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Block accused of woefully mishandling data breach affecting 8.2 million users
By Rory Bathgate published
News Class-action lawsuit claims the company took too long to inform customers and failed to provide a sufficient explanation for the breach
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Plex confirms passwords, emails stolen in “limited” data breach
By Connor Jones published
News The video streaming giant is requiring all users to reset their passwords in case the stolen hashed passwords can be cracked
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UK water supplier confirms hack by Cl0p ransomware gang
By Connor Jones published
News The 'sympathetic' ransomware group originally misattributed the victim as Thames Water
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Large-scale data breaches are in decline but hacking remains a threat - Flashpoint
By Daniel Todd published
News During H1 2022, there have been just three reported incidents that have impacted 100 million or more records
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Cisco Talos confirms data breach after ransomware gang 'forces' incident disclosure
By Connor Jones published
News The attack has been attributed to an initial access broker linked to LAPSUS$ and the Yanluowang ransomware groups
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DoD taps up Torch.AI to strengthen cyber security capabilities
By Praharsha Anand published
News The new threat intelligence system eliminates conventional constraints on data analysis
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Twilio account breach result of sophisticated social engineering campaign
By Rory Bathgate published
News Employees were subjected to personalised texts that impersonated Twilio's IT department, in a strategic credential harvesting operation
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First Choice Community Healthcare hit by data breach
By Praharsha Anand published
News The Albuquerque-based firm first learned of the breach in March 2022
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