Tag: breach
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Another Credential Leak, Another Dollar
A 149M-credential breach shows why encryption alone isn’t enough. Infostealer malware bypasses cloud security by stealing passwords at the endpoint”, where encryption offers no protection. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/01/another-credential-leak-another-dollar/
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Android just got smarter at stopping snatchrun phone thefts
Google announced updates to the Android theft protection features that expand existing safeguards and make stolen devices harder to use. These updates are available on Android … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/01/28/google-android-theft-protection-features/
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Let them eat sourdough: ShinyHunters claims Panera Bread as stolen credentials victim
Plus, the gang says it got in via Microsoft Entra SSO First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2026/01/27/shinyhunters_claim_panera_bread/
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Nike Investigates Alleged Data Breach Tied to World Leaks
Nike is investigating World Leaks’ claims of a data breach, underscoring growing risks from data-centric extortion attacks. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/threats/nike-investigates-alleged-data-breach-tied-to-world-leaks/
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Interconnectedness, extortion risk make cybersecurity a healthcare C-suite priority
A new report from Trellix reviews the biggest breaches, describes the most effective defenses and profiles the most dangerous attackers. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/health-care-cybersecurity-threats-report-trellix/810608/
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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. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/nike-investigates-data-breach-after-extortion-gang-leaks-files/
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WorldLeaks Extortion Group Claims It Stole 1.4TB of Nike Data
The sportswear brand is investigating an alleged breach of its network that exposed some 188,347 files of highly sensitive corporate data. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/worldeaks-extortion-group-stole-1.4tb-nike-data
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Nike probes potential cyber incident after hackers claim data leak
The company said in a brief statement that it takes consumer privacy and data security seriously and is “actively assessing the situation,” but offered few details about the scope of the alleged breach or whether customer information may have been exposed. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/nike-probes-alleged-cyber-incident
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From Cipher to Fear: The psychology behind modern ransomware extortion
Modern ransomware has shifted from encryption to psychological extortion that exploits fear, liability, and exposure. Flare shows how today’s ransomware groups weaponize stolen data and pressure tactics to force payment. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/from-cipher-to-fear-the-psychology-behind-modern-ransomware-extortion/
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Teleport Launches Framework to Secure Identities of AI Agents
Teleport unveils an agentic identity framework that secures AI agents without passwords, replacing static credentials with cryptographic, zero-trust identities to reduce breach risk. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/01/teleport-launches-framework-to-secure-identities-of-ai-agents/
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Microsoft brings AI-powered investigations to security teams
Microsoft Purview Data Security Investigations is now available. The tool is part of Microsoft Purview and is intended for scenarios such as data breach and leak … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/01/27/microsoft-purview-data-security-investigations/
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Have I Been Pwned: SoundCloud data breach impacts 29.8 million accounts
Hackers have stolen the personal and contact information belonging to over 29.8 million SoundCloud user accounts after breaching the audio streaming platform’s systems. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/have-i-been-pwned-soundcloud-data-breach-impacts-298-million-accounts/
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149 million compromised credentials expose growing infostealer malware crisis
A recently discovered online database containing 149 million stolen usernames and passwords has been taken offline after being identified by security researcher Jeremiah Fowler. While the exposure has now been addressed, the scale and nature of the data involved underline a far deeper and ongoing cybersecurity challenge: the industrialisation of credential theft through infostealing malware.…
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World Leaks Ransomware Group Claims 1.4TB Nike Data Breach
Nike is investigating after the World Leaks ransomware group posted a 1.4TB data dump First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/worldleaks-ransomware-14tb-nike/
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Top Authentication Methods for Preventing Data Breaches
Authentication determines who gets in and who stays out. Getting this right means fewer breaches, less downtime, and stronger trust with customers. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/01/top-authentication-methods-for-preventing-data-breaches/
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eScan Antivirus Supply Chain Breach Delivers Signed Malware
Supply chain breach in eScan antivirus distributes multi-stage malware via legitimate updates First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/escan-antivirus-breach-delivers/
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eScan Antivirus Supply Chain Breach Delivers Signed Malware
