Tag: data-breach
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Fashion retailer Express left customers’ personal data and order details exposed to the internet
Retail giant Express was publicly spilling customer information to the open web. The bug is now fixed after TechCrunch alerted Express, but the company would not say if it plans to notify customers. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2026/04/16/fashion-retailer-express-left-customers-personal-data-and-order-details-exposed-to-the-internet/
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“I’m Just Scared”: Teen Hacker Jailed After Massive U.S. School Data Breach
Hacker Matthew Lane, now 20, played a central role in the PowerSchool data breach, one of the largest cyberattacks in U.S. education history. As he headed to federal prison in Connecticut, he admitted fear and regret, writing, “It’s extremely sad, and I’m just scared.” First seen on thecyberexpress.com Jump to article: thecyberexpress.com/hacker-matthew-lane-powerschool-data-breach/
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“I’m Just Scared”: Teen Hacker Jailed After Massive U.S. School Data Breach
Hacker Matthew Lane, now 20, played a central role in the PowerSchool data breach, one of the largest cyberattacks in U.S. education history. As he headed to federal prison in Connecticut, he admitted fear and regret, writing, “It’s extremely sad, and I’m just scared.” First seen on thecyberexpress.com Jump to article: thecyberexpress.com/hacker-matthew-lane-powerschool-data-breach/
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“I’m Just Scared”: Teen Hacker Jailed After Massive U.S. School Data Breach
Hacker Matthew Lane, now 20, played a central role in the PowerSchool data breach, one of the largest cyberattacks in U.S. education history. As he headed to federal prison in Connecticut, he admitted fear and regret, writing, “It’s extremely sad, and I’m just scared.” First seen on thecyberexpress.com Jump to article: thecyberexpress.com/hacker-matthew-lane-powerschool-data-breach/
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Textbook titan McGraw Hill on ransomware crew’s reading list after 13.5M records exposed
Publisher claims misconfigured Salesforce-hosted page leaked data First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2026/04/16/mcgraw_hill_salesforce/
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UK told its Big Tech habit is now a national security risk
Open Rights Group says years of reliance on US giants have left Britain exposed First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2026/04/15/uk_big_tech_dependence/
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UK told its Big Tech habit is now a national security risk
Open Rights Group says years of reliance on US giants have left Britain exposed First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2026/04/15/uk_big_tech_dependence/
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Critical nginx UI tool vulnerability opens web servers to full compromise
Tags: access, ai, api, attack, authentication, ceo, credentials, data-breach, endpoint, exploit, infrastructure, Internet, risk, service, software, threat, tool, update, vulnerability/mcp_message, was implemented without authentication, a weakness Pluto Security dubbed ‘MCPwn’.”This exposes 12 MCP tools, including config writes with automatic nginx reload, to any host on the network. One unauthenticated API call is all it takes to inject a config and take over nginx,” said Pluto Security.Leveraging MCPwn, an attacker would be able to intercept…
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Cookeville Regional Medical Center hospital data breach impacts 337,917 people
A ransomware attack on Cookeville Regional Medical Center hospital (Tennessee) exposed data of 337,000 people after hackers stole 500GB of sensitive information from its systems. A ransomware attack on Cookeville Regional Medical Center (CRMC) in Tennessee led to a major data breach affecting about 337,000 people. The attack, carried out by the Rhysida group, involved…
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Critical nginx UI tool vulnerability opens web servers to full compromise
Tags: access, ai, api, attack, authentication, ceo, credentials, data-breach, endpoint, exploit, infrastructure, Internet, risk, service, software, threat, tool, update, vulnerability/mcp_message, was implemented without authentication, a weakness Pluto Security dubbed ‘MCPwn’.”This exposes 12 MCP tools, including config writes with automatic nginx reload, to any host on the network. One unauthenticated API call is all it takes to inject a config and take over nginx,” said Pluto Security.Leveraging MCPwn, an attacker would be able to intercept…
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Breach Roundup: Mr. Raccoon Wants Your Password
