Breach
Kodak confirms data breach claimed by ShinyHunters extortion gang
Kodak has confirmed that it’s working with external cybersecurity experts to investigate a security breach after hackers gained access to some of the company’s data. Founded in 1880 as the Eastman Kodak Company and headquartered in Rochester, New York, Kodak has 79,000 worldwide patents and provides commercial print, advanced materials, and chemical products. A company […]
iRhythm discloses data breach, says hackers stole patient info
Digital healthcare company iRhythm Holdings has disclosed a data breach after hackers stole patients’ personal and health information stored on third-party-hosted business applications. The company says its cardiac monitoring service has been used to analyze more than 2 billion hours of curated heartbeat data from over 12 million patients. In a filing with the U.S. Securities […]
Council of Europe investigates ShinyHunters data breach claims
The Council of Europe, the continent’s oldest intergovernmental body, is probing claims of a data breach made by the ShinyHunters extortion group over the weekend. As Europe’s leading human rights organization, the Council represents 46 European member states and a population of over 700 million people, promoting democracy and the rule of law across Europe […]
Infinite Campus data breach affects 137,000 school staff accounts
The ShinyHunters extortion gang stole personal information from more than 137,000 school staff accounts in a Salesforce data theft attack that targeted the widely used Infinite Campus K-12 student information system in March. Infinite Campus is an education technology (EdTech) company that provides a student information system (SIS) to over 3,200 school districts across the […]
Pharma giant Novo Nordisk discloses breach of clinical trials data
Danish pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk, the world’s largest producer of insulin, disclosed a data breach affecting patient information from some clinical trials. Founded in 1923, Novo Nordisk now employs around 67,900 people across 80 offices worldwide and is the maker of viral GLP-1 receptor agonist drugs Wegovy and Ozempic. The company revealed on Thursday that attackers gained access […]
Over 73,000 French govt employees affected in Tchap messenger breach
The French government revealed that a recent breach of its Tchap encrypted messaging platform affects the accounts of over 73,000 employees in the French public sector. DINUM, the French government’s digital affairs directorate, disclosed on Monday that a threat actor gained access to the Tchap platform using a compromised user account and notified France’s data protection authority (CNIL) due to the […]
French govt messaging service breached in account hijacking attack
DINUM, the digital affairs directorate of the French government, warned that hackers used a hijacked user account to breach Tchap, the French government’s encrypted messaging platform. Developed in-house by DINUM in collaboration with ANSSI (the French Cybersecurity Agency) in 2018, Tchap is an instant messaging service and collaboration tool based on the decentralized Matrix protocol, designed […]
Over 20,000 Instagram accounts stolen in Meta AI support hack
Meta has revealed that over 20,000 Instagram users had their accounts hijacked in a recent incident where attackers used Meta’s AI-powered support system to reset passwords. As GeekFeed reported one week ago, the threat actors exploited a flaw in the company’s High Touch Support (HTS) tool, an AI-assisted support system that helps users regain access after being locked out of […]
Charter Communications data breach affects 4.9 million accounts
The ShinyHunters extortion gang stole personal information from 4.9 million accounts after hacking the U.S. telecom giant Charter Communications in early April, according to data breach notification service Have I Been Pwned. Charter has over 92,000 employees and provides internet, mobile, video, and voice services to more than 32 million customers and over 57 million […]
Carnival Cruise confirms data breach affecting nearly 6 million people
Carnival Corporation, the world’s largest cruise line operator, has confirmed a data breach affecting nearly 6 million people claimed by the ShinyHunters extortion gang in April 2026. The cruise line giant has over 160,000 employees and served around 13.5 million guests in 2024 via a fleet of over 90 ships. Carnival operates nine of the […]