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Frontline Education breach exposes school district employee data
Frontline Education is notifying school districts of a data breach after attackers exploited a vulnerability in third-party software to gain unauthorized access to its systems and steal employee information, including Social Security numbers. Frontline Education is an edtech company that provides administration and workforce management software and services used by school districts. Last night, a […]
ShinyHunters claims FBI hack, data theft in PeopleSoft zero-day breach
The ShinyHunters extortion gang claims it breached FBI systems using a new Oracle PeopleSoft zero-day vulnerability, gaining access to internal services and stealing sensitive data on employees and job applicants. The threat actors told GeekFeed the vulnerability allows remote code execution and that they used it Monday night to access FBI systems before moving laterally […]
Toy-making giant Hasbro disclose data breach affecting employees
Hasbro, one of the world’s largest toy and game companies, has disclosed that attackers have accessed the personal and financial information of an undisclosed number of employees. Founded in 1923, Hasbro is a publicly traded American multinational entertainment conglomerate on the NASDAQ and owns many brands, including Monopoly, Clue, Nerf, Transformers, Play-Doh, Peppa Pig, Scrabble, […]
Nintendo confirms data stolen in WebMD subsidiary cyberattack
Nintendo of America has confirmed to GeekFeed that threat actors stole survey data from the third-party TinyPulse service used internally, but its systems were not compromised. The company’s statement comes after claims from the Shadowbyt3$ “extortion-as-a-service” threat group that they exfiltrated sensitive data related to Nintendo of America employees. “We are aware of an issue […]
Ex-school district employee jailed for hacks on former employer
A former IT employee at an Iowa school district was sentenced to 21 months in prison for conducting a prolonged cyberattack against the former employer that disrupted classroom operations, deleted accounts, and caused tens of thousands of dollars in damages. According to court documents, Ezekiel Dean Potter, 34, previously worked as a senior IT support specialist […]
Mazda discloses security breach exposing employee and partner data
Mazda Motor Corporation (Mazda) announced that information belonging to its employees and business partners had been exposed in a security incident detected last December. Mazda is one of Japan’s largest automotive manufacturers, with an annual production of 1.2 million vehicles and revenue of nearly $24 billion. The company said the attackers exploited a vulnerability in […]
Wynn Resorts confirms employee data breach after extortion threat
Wynn Resorts has confirmed that a hacker stole employee data from its systems after the company was listed on the ShinyHunters extortion gang’s data leak site. In a statement shared today, the company said it activated its incident response procedures and launched an investigation, with assistance from external cybersecurity experts, after discovering the breach. “We […]
Coupang to split $1.17 billion among 33.7 million data breach victims
Coupang, the largest retailer in South Korea, announced $1.17 billion (1.685 trillion Won) total compensation for the 33.7 million customers whose information was exposed in the data breach discovered last month. The compensation will be provided gradually, starting on January 15, 2026, to all Coupang customers, including WOW and non-WOW members, as well as those who canceled […]
Coupang data breach traced to ex-employee who retained system access
A data breach at Coupang that exposed the information of 33.7 million customers has been tied to a former employee who retained access to internal systems after leaving the company. This was shared by the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency with local news outlets, following an investigation that included a raid on the firm’s offices earlier […]
Ransomware gang sought BBC reporter’s help in hacking media giant
Threat actors claiming to represent the Medusa ransomware gang tempted a BBC correspondent to become an insider threat by offering a significant amount of money. Cybersecurity correspondent Joe Tidy revealed in a story on the BBC that the hackers wanted to use his laptop to breach the British public-service broadcaster’s network and then ask for a ransom. […]