Tags: breach, china, data, data-breach, flaw, fortinet, healthcare, leak, password, phishing, ransomware, scamAlso, Eurail Breach, ChipSoft Hospital Disruptions, W3LL Phishing Takedown. This week, a Raccoon-linked actor hit help desks, Eurail exposed 308K users, Fortinet patched critical flaws, Pushpaganda scams, major data leaks hit healthcare and China, ransomware and phishing ops surged, and multiple breaches impacted firms and hospitals. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/breach-roundup-mr-raccoon-wants-your-password-a-31450
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Critical nginx UI tool vulnerability opens web servers to full compromise
Tags: access, ai, api, attack, authentication, ceo, credentials, data-breach, endpoint, exploit, infrastructure, Internet, risk, service, software, threat, tool, update, vulnerability/mcp_message, was implemented without authentication, a weakness Pluto Security dubbed ‘MCPwn’.”This exposes 12 MCP tools, including config writes with automatic nginx reload, to any host on the network. One unauthenticated API call is all it takes to inject a config and take over nginx,” said Pluto Security.Leveraging MCPwn, an attacker would be able to intercept…
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Danske Bank upgrade error exposed 20,000 customer addresses
Danish bank revealed details of a customer data leak last year which affected thousands of customers First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366641711/Danske-Bank-upgrade-error-exposed-20000-customer-addresses
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The deepfake dilemma: From financial fraud to reputational crisis
Tags: ai, authentication, business, ceo, communications, control, cyber, data-breach, deep-fake, exploit, finance, fraud, malicious, phone, resilience, risk, threat, toolDeepfakes as tools for financial fraud: Deepfakes have quickly become a powerful enabler of financial fraud. This is largely because most business communication channels, like video and voice calls, remain unauthenticated. A single convincing audio or video call, seemingly from a trusted executive, can bypass established controls in minutes. Employees in these scenarios often follow…
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Danske Bank upgrade error exposed 20,000 customer addresses
Danish bank revealed details of a customer data leak last year which affected thousands of customers First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366641711/Danske-Bank-upgrade-error-exposed-20000-customer-addresses
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The deepfake dilemma: From financial fraud to reputational crisis
Tags: ai, authentication, business, ceo, communications, control, cyber, data-breach, deep-fake, exploit, finance, fraud, malicious, phone, resilience, risk, threat, toolDeepfakes as tools for financial fraud: Deepfakes have quickly become a powerful enabler of financial fraud. This is largely because most business communication channels, like video and voice calls, remain unauthenticated. A single convincing audio or video call, seemingly from a trusted executive, can bypass established controls in minutes. Employees in these scenarios often follow…
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McGraw-Hill Confirms Data Exposure, Hackers Claim 45M Salesforce Records Leaked
McGraw-Hill confirms a data exposure tied to a Salesforce misconfiguration as hackers claim 45M records, raising concerns over SaaS security risks. The post McGraw-Hill Confirms Data Exposure, Hackers Claim 45M Salesforce Records Leaked appeared first on TechRepublic. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/news-mcgraw-hill-salesforce-data-exposure-45m-records/
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7 biggest healthcare security threats
Tags: access, ai, api, attack, breach, business, cloud, control, credentials, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, dark-web, data, data-breach, email, endpoint, google, government, hacking, healthcare, HIPAA, infrastructure, injection, insurance, Internet, phishing, risk, security-incident, service, software, spam, sql, threat, tool, vulnerabilityCloud vulnerabilities and misconfigurations: Many healthcare organizations have adopted cloud services as part of broader digital transformation initiatives. As a result, patient health information (PHI) and other sensitive data is increasingly being hosted in vendor cloud environments.The trend has broadened attack surface at healthcare organizations, says Anthony James, vice president of products at Infoblox, especially…
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Massive Chrome Extension Scam Exposes 20,000 Users to Data Theft
Researchers linked 108 malicious Chrome extensions to a coordinated campaign that exposed about 20,000 users to data theft, backdoors, and ad injection. The post Massive Chrome Extension Scam Exposes 20,000 Users to Data Theft appeared first on TechRepublic. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/news-malicious-chrome-extensions-data-theft/
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7 biggest healthcare security threats