Supply chain breach in eScan antivirus distributes multi-stage malware via legitimate updates First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/escan-antivirus-breach-delivers/
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ShinyHunters claims 2 Million Crunchbase records; company confirms breach
Crunchbase confirms a data breach after cybercrime group ShinyHunters claims to have stolen over 2 million personal records. Crunchbase confirmed a data breach after the cybercriminal group ShinyHunters claimed to steal over 2 million personal records from its systems. The group leaked a 402 MB compressed archive on their website due to a failed extortion…
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Identity Fraud: The New Crimewave Targeting Remote Work
The Urgency of High-Assurance Identity Proofing Amid Growing Identity Fraud Remote work has fueled a new crimewave built on stolen and synthetic identities. As deepfakes scale, high-assurance identity proofing – combining biometrics, liveness detection and verified IDs – becomes essential to verify users, prevent impersonation and protect enterprise access. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to…
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Identity Fraud: The New Crimewave Targeting Remote Work
The Urgency of High-Assurance Identity Proofing Amid Growing Identity Fraud Remote work has fueled a new crimewave built on stolen and synthetic identities. As deepfakes scale, high-assurance identity proofing – combining biometrics, liveness detection and verified IDs – becomes essential to verify users, prevent impersonation and protect enterprise access. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to…
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Microsoft handed over BitLocker keys to law enforcement, raising enterprise data control concerns
Tags: access, authentication, backup, breach, business, china, cloud, control, corporate, credentials, data, endpoint, governance, government, group, india, infrastructure, law, mfa, microsoft, risk, service, technologyWhere most enterprises go wrong: Enterprises using BitLocker should treat the recovery keys as highly sensitive, and avoid default cloud backup unless there is a clear business requirement and the associated risks are well understood and mitigated.The safest configuration is to redirect those keys to on-premises Active Directory or a controlled enterprise key vault. Even…
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Microsoft handed over BitLocker keys to law enforcement, raising enterprise data control concerns
Tags: access, authentication, backup, breach, business, china, cloud, control, corporate, credentials, data, endpoint, governance, government, group, india, infrastructure, law, mfa, microsoft, risk, service, technologyWhere most enterprises go wrong: Enterprises using BitLocker should treat the recovery keys as highly sensitive, and avoid default cloud backup unless there is a clear business requirement and the associated risks are well understood and mitigated.The safest configuration is to redirect those keys to on-premises Active Directory or a controlled enterprise key vault. Even…
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Nike Data Breach Claims Surface as WorldLeaks Leaks 1.4TB of Files Online
As users continue to assess the Under Armour data breach, WorldLeaks, the rebranded version of the Hunters International… First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/nike-data-breach-worldleaks-leaks-files-online/
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Law Firm Investigates Coupang Security Failures Ahead of Class Action Deadline
The US law firm Hagens Berman will lead a class action lawsuit against Coupang over security failures that led to a June 2025 data breach First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/law-firm-coupang-security-failures/
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CISO’s predictions for 2026
Tags: access, ai, attack, authentication, automation, breach, business, ciso, cloud, control, credentials, cryptography, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, encryption, endpoint, extortion, finance, governance, government, healthcare, identity, infrastructure, malicious, mobile, mssp, network, password, penetration-testing, ransomware, risk, router, saas, soc, strategy, supply-chain, technology, threat, tool, vulnerability, warfareAI agents to reshape the threat landscape: But those same AI technologies are also changing the threat landscape. Toal points to a recent Anthropic report that documented the first large-scale AI-enabled cyberattack as an early warning sign. “I guarantee attackers will be more focused on using AI agents for what they want than a lot…
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Can NHIs management fit within tight cybersecurity budgets?
Why Are Non-Human Identities Crucial in Cybersecurity? Have you ever considered how machine identities, or Non-Human Identities (NHIs), fit into your cybersecurity strategy? Where breaches and data leaks can have catastrophic consequences, ensuring that your digital is secure is more important than ever. Managing NHIs, which are essentially machine identities consisting of secrets such as……
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Nike is investigating a possible data breach, after WorldLeaks claims
Nike is investigating a possible cyber incident after the WorldLeaks group claimed it stole data from the company’s systems. Nike is probing a potential security breach after the WorldLeaks cybercrime group claimed it accessed and stole data from the company’s systems. The footwear and apparel giant said it has launched an investigation to assess the…
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ShinyHunters claim hacks of Okta, Microsoft SSO accounts for data theft
The ShinyHunters extortion gang claims it is behind a wave of ongoing voice phishing attacks targeting single sign-on (SSO) accounts at Okta, Microsoft, and Google, enabling threat actors to breach corporate SaaS platforms and steal company data for extortion. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/shinyhunters-claim-to-be-behind-sso-account-data-theft-attacks/