Data Leak
Olympique Marseille confirms ‘attempted’ cyberattack after data leak
French professional football club Olympique de Marseille has confirmed a cyberattack after a threat actor claimed on Monday that it breached the club’s systems earlier this month. Founded 126 years ago, Olympique Marseille competes in the Ligue 1, the top tier of the French football league system, and was the first French club to win […]
CarGurus data breach exposes information of 12.4 million accounts
The ShinyHunters extortion group has published personal information in more than 12 million records allegedly stolen from CarGurus, a U.S.-based digital auto platform. CarGurus is a publicly traded automotive research and shopping company that operates in the U.S., Canada, and the U.K. Its website has an estimated 40 million monthly visitors and helps people find, compare, and […]
Data breach at fintech firm Figure affects nearly 1 million accounts
Hackers have stolen the personal and contact information of nearly 1 million accounts after breaching the systems of Figure Technology Solutions, a self-described blockchain-native financial technology company. Founded in 2018, Figure uses the Provenance blockchain for lending, borrowing, and securities trading, and has unlocked over $22 billion in home equity with over 250 partners, including […]
Eurail says stolen traveler data now up for sale on dark web
Eurail B.V., the operator that provides access to 250,000 kilometers of European railways, confirmed that data stolen in a breach earlier this year is being offered for sale on the dark web. The company said that a threat actor also published a sample of the data on the Telegram messaging platform but it is still trying to […]
Man arrested for demanding reward after accidental police data leak
Dutch authorities arrested a 40-year-old man after he downloaded confidential documents that had been mistakenly shared by the police and refused to delete them unless he received “something in return.” Police detained the suspect at his Prinses Beatrixstraat residence in Ridderkerk on Thursday evening for computer hacking after the failed extortion attempt, searching his home and seizing […]
Canada Goose investigating as hackers leak 600K customer records
ShinyHunters, a well-known data extortion group, claims to have stolen more than 600,000 Canada Goose customer records containing personal and payment-related data. Canada Goose told GeekFeed the dataset appears to relate to past customer transactions and that it has not found evidence of a breach of its own systems. Founded in 1957, Canada Goose is […]
Spain’s Ministry of Science shuts down systems after breach claims
Spain’s Ministry of Science (Ministerio de Ciencia) announced a partial shutdown of its IT systems, affecting several citizen- and company-facing services. Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades is the Spanish government body responsible for science policy, research, innovation, and higher education. Among others, it maintains administrative systems used by researchers, universities, and students that handle high-value, […]
Researcher reveals evidence of private Instagram profiles leaking photos
A security researcher has published detailed evidence showing that some Instagram private profiles returned links to user photos to unauthenticated visitors. Instagram’s private account feature is designed to restrict photos, videos, stories, and reels to approved followers. However, the researcher’s findings show that, in certain cases, private profile content was embedded in publicly accessible server […]
Match Group breach exposes data from Hinge, Tinder, OkCupid, and Match
Match Group, the owner of multiple popular online dating services, Tinder, Match.com, Meetic, OkCupid, and Hinge, confirmed a cybersecurity incident that compromised user data. The company stated that hackers stole a “limited amount of user data” after the ShinyHunters threat group leaked 1.7 GB of compressed files allegedly containing 10 million records of Hinge, Match, […]
Nike investigates data breach after extortion gang leaks files
Nike is investigating what it described as a “potential cyber security incident” after the World Leaks ransomware gang leaked 1.4 TB of files allegedly stolen from the sportswear giant. “We always take consumer privacy and data security very seriously,” the company told GeekFeed in an email statement. “We are investigating a potential cyber security incident […]