Latest Data Breach news (2024)

Latest Data Breach news

  • New York Times source code stolen using exposed GitHub token

    Internal source code and data belonging to The New York Times was leaked on the 4chan message board after being stolen from thecompany's GitHub repositories in January 2024, The Times confirmed to BleepingComputer.

    • Lawrence Abrams
    • June 08, 2024
    • 01:10 PM
    • 1
  • Christie's starts notifying clients of RansomHub data breach

    British auction house Christie's is notifying individuals whose data was stolen by the RansomHub ransomware gang in a recent network breach.

    • Sergiu Gatlan
    • June 07, 2024
    • 03:04 PM
    • 0
  • Frontier warns 750,000 of a data breach after extortion threats

    Frontier Communications is warning 750,000 customers that their information was exposed in a data breach after an April cyberattack claimed by the RansomHub ransomware operation.

    • Bill Toulas
    • June 07, 2024
    • 02:45 PM
    • 0
  • Los Angeles Unified School District investigates data theft claims

    Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) officials are investigating a threat actor's claims that they're selling stolen databases containing records belonging to millions of students and thousands of teachers.

    • Sergiu Gatlan
    • June 06, 2024
    • 06:44 PM
    • 0
  • PandaBuy pays ransom to hacker only to get extorted again

    Chinese shopping platform Pandabuy told BleepingComputer it previously paid a a ransom demand to prevent stolen data from being leaked, only for the same threat actor to extort the company again this week.

    • Bill Toulas
    • June 06, 2024
    • 11:18 AM
    • 3
  • Club Penguin fans breached Disney Confluence server, stole 2.5GB of data

    Club Penguin fans hacked a Disney Confluence server to steal information about their favorite game but wound up walking away with 2.5 GB of internal corporate data, BleepingComputer has learned.

    • Lawrence Abrams
    • June 05, 2024
    • 04:15 PM
    • 1
  • Australian mining company discloses breach after BianLian leaks data

    Northern Minerals issued an announcement earlier today warningthat it suffered a cybersecurity breach resulting in some of its stolen data being published on the dark web.

    • Bill Toulas
    • June 04, 2024
    • 06:10 PM
    • 0
  • Collection agency FBCS ups data breach tally to 3.2 million people

    Debt collection agency Financial Business and Consumer Solutions (FBCS) now says over 3.2 million people have been impacted by a data breach that occurred in February.

    • Bill Toulas
    • June 03, 2024
    • 07:11 PM
    • 2
  • Ticketmaster confirms massive breach after stolen data for sale online

    Live Nation has confirmed that Ticketmaster suffered a data breach after its data was stolen from a third-party cloud database provider, which is believed to be Snowflake.

    • Lawrence Abrams
    • May 31, 2024
    • 05:43 PM
    • 2
  • ShinyHunters claims Santander breach, selling data for 30M customers

    A threat actor known as ShinyHunters is claiming to be selling a massive trove of Santander Bank data, including information for 30 million customers, employees, and bank account data, two weeks after the bank reported a data breach.

    • Lawrence Abrams
    • May 31, 2024
    • 11:47 AM
    • 0
  • Cooler Master confirms customer info stolen in data breach

    Computer hardware manufacturer Cooler Master has confirmed that it suffered a data breach on May 19, allowing a threat actor to steal customer data.

    • Lawrence Abrams
    • May 30, 2024
    • 11:01 AM
    • 0
  • BBC suffers data breach impacting current, former employees

    The BBC has disclosed a data security incident that occurred on May 21, involving unauthorized access to files hosted on a cloud-based service, compromising the personal information of BBC Pension Scheme members.

    • Bill Toulas
    • May 30, 2024
    • 10:02 AM
    • 0
  • Cooler Master hit by data breach exposing customer information

    Computer hardware manufacturer Cooler Master has suffered a data breach after a threat actor breached the company's websiteand claimed to steal the Fanzone member information of 500,000 customers.

    • Lawrence Abrams
    • May 29, 2024
    • 05:09 PM
    • 0
  • First American December data breach impacts 44,000 people

    First American Financial Corporation, the second-largest title insurance company in the United States, revealed on Tuesday that a December cyberattack led to a breach impacting 44,000 individuals.

    • Sergiu Gatlan
    • May 28, 2024
    • 06:22 PM
    • 1
  • Christie’s confirms breach after RansomHub threatens to leak data

    Christie's confirmed that it suffered a security incident earlier this month after the RansomHub extortion gang claimedresponsibility and threatened to leak stolen data.

    • Bill Toulas
    • May 28, 2024
    • 12:10 PM
    • 0
  • Sav-Rx discloses data breach impacting 2.8 million Americans

    Prescription management company Sav-Rx is warning over 2.8 million people in the United States that it suffered a data breach, stating thattheirpersonaldata was stolenin a 2023 cyberattack.

    • Bill Toulas
    • May 27, 2024
    • 10:47 AM
    • 0
  • Cencora data breach exposes US patient info from 11 drug companies

    Some of the largest drug companies in the world have disclosed data breaches due to a February 2024 cyberattack at Cencora, whom they partner with for pharmaceutical and business services.

    • Bill Toulas
    • May 24, 2024
    • 11:44 AM
    • 2
  • Northern Ireland police faces £750k fine after exposing staff info

    UK's Information Commissioner Office (ICO) has announced the intention to impose a fine of £750,000 ($954,000) on the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) for exposing the entire workforce's personal details by inadvertently publishing a spreadsheet file online.

