Tag: breach
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15th June Threat Intelligence Report
The University of Nottingham, a UK research university, has suffered a data breach after ShinyHunters accessed its student records system. The incident affected about 454,600 current and former students and exposed contact details, […] First seen on research.checkpoint.com Jump to article: research.checkpoint.com/2026/15th-june-threat-intelligence-report/
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Chinese hackers breach REDCap servers, steal medical research
A China-linked espionage campaign targeted exposed REDCap servers to deploy the InfiniteRed malware and steal sensitive data from a medical institution in North America. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/chinese-hackers-breach-redcap-servers-steal-medical-research/
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Maine forced to take down data breach portal after fake notices filed with authorities
The US state of Maine has taken its public data breach notification portal offline after someone submitted fraudulent breach disclosures impersonating two well-known technology companies. First seen on bitdefender.com Jump to article: www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/maine-take-down-data-breach-portal
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Handala Hacking Group Claims Breach of California Water Service
The Handala hacking group claims it has targeted California Water Service, leaking 5GB of customer database and GPS network files in its latest infrastructure attack. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/handala-hacking-group-california-water-service-breach/
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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. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/infinite-campus-data-breach-affects-137-000-school-staff-accounts/
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SHADOWBYT3$ Allegedly Claims Nintendo Breach and Theft of Sensitive Data
Threat intelligence sources have flagged a potential cybersecurity incident involving Nintendo after threat actor “SHADOWBYT3$” allegedly claimed responsibility for breaching internal systems and exfiltrating sensitive data. The claim surfaced on June 13, 2026, via underground monitoring channels and was later amplified by threat intelligence platform Hackmanac. At the time of writing, the incident remains unverified,…
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Maine Takes Breach Reporting Portal Offline After Fake Entries
The Office of the Maine Attorney General has suspended its breach reporting portal First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/maine-breach-reporting-portal/
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Open-source CI/CD abuse detector guards against stolen credential attacks
CI/CD Abuse Detector is an open-source project that uses a large language model to flag suspicious changes to continuous integration and continuous deployment pipelines, … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/06/15/ci-cd-abuse-detector-open-source/
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Maine Shuts Down Breach Reporting Portal Following Fake VRChat and Discord Submissions
The Office of the Maine Attorney General has temporarily taken its public data breach reporting portal offline following the discovery of fraudulent submissions falsely claiming security incidents at VRChat and Discord. The incident, disclosed in an official statement on June 12, 2026, highlights growing concerns over the integrity and potential abuse of publicly accessible breach…
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How Security Debt Can Accumulate Faster Than Technical Debt
Security debt sounds like a tidy metaphor until the first breach turns it into a billing department with teeth. Technical debt behaves like clutter. Code gets ugly, builds slow down, developers complain, and deadlines wobble. Security debt behaves like contagion. One weak credential policy, one forgotten admin panel, and one logging gap cause the system…
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Novo Nordisk discloses data breach affecting patient and healthcare professional information
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/novo-nordisk-discloses-data-breach-affecting-patient-and-healthcare-professional-information
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Kyushu Electric Power Co. reports data breach affecting over 10 million customers
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/kyushu-electric-power-co-reports-data-breach-affecting-over-10-million-customers
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Ozempic Drug Maker Loses Clinical Trial Data in Hack
Novo Nordisk Breach Involved ‘Copying’ of Patient, Healthcare Provider Info. A hack on Danish pharmaceutical manufacturer Novo Nordisk has compromised some patients’ clinical trial information, the maker of popular weight loss and diabetes treatment drugs including Wegovy and Ozempic said. The company is working to bring affected IT systems back online. First seen on govinfosecurity.com…
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Maine disables data breach notification portal after fake disclosures
Maine has taken its public data breach reporting portal offline after fraudulent breach disclosures were published on the state’s website, prompting a review of procedures to prevent abuse in the future. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/maine-disables-data-breach-notification-portal-after-fake-disclosures/
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Bankruptcy admin approves settlement fund of $47 million for 23andMe data breach victims
About 7 million customers of the genetics testing company had their data stolen by hackers starting in April 2023, and many had their information posted on the dark web. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/bankruptcy-admin-approves-settlement-for-23andme-breach-victims
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South Korea hits Coupang with record $409 million fine over data breach
