Breach
Victorian Department of Education says hackers stole students’ data
The Department of Education in Victoria, Australia, notified parents that attackers accessed a database containing the personal information and email addresses of current and former students, prompting password resets. The department disclosed the breach in letters sent to parents, stating that an unauthorized third party accessed students’ names, school names, year levels, and school-issued email […]
Monroe University says 2024 data breach affects 320,000 people
Monroe University revealed that threat actors stole the personal, financial, and health information of over 320,000 people after breaching its systems in a December 2024 cyberattack. Founded in 1933 as a Bronx secretarial school, Monroe University is now a private institution with over 9,000 students each year across campuses in New York (Bronx and New […]
Illinois Department of Human Services data breach affects 700K people
The Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS), one of Illinois’ largest state agencies, accidentally exposed the personal and health data of nearly 700,000 residents due to incorrect privacy settings. The agency discovered the data breach on September 22 when it found that maps created by the IDHS Division of Family and Community Services for resource […]
Jaguar Land Rover wholesale volumes down 43% after cyberattack
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) revealed this week that a September 2025 cyberattack led to a 43% decline in third-quarter wholesale volumes. This significant decline in sales is due to production issues following the attack and subsequent delays in distributing vehicles globally after manufacturing resumed. Production returned to normal levels only by mid-November after a phased approach, […]
Sedgwick confirms breach at government contractor subsidiary
Claims administration and risk management company Sedgwick has confirmed that its federal contractor subsidiary, Sedgwick Government Solutions, was the victim of a security breach. Sedgwick also employs over 33,000 people and serves 10,000 clients across 80 countries, including 59% of the Fortune 500, and its subsidiary serves over 20+ government agency clients. The list of […]
US broadband provider Brightspeed investigates breach claims
Brightspeed, one of the largest fiber broadband companies in the United States, is investigating security breach and data theft claims made by the Crimson Collective extortion gang. Founded in 2022, the U.S. telecommunications and Internet service provider (ISP) serves rural and suburban communities across 20 states. “We take the security of our networks and protection […]
NordVPN denies breach claims, says attackers have “dummy data”
NordVPN denied allegations that its internal Salesforce development servers were breached, saying that cybercriminals obtained “dummy data” from a trial account on a third-party automated testing platform. The company’s statement comes after a threat actor (using the 1011 handle) claimed on a hacking forum over the weekend that they stole more than 10 databases containing […]
Covenant Health says May data breach impacted nearly 478,000 patients
The Covenant Health organization has revised to nearly 500,000 the number of individuals affected by a data breach discovered last May. The healthcare entity initially reported in July that the data of 7,864 people had been exposed, but further analysis has revealed a larger impact. After completing “the bulk of its data analysis,” Covenant Health […]
Cryptocurrency theft attacks traced to 2022 LastPass breach
Blockchain investigation firm TRM Labs says ongoing cryptocurrency thefts have been traced to the 2022 LastPass breach, with attackers draining wallets years after encrypted vaults were stolen and laundering the crypto through Russian exchanges. In 2022, LastPass disclosed that attackers breached its systems by compromising a developer environment, stealing portions of the company’s source code and proprietary technical […]
European Space Agency confirms breach of “external servers”
The European Space Agency (ESA) confirmed that attackers recently breached servers outside its corporate network, which contained what it described as “unclassified” information on collaborative engineering activities. Founded 50 years ago and headquartered in Paris, ESA is an intergovernmental organization that coordinates the space activities of 23 member states. ESA has around 3000 staff and […]