A third-party data breach affecting Oxford University’s CareerConnect job portal has exposed personal information belonging to students, alumni, researchers, and employers.
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The Five Eyes intelligence alliance has issued a joint alert warning that Chinese espionage operatives are using LinkedIn recruitment to target security and intelligence officers.
A security flaw enabled hackers to take over Instagram accounts by tricking Meta AI support chatbot into adding an attacker-controlled email address and triggering a password reset.
United States Central Command has disclosed that commercially available location data was used to track deployed U.S. military personnel across various theatres of operation.
The world’s largest cruise operator, Carnival Cruise, has confirmed a data breach that affected nearly 6 million people, with the ShinyHunters hacking group claiming responsibility.
A massive supply chain attack dubbed Megalodon has infected over 5,500 GitHub repositories with credential-stealing malware, creating backdoors and automated workflows.
Iranian hackers linked to Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence and Security were responsible for the Los Angeles transit system breach that disrupted online services.
American convenience store chain 7-Eleven has confirmed a data breach claimed by the notorious ransomware gang ShinyHunters, which leaked personal data and corporate information.
One of the world’s largest electronics manufacturers, Foxconn, has experienced a cyber attack on its North American operation by the Ransomware-as-a-Service Nitrogen cybercrime gang.
The U.K.’s Information Commissioner’s Office has fined a South Staffordshire water supplier $1.3 million, following a multi-year data breach that affected more than 630,000 people.