The penalty is the largest ever issued by the commission for a personal data breach, surpassing the record 134.8 billion won ($88.8 million) fine levied against SK Telecom earlier this year. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/south-korea-data-breach-record-fine-coupang
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Early Warning Signs of Supply-Chain Attacks Live in the Dark Web
GitHub access sales, leaked repositories, and stolen API keys can all become supply-chain attack footholds. Flare explores how underground forums expose early signals tied to software supply-chain risk. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/early-warning-signs-of-supply-chain-attacks-live-in-the-dark-web/
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Oracle PeopleSoft RCE Flaw Used as Zero-Day in Ongoing ShinyHunters Campaign
Tags: advisory, breach, exploit, flaw, google, group, intelligence, mandiant, oracle, rce, remote-code-execution, threat, update, vulnerability, zero-dayShinyHunters exploited a critical Oracle PeopleSoft zero-day to breach over 100 organizations, mostly universities, before a patch was available. Mandiant and Google’s Threat Intelligence Group published an analysis of an active ShinyHunters campaign on June 11, one day after Oracle finally issued an advisory for the vulnerability being exploited. The gap matters: the activity ran…
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Oracle PeopleSoft RCE Flaw Used as Zero-Day in Ongoing ShinyHunters Campaign
Tags: advisory, breach, exploit, flaw, google, group, intelligence, mandiant, oracle, rce, remote-code-execution, threat, update, vulnerability, zero-dayShinyHunters exploited a critical Oracle PeopleSoft zero-day to breach over 100 organizations, mostly universities, before a patch was available. Mandiant and Google’s Threat Intelligence Group published an analysis of an active ShinyHunters campaign on June 11, one day after Oracle finally issued an advisory for the vulnerability being exploited. The gap matters: the activity ran…
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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. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/pharmaceutical-giant-novo-nordisk-discloses-security-breach/
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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. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/french-govt-says-tchap-breach-affected-over-73-000-accounts/
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Maine breach portal abused to publish fake data breach disclosures
In an unusual misinformation campaign, fraudulent data breach disclosures were submitted to Maine’s official breach portal and publicly posted before their legitimacy could be verified, prompting companies to deny the claims. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/maine-breach-portal-abused-to-publish-fake-data-breach-disclosures/
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South Korea Drops a $409M Fine on Coupang in Historic Data Breach Ruling
South Korea fined Coupang $409 million after regulators said weak security controls led to a massive breach affecting 37.5 million accounts. The post South Korea Drops a $409M Fine on Coupang in Historic Data Breach Ruling appeared first on TechRepublic. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/news-coupang-record-fine-409m-apac-south-korea/
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France’s Tchap Breach: 650,000 Messages, 73,000 Accounts Exposed
Meta description: French officials are investigating a Tchap breach after an attacker claimed that 650,000 messages and 73,000 accounts were exposed via a hijacked account. The post France’s Tchap Breach: 650,000 Messages, 73,000 Accounts Exposed appeared first on TechRepublic. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/news-tchap-breach-emea-france/
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ShinyHunters Exploits Oracle PeopleSoft Zero-Day (CVE-2026-35273) to Breach Universities
The ShinyHunters extortion crew exploited an unpatched flaw in Oracle PeopleSoft to break into enterprise systems, steal data, and demand payment to keep it private. The campaign hit universities hardest.Google’s Mandiant attributes it to the group it tracks as UNC6240, and dates the activity between May 27 and June 9. Oracle did not publish its…
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Oracle warns of security bug that hackers abused to breach 100+ companies
The tech giant warned of a security flaw that a cybercrime gang said it’s exploiting as part of a mass-hacking campaign. Google said it notified more than 100 organizations that had potentially vulnerable servers. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2026/06/11/oracle-warns-of-security-bug-that-hackers-abused-to-breach-100-companies/
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Breach Roundup: CISA Says Agencies Should ‘Patch Smarter’
Also, France Probes Tchap Breach, M&S Cancels Bonuses, June Patch Tuesday. This week, CISA tightened patching rules, hackers provoked AI scanners. An accused Russian intel hacker appeared in court. Microsoft warned of AI-themed attacks. M&S canceled bonuses. France probed a Tchap breach. NHS trusts disclosed stolen data and a Telegram campaign targeted Russian troops. First…
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South Korea hits Coupang with $400M+ fine for data breach that affected millions
South Korean authorities issued the record-breaking fine following a data breach that affected over 30 million customers. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2026/06/11/south-korea-hits-coupang-with-400m-fine-for-data-breach-that-affected-millions/
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South Korea hits Coupang with $400M+ fine for data breach that affected millions
South Korean authorities issued the record-breaking fine following a data breach that affected over 30 million customers. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2026/06/11/south-korea-hits-coupang-with-400m-fine-for-data-breach-that-affected-millions/