of small businesses hit by a cyberscam or breach in the … Continue reading 4 in 5 small businesses had cyberscams last year, almost half were AI powered
Zack Whittaker reports: On Tuesday, U.K.-based Iranian activist Nariman Gharib tweeted redacted screenshots of a phishing link sent to him via a WhatsApp message. “Do not click on suspicious links,” Gharib warned. The activist, who is following the dig… Continue reading How a hacking campaign targeted high-profile Gmail and WhatsApp users across the Middle East
The Japan Times reports: Japan’s nuclear regulator has reported the loss of a work-issued smartphone containing highly sensitive contact information after an employee misplaced the device while traveling in China late last year. The Nuclear Regulation … Continue reading Japanese nuclear regulator employee loses phone containing sensitive info in China