Data Breaches
Discover expert analysis on data breaches with news, features and insights from the team at IT Pro.
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Claude Code creator confirms cause of massive source code leak
News Over half a million lines of Claude Code source code was leaked, with the company attributing the blunder to human error
By Ross Kelly Published
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European Commission confirms data breach as ShinyHunters group claims responsibility
News The extortion group is believed to be behind a cyber attack affecting the Commission's cloud systems
By Emma Woollacott Published
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Everything we know so far about the PayPal data breach
News While few PayPal customers saw their data exposed, some did experience unauthorized activity on their accounts
By Emma Woollacott Published
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A single compromised account gave hackers access to 1.2 million French banking records
News Ficoba has warned that “numerous” scams are already in circulation following the data breach
By Emma Woollacott Published
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Security experts warn Substack users to brace for phishing attacks after breach
News Substack CEO Christ Best confirmed the incident occurred in October 2025
By Ross Kelly Published
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Everything we know so far about the Nike data breach
News Hackers behind the WorldLeaks ransomware group claim to have accessed sensitive corporate data
By Ross Kelly Published
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1,800 MSPs impacted in Pax8 data leak after company shared partner information via email
News More than a thousand MSPs have been alerted that competitors may now have access to sensitive business data
By Emma Woollacott Published
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LastPass hit with ICO fine after 2022 data breach exposed 1.6 million users
News The impact of the LastPass breach was felt by customers as late as December 2024
By Emma Woollacott Published
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OpenAI hailed for ‘swift move’ in terminating Mixpanel ties after data breach hits developers
News The Mixpanel breach prompted OpenAI to launch a review into its broader supplier ecosystem
By Ross Kelly Published
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Salesforce customers face second third-party incident this year with Gainsight breach
News Customers impacted in the Gainsight breach have been contacted by Salesforce
By Ross Kelly Published
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Google says reports of a 'huge' Gmail breach affecting millions of users are false, again
News Reports of a major Gmail affecting millions of users have been flooding the web this week – Google says they're "false" and you've nothing to worry about.
By Ross Kelly Published
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Capita fined £14 million after it 'failed to ensure the security' of personal data
News Capita CEO Adolfo Hernandez has since "accelerated" the company's cybersecurity transformation
By Jane McCallion Published
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