Breaches
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Researchers back claim of Oracle Cloud breach despite company’s denials
Security researchers from CloudSEK provided additional evidence supporting a hacker’s claim to have exfiltrated 6 million records.
By David Jones • March 25, 2025 -
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Rubrik discloses server breach, compromise of ‘access information’
The data security and backup vendor said it found no evidence that the stolen data was used by cyber threat actors.
By Rob Wright • March 4, 2025 -
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Employment screening provider data breach affects 3.3M people
The attack is one of several in recent years targeting the employment services industry.
By Ginger Christ • Feb. 28, 2025 -
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Cisco: Salt Typhoon used new custom malware in telecom attacks
The China-backed hackers used compromised credentials to gain initial access to Cisco devices.
By Rob Wright • Updated Feb. 21, 2025 -
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Tech investment firm Insight Partners discloses data breach
The company holds equity in several major technology companies, including Wiz and Kaseya.
By Rob Wright • Feb. 19, 2025 -
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China-backed hackers continue cyberattacks on telecom companies
Salt Typhoon threat actors compromised Cisco edge devices by exploiting older vulnerabilities.
By Rob Wright • Feb. 13, 2025 -
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HPE issues breach notifications for 2023 Midnight Blizzard attack
Russian state-sponsored hackers compromised the tech giant's Office 365 email environment.
By Rob Wright • Feb. 10, 2025 -
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Ransomware payments fell 35% in 2024
Cyberattacks using ransomware spiked in the second half of the year, but fewer victims paid up.
By Rob Wright • Feb. 5, 2025 -
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Deloitte pays $5M in connection with breach of Rhode Island benefits site
The company agreed to cover expenses related to recovery from the December cyberattack.
By David Jones • Feb. 5, 2025 -
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UnitedHealth hikes number of Change cyberattack breach victims to 190M
The new estimate nearly doubles the company’s previous report of 100 million affected individuals, already the largest healthcare data breach ever reported to federal regulators.
By Emily Olsen • Jan. 27, 2025 -
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PowerSchool data breach brings claims of negligence, poor cyber hygiene
The K-12 software company is facing legal pushback and criticism following a cyberattack that impacted a still unknown number of districts.
By Anna Merod • Jan. 22, 2025 -
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HPE probes hacker claim involving trove of sensitive company data
The vendor said it has no immediate evidence of operational impacts or compromised customer data.
By David Jones • Jan. 21, 2025 -
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Treasury Department issues sanctions linked to cyber intrusions, telecom attacks
The Office of Foreign Assets Control took measures against a state-linked hacker and a Shanghai-based cybersecurity firm in response to the recent attacks against critical infrastructure in the U.S.
By David Jones • Jan. 21, 2025 -
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Cyber disruptions remain top business risk concern in US, globally
A report from Allianz shows the global disruption caused by CrowdStrike’s IT mishap added to longtime concerns about data breaches and ransomware.
By David Jones • Jan. 15, 2025 -
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CISA adds second BeyondTrust CVE to known exploited vulnerabilities list
Federal authorities are still working with the company to investigate a hack of Treasury Department workstations, but have not yet explained the CVEs’ specific roles in the attacks.
By David Jones • Jan. 14, 2025 -
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Consumers are becoming apathetic to cyber incidents, research finds
Despite an increase in cyber incidents, breaches had less impact on consumer trust in 2024, a Vercara survey found.
By Kristen Doerer • Jan. 13, 2025 -
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Hack of Rhode Island social services platform impacted at least 709K, officials say
State officials received reports from Deloitte and a third-party forensic firm showing the threat to the database has been mitigated and restoration efforts are underway.
By David Jones • Jan. 10, 2025 -
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Cyberattacks, tech disruption rank as top threats to business growth
Two in five executives view data breaches and leaks as the most financially burdensome man-made threats, a Chubb study found.
By Alexei Alexis • Jan. 10, 2025 -
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PowerSchool data breach possibly exposed student, staff data
The cloud-based K-12 software provider confirmed a compromised credential was used to access its PowerSource customer support portal.
By Anna Merod • Jan. 10, 2025 -
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Censys researchers warn 8,600 BeyondTrust instances still exposed
As authorities investigate a December attack spree, the researchers added the caveat that not all instances are considered vulnerable.
By David Jones • Jan. 3, 2025 -
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Hackers leaked data from Rhode Island ransomware attack, officials warn
A criminal threat group had previously threatened to leak sensitive data from a Deloitte-managed social services database.
By David Jones • Jan. 2, 2025 -
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Treasury Department says state-linked hacker gained access to unclassified data in major attack
The compromise of agency workstations is linked to a previously disclosed compromise of certain BeyondTrust customers.
By David Jones • Dec. 31, 2024 -
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Ascension cyberattack exposes data from 5.6M people
The breach is the third largest reported to a portal managed by federal regulators this year.
By Emily Olsen • Dec. 20, 2024 -
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Rhode Island officials warn residents as ransomware group threatens social services data leak
The personal data of hundreds of thousands of vulnerable residents is at risk after a threat group attacked a state social services database.
By David Jones • Dec. 18, 2024 -
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US subsidiary of global water treatment firm probes November cyberattack after data encrypted
Kurita America, a subsidiary of a Tokyo-based company, is the latest in a string of companies tied to the water industry targeted by hackers.
By David Jones • Dec. 10, 2024
