A ransomware attack on KFC, Pizza Hut, and Taco Bell parent company Yum! Brands shut down 300 restaurants in the United Kingdom and leaked the company's corporate data.
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T-Mobile has begun notifying 37 million prepaid and post subscribers whose personal information was accessed by unauthorized bad actors in an unsecured API data breach.
Nissan said a third-party data breach allowed hackers to access and exfiltrate customer information for software testing but stored on a misconfigured cloud service by a contracted software development firm.
A third-party data breach involving a U.S. contractor exposed the personal information of over 2 million Aflac cancer and Zurich automobile insurance policyholders in Japan.
An established cybercrime gang leaked sensitive data, including unredacted child abuse files, after a ransomware attack on San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit Police department.
Royal Mail Group warned of disruptions in international export services and stopped accepting parcels for international delivery after a LockBit “cyber incident” caused severe disruption to export services.
The FCC launched a proceeding to strengthen data breach notification regulations for telecommunications companies to ensure faster reporting and to harmonize federal rules with states and other sectors.
Russian hackers targeted five US nuclear scientists from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories, Brookhaven, and Argonne nuclear labs as Vladimir Putin issued nuclear threats.
API security flaws on millions of vehicles from 16 car manufacturers expose them to unauthorized remote control, account takeovers, and personal information disclosure. Multiple car manufacturers using nearly identical car systems with almost similar functionality.
A widespread 2FA bypass attack compromised Comcast Xfinity customer email accounts and attempted to take over their Coinbase and Gemini Wallets, Evernote and Dropbox accounts.