Tag: breach
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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/
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Top 10 World’s Best Data Security Companies in 2026
In 2026, data has become the most valuable asset for businesses and the most targeted. With rising ransomware attacks, insider threats, AI-driven breaches, and strict global data protection regulations, organizations can no longer rely on basic security controls. This has fueled massive demand for advanced data security companies that can protect sensitive information across cloud,…
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ShinyHunters claim to be behind SSO-account data theft attacks
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/
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ShinyHunters claims Okta customer breaches, leaks data belonging to 3 orgs
‘A lot more’ victims to come, we’re told First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2026/01/23/shinyhunters_claims_okta_customer_breaches/
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AIs are Getting Better at Finding and Exploiting Internet Vulnerabilities
Really interesting blog post from Anthropic: In a recent evaluation of AI models’ cyber capabilities, current Claude models can now succeed at multistage attacks on networks with dozens of hosts using only standard, open-source tools, instead of the custom tools needed by previous generations. This illustrates how barriers to the use of AI in relatively…
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ShinyHunters Leak Alleged Data of Millions From SoundCloud, Crunchbase and Betterment
ShinyHunters claim more data breaches and leaks are coming soon! First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/shinyhunters-leak-soundcloud-crunchbase-betterment-data/