Category Archives: Data Breaches

U.S. Internet Leaked Years of Internal, Customer Emails

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The Minnesota-based Internet provider U.S. Internet Corp. has a business unit called Securence, which specializes in providing filtered, secure email services to businesses, educational institutions and government agencies worldwide. But until it was notified last week, U.S. Internet was publishing more than a decade’s worth of its internal email — and that of thousands of Securence clients — in plain text out on the Internet and just a click away for anyone with a Web browser. Continue reading U.S. Internet Leaked Years of Internal, Customer Emails→

French Healthcare Payments Processor Breaches Affect Half of Population

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France’s data protection agency CNIL says it is investigating massive data breaches at two companies that manage third-party healthcare payments, warning that more than 33 million people may be affected.
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Third-party breaches hit 90% of top global energy companies

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A new report from SecurityScorecard reveals a startling trend among the world’s top energy companies, with 90% suffering from data breaches through third parties over the last year. This statistic is particularly concerning given the crucial function these companies serve in everyday life. Their increased dependence on digital systems facilitates the increase in attacks on […]

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Arrests in $400M SIM-Swap Tied to Heist at FTX?

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Three Americans were charged this week with stealing more than $400 million in a November 2022 SIM-swapping attack. The U.S. government did not name the victim organization, but there is every indication that the money was stolen from the now-defunct cryptocurrency exchange FTX, which had just filed for bankruptcy on that same day. Continue reading Arrests in $400M SIM-Swap Tied to Heist at FTX?→