    • Bill Toulas
    • May 23, 2024
    • 11:52 AM
    • 0
  • Western Sydney University data breach exposed student data

    Western Sydney University (WSU) has notified students and academic staff about a data breach after threat actors breached its Microsoft 365 and Sharepoint environment.

    • Bill Toulas
    • May 21, 2024
    • 03:39 PM
    • 0
  • OmniVision discloses data breach after 2023 ransomware attack

    The California-based imaging sensors manufacturer OmniVision is warning of a data breach after the company suffered a Cactus ransomware attack last year.

    • Bill Toulas
    • May 20, 2024
    • 04:51 PM
    • 0
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Who was recently hacked? ›

  • Turkish Hackers Claim Responsibility for Qatar National Bank Breach. ...
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  • 250 Hyatt Hotels Across 50 Countries Hit by Data Breach. ...
  • Another Hotel Chain Gets Hit: Hilton Reports Payment Card Breach. ...
  • Superfish-style Certificates Installed by Dell Support Tools.

What are the most recent cyber attacks? ›

Recent Attacks
  • Slack GitHub Account Hack.
  • Data Of 228 Million Deezer Users Stolen.
  • Twitter Leaks Data On 200 Million Users.
  • Malware Targets 30+ WordPress Plugins.
  • Kubernetes Clusters Hacked.
  • Top 10 Cyber Attacks In 2022.
  • Top 10 Vulnerabilities In 2022.
  • View Recent Attacks.

How do I know if I was affected by data breach? ›

One of the best ways to check if you have been hacked is to enter your email into a number of data breach websites that track breaches and verify them as genuine. The websites will tell you if your email and associated passwords were part of any known data breaches.

What companies have been hacked in 2024? ›

Data Breaches in February 2024
DateVictimThreat Actor
February 06, 2024French healthcare payment service providers, Viamedis and AlmerysUnknown
February 12, 2024Bank of AmericaLockBit Ransomware
February 13, 2024Prudential FinancialALPHV Ransomware
February 13, 2024Facebook MarketplaceThe 'algoatson' Discord handle
13 more rows
Mar 4, 2024

What is the most hacked company? ›

26 Biggest Data Breaches in US History
  1. 1. Yahoo! Date: 2013-2016. ...
  2. Microsoft. Date: January 2021. ...
  3. Real Estate Wealth Network. Date: December 2023. ...
  4. First American Financial Corp. Date: May 2019. ...
  5. 5. Facebook. Date: April 2021. ...
  6. LinkedIn. Date: April 2021. ...
  7. JPMorgan Chase. Date: June 2014. ...
  8. Home Depot. Date: April 2014.

Am I currently being hacked? ›

If your social media account password or email changes without your knowledge, you've almost certainly been hacked. The same applies if: Your name or birthday changes. Friend requests were made to people you don't know.

Was AT&T hacked recently? ›

The data leak first came to light in 2021, when hackers claimed they'd stolen customer data from AT&T and would put the information up for sale. Fast-forward to March 2024, the stolen personal information was discovered on the dark web, according to Troy Hunt, creator of Have I Been Pwned.

How do I know if my number has been leaked? ›

How To Check If My Phone Number Is Leaked. Go to ID Protection Data Leak Checker and find out if your phone number appeared in any data leaks.

Is my info on the dark web? ›

Run a free Dark Web scan

This is a good place to start — however, free scanners only check for email addresses (and sometimes phone numbers). To see if your financial data, SSN, or IDs have been leaked, you need to sign up for a Dark Web monitoring service.

Has Verizon been hacked in 2024? ›

The most recent Verizon data breach was reported in February 2024, when Verizon disclosed a breach affecting 63,000 employees. Below is a full timeline of the Verizon data breaches through 2023, starting with the most recent.

What is the most common data breach? ›

The 8 Most Common Causes of Data Breaches
  • Weak and stolen credentials.
  • Backdoor and application vulnerabilities.
  • Malware.
  • Social engineering.
  • Too many permissions.
  • Ransomware.
  • Improper configuration and exposure via APIs.
  • DNS attacks.
Apr 19, 2024

What was the largest data breach in history? ›

1. Yahoo — 2013

Affecting every existing Yahoo account in 2013, this data breach (reported in 2016) is the largest ever to occur.

Can you find who hacked you? ›

You can also look up your hacker's IP address in various IP Abuse databases (such as abuseipdb.com) to see if other people have reported problems with the same IP address. There is a slim chance that this may give you more information about your attacker.

Who is considered a hacker in today's world? ›

A hacker is a person who breaks into a computer system. The reasons for hacking can be many: installing malware, stealing or destroying data, disrupting service, and more. Hacking can also be done for ethical reasons, such as trying to find software vulnerabilities so they can be fixed.

Who is Darkbeam? ›

Darkbeam is a London-based supply chain intelligence capability provider. Fuelled by innovations from Darkbeam Labs, our platforms make Cyber Risk Management accessible to Cybersecurity and Procurement teams of all sizes. When you work with Darkbeam, you gain more than a vendor or software platform.

How did Darkbeam get hacked? ›

Multiple theories suggest the leak was a product of human error. The researcher may have been using Elasticsearch and Kibana to complete their project, neglecting to protect vital information when finished. They may have forgotten to change their password after otherwise typical maintenance.

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