Tags: access, ai, api, attack, breach, business, cloud, control, credentials, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, dark-web, data, data-breach, email, endpoint, google, government, hacking, healthcare, HIPAA, infrastructure, injection, insurance, Internet, phishing, risk, security-incident, service, software, spam, sql, threat, tool, vulnerabilityCloud vulnerabilities and misconfigurations: Many healthcare organizations have adopted cloud services as part of broader digital transformation initiatives. As a result, patient health information (PHI) and other sensitive data is increasingly being hosted in vendor cloud environments.The trend has broadened attack surface at healthcare organizations, says Anthony James, vice president of products at Infoblox, especially…
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What to do When Your AI Guardrails Fail
I want to talk about a bug. Not because the bug itself was exceptional, but because what it exposed should change how every organisation architects AI governance. For several weeks earlier this year, Microsoft 365 Copilot read and summarised confidential emails despite sensitivity labels and Data Loss Prevention policies being correctly configured to block that…
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We’re only seeing the tip of the chip-smuggling iceberg
A string of federal indictments has exposed a pervasive shadow network of data centers and fake products spanning Southeast Asia. To secure national security, the U.S. must move enforcement from the airport gate to the factory floor. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/ai-chip-smuggling-china-export-controls-enforcement-op-ed/
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Data breach at edtech giant McGraw Hill affects 13.5 million accounts
The ShinyHunters extortion group has leaked data from 13.5 million McGraw Hill user accounts, stolen after breaching the company’s Salesforce environment earlier this month. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/data-breach-at-edtech-giant-mcgraw-hill-affects-135-million-accounts/
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Smashing Security podcast #463: This AI company leaked its own code. It’s also built something terrifying
A hacking group claims to have broken into the flood defence system protecting Venice’s Piazza San Marco – and is offering to sell access to whoever wants it. The asking price? A frankly insulting $600. First seen on grahamcluley.com Jump to article: grahamcluley.com/smashing-security-podcast-463/
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Claude Mythos: Prepare for your board’s cybersecurity questions about the latest AI model from Anthropic
Tags: ai, api, application-security, attack, authentication, automation, best-practice, business, ceo, cisa, cloud, compliance, container, control, cve, cvss, cyber, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, endpoint, exploit, fedramp, finance, flaw, framework, governance, group, HIPAA, identity, injection, insurance, kev, law, linkedin, linux, LLM, macOS, network, PCI, risk, service, soc, software, strategy, technology, threat, update, vulnerability, vulnerability-management, windows, zero-day, zero-trustWith the Federal Reserve Chairman meeting with bank CEOs to discuss the security implications of Claude Mythos, you can bet that your board of directors will ask you about the impact of the AI model on your cybersecurity strategy. Here’s how to prepare. Key takeaways Anthropic announced Claude Mythos Preview, its most powerful general-purpose frontier…
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McGraw-Hill confirms data breach following extortion threat
Education company McGraw-Hill has confirmed in a statement to BleepingComputer that hackers exploited a Salesforce misconfiguration and accessed its internal data. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/mcgraw-hill-confirms-data-breach-following-extortion-threat/
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Botnet Exposed: Hackers Leave Worker Access and Root Passwords Wide Open
Hackers have left a live Twitter/X credential”‘stuffing botnet effectively unlocked, exposing its full command”‘and”‘control stack, worker fleet, and root passwords to anyone who knows where to look. The C2 runs on a Windows Server 2019 instance hosted by Hetzner in Falkenstein, Germany, with RDP, SMB, and WinRM all exposed alongside the Flask panel, indicating a…
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ShinyHunters claim the hack of Rockstar Games breach and started leaking data
Leak of 8.1GB data tied to Rockstar Games includes anti-cheat code, game data, analytics and more, reportedly exposed by ShinyHunters. An 8.1GB data leak reportedly linked to Rockstar Games has surfaced, with files shared by ShinyHunters after being obtained via Anodot. The dataset includes anti-cheat source code, player analytics, game assets, Zendesk support tickets and…
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Booking.com data breach: Customer reservation data exposed
>>Unauthorized third parties may have been able to access certain booking information associated with your reservation,<< email alerts sent out by Booking.com over … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/04/14/booking-com-data-breach-customer-reservation-data-exposed/