Data Breaches

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Data Breaches

India's Kudankulam Nuclear Plant Faces Alleged Data Leak

India's nuclear operator claims leaked documents from Kudankulam plant pose no safety risk, despite thousands of files being published online by cybercrime group World Leaks.

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23andMe Genetics Data Breach Settlement

Genetic testing company 23andMe agrees to pay $18 million to settle claims over a 2023 data breach that exposed 6.9 million customers' genetic data.

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EU-US Data Transfer Agreement Under Threat

A Supreme Court decision has put the EU-US Data Privacy Framework at risk, potentially disrupting €1.7 trillion in transatlantic trade and forcing companies like Meta and Google to reconsider their presence in Europe.

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FIFA World Cup Streaming Domains Seized

The US Justice Department has seized nearly 400 web domains used for illegally streaming FIFA World Cup matches, protecting consumers and enforcing intellectual property rights worldwide.

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Polymarket Hack Losses

Decentralized prediction market Polymarket has been hacked, with approximately $3 million in cryptocurrency stolen from users.

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Nintendo Data Stolen in Third-Party Cyberattack

Nintendo of America confirmed that threat actors stole internal survey data from the third-party TinyPulse service, with the Shadowbyt3$ group demanding a $2 million ransom

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Klue Supply Chain Attack Impacts Cybersecurity Firms

Cybersecurity firms Huntress and Recorded Future were impacted by a supply chain attack on market intelligence platform Klue, resulting in unauthorized access to customer data.

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23andMe Data Breach Settlement

A Missouri bankruptcy court has approved a $47 million settlement fund for 7 million victims of a 2023 data breach at genetics testing company 23andMe.

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Novo Nordisk Clinical Trials Data Breach

Danish pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk disclosed a data breach affecting patient information from some clinical trials, including pseudonymized patient data and exposed healthcare professional information.

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Maine Data Breach Portal Suspended

Maine has disabled its public data breach reporting portal after fake disclosures were submitted, including a hoax claiming a VRChat breach affecting 2.4 million people.

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Coupang Fined $409 Million Over Data Breach

South Korea's data protection regulator has imposed a record $409 million fine on Coupang, the country's largest online retailer, after a data breach compromised the personal information of tens of millions of customers.

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SoFi Hong Kong Data Breach

SoFi Hong Kong suffered a data breach after hackers gained access to a database at a third-party vendor containing customer information.

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UN World Food Programme Breach Affects 600,000 Gaza Households

The United Nations' World Food Programme disclosed a breach affecting 600,000 Gaza households, with attackers gaining access to personal data including names, ID numbers, and location information.

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Carnival Data Breach

Cruise giant Carnival confirms a data breach affecting nearly 6 million people, with stolen data including names, addresses, and passport numbers.

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Charter Communications Data Breach

A data breach at Charter Communications has affected 4.9 million accounts, with the ShinyHunters extortion gang claiming responsibility and leaking stolen documents on the dark web.

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23andMe Sued Over 2023 Data Breach

California AG sues 23andMe over a 2023 data breach that exposed sensitive health information of nearly 7 million customers, including 855,541 Californians.

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23andMe Sued Over 2023 Data Breach

California's attorney general sued 23andMe, alleging it failed to protect user data in a 2023 breach affecting nearly 7 million people.

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Charter Data Breach Exposed

Charter Communications confirms data breach after ShinyHunters extortion threat, affecting millions of customer records.

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Lithuania Probes Theft of 600,000 State Registry Records

Lithuanian prosecutors are investigating a major data breach affecting the country's state registry systems, potentially exposing sensitive personal and property records of over 600,000 individuals.

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7-Eleven Data Breach

A data breach at 7-Eleven has exposed the personal information of 185,000 people, including names, dates of birth, email addresses, phone numbers, and physical addresses.

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Italy Disrupts CINEMAGOAL Piracy App

Italian authorities dismantled the CINEMAGOAL piracy app, which stole streaming authentication codes, causing estimated damages of €300 million in unpaid subscription revenues.

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CISA Data Leak Sparks Congressional Inquiry

Lawmakers are demanding answers from CISA after a contractor leaked agency secrets on a public GitHub account, raising concerns about the agency's internal policies and procedures.

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7-Eleven Data Breach

Convenience store giant 7-Eleven confirms a data breach after ShinyHunters claimed to have stolen information from the company's systems.

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CISA Admin Exposes AWS GovCloud Keys

A CISA contractor leaked credentials to highly privileged AWS GovCloud accounts and internal CISA systems on a public GitHub repository.

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THORChain Crypto Heist

More than $10 million was stolen from cryptocurrency platform THORChain during a security incident on Friday morning.

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Tina Peters Sentence Commuted

Colorado Governor Jared Polis has commuted the prison sentence of Tina Peters, the former Mesa County election clerk who was sentenced to nine years for a serious election-related data breach.

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American Lending Center Data Breach

A data breach at American Lending Center has impacted over 123,000 individuals, with stolen information including names, dates of birth, and SSNs.

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UK Water Company Fined £963,900

South Staffordshire Water was fined £963,900 for failing to discover hackers hidden inside its computer network for nearly two years, resulting in the personal data of 633,887 customers and employees being published.

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Canvas Data Leak Extortion

Cybercriminals threaten to leak 3.65 terabytes of sensitive data from Canvas, a widely used education tech platform, after a prolonged cyberattack.

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Canvas Data Breach Affects Nearly 9,000 Schools

ShinyHunters claims nearly 9,000 schools are affected by a data breach of Canvas, a learning management system, with personal information of 275 million users compromised.

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Braintrust Data Breach Prompts API Key Rotation

AI evaluation platform Braintrust urges customers to rotate API keys after a data breach, where hackers accessed an AWS account, potentially exposing keys used by companies like Box and Dropbox.

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Canvas Data Breach

A data extortion attack on the education technology platform Canvas has disrupted classes and coursework at schools and universities across the US, with hackers threatening to leak data from 275 million students and faculty.

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France Govt Agency Breach: 15-Year-Old Detained

A 15-year-old has been detained in France for allegedly selling data stolen from the country's agency for issuing and managing administrative documents, exposing 11.7 million accounts.

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ADT Breach Exposes Customer Data Including Partial Social Security Numbers

Home security giant ADT confirmed cybercriminals breached its systems and stole a limited set of customer data, including names, addresses, and partial Social Security numbers. The ShinyHunters group claims to have taken 10 million records and is demanding a ransom.

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Hasbro Cyberattack Could Take Weeks to Resolve, SEC Filing Reveals

Toy giant Hasbro disclosed unauthorized network access in an SEC 8-K filing dated March 28, 2026, warning that business continuity measures may remain in place for several weeks and could cause some delays.

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Hims & Hers Health Breach Leaks Highly Sensitive Patient Health Information

Telehealth company Hims & Hers Health suffered a data breach through its third-party customer support platform, exposing protected health information including details tied to erectile dysfunction, hair loss, and mental health conditions.

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Eurail Data Breach From December 2025 Affects 308,777 Individuals

European rail pass operator Eurail B.V. has confirmed that a cyberattack on December 26, 2025 exposed the personal data of 308,777 individuals, including names, passport numbers, and sensitive health and financial information.

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Fintech Startup Data Breach Exposes Payment Data of 3 Million Users

A major data breach at fintech startup PayNova has exposed payment card data and transaction histories for approximately 3 million users, raising serious questions about startup security practices and PCI DSS compliance.