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Cockpit Instruments panel showing third party vendor data breach of pilot PII

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Third Party Vendor Data Breach Hits Travel Industry During Peak Season: American, Southwest Airlines Lose Pilot PII

June 29, 2023

A breach of a third party vendor used by some airlines to process pilot job applications has exposed at least 8,700 records, according to data breach disclosures made by American and Southwest Airlines. The impacted airlines have said that they have cut ties with the third party vendor.

Close-up of woman hacker hands at keyboard showing third party data breach at law firm

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Third-Party Data Breach at Law Firm Impacts Snack Giant Mondelēz International

June 29, 2023

Snack giant Mondelēz International has suffered a third-party law firm data breach from its legal services provider, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP, leaking sensitive personal information of over 50,000 current and former employees.

Hacker holding laptop while gesturing against Australia flag showing data breach at law firm

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Data Breach at Australian Law Firm That Caters to Government Agencies, Finance Institutions Could Be the Worst in National History

June 28, 2023

Australia has been experiencing unusually serious problems with data breaches for nearly a year now. HWL Ebsworth, one of the country's most prominent law firms, appears to have had a huge amount of client information stolen by ALPHV/BlackCat.

Close-up of hands typing on a computer keyboard showing Reddit hack and data breach

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BlackCat Claims Reddit Hack, Threatens to Leak Damaging Info Stolen During the February Data Breach

June 27, 2023

BlackCat ransomware group has claimed responsibility for the Reddit hack and threatened to leak 80GB of information stolen during the Feb 2023 data breach and claims to have obtained damaging information capable of destroying the company’s reputation.

Phone with people icons showing GDPR fine over targeted advertising

Data Protection News

€40 Million GDPR Fine for Criteo Over Targeted Advertising Consent Process

June 27, 2023

One of the world's largest adtech companies is facing a €40 million GDPR fine over failure to collect proper consent for personal information processing. Criteo's targeted advertising program was also cited for transparency and right of access shortcomings.

Hacker using mobile phone showing data breach and SMS phishing

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Data Breach at UPS Canada Disclosed: Some Stolen Customer Information Was Abused in SMS Phishing Attempts

June 26, 2023

UPS Canada has disclosed an extended data breach from February 2022 to April 2023. Attackers were able to access customer shipping information that should have been private, and are believed to have used some of it in an SMS phishing campaign.

Handcuffs on hundred-dollar bills showing Reward for Justice for Clop ransomware gang

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$10 Million Offered to End Clop Ransomware Spree Through State Department “Reward for Justice” Program

June 26, 2023

The Clop ransomware group may well be the next in law enforcement crosshairs, as the US Department of State has authorized a $10 million bounty on information about the group under its "Reward for Justice" program.

Hand pointing at screen with warning alert showing cyber attack on Oregon DMV and Louisiana OMV driver's license

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Nearly 10 Million Driver’s License Holders Exposed in the Oregon DMV and Louisiana OMV Cyber Attack

June 23, 2023

Oregon DMV and Louisiana OMV were impacted by the MOVEit cyber attack exposing sensitive information of virtually all the states’ ID and driver’s license holders.

Hacker using laptop with padlock network showing Lockbit ransomware

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CISA Alert: LockBit Ransomware Extorted $91 Million from US Organizations

June 23, 2023

A joint advisory detailing LockBit ransomware’s tactics and mitigations disclosed that the cybercrime gang extorted $91 million from US companies since 2020 after 1,700 attacks.

Data Protection News

Rollout of Google’s AI Chatbot Held up in EU Over Privacy Concerns

June 21, 2023

After being informed of the planned launch of the AI chatbot in the EU, the DPC instructed Google to file a data protection impact assessment. The launch is waiting on Google to address privacy concerns.

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Third Party Vendor Data Breach Hits Travel Industry During Peak Season: American, Southwest Airlines Lose Pilot PII

Third-Party Data Breach at Law Firm Impacts Snack Giant Mondelēz International

Data Breach at Australian Law Firm That Caters to Government Agencies, Finance Institutions Could Be the Worst in National History

BlackCat Claims Reddit Hack, Threatens to Leak Damaging Info Stolen During the February Data Breach

Data Breach at UPS Canada Disclosed: Some Stolen Customer Information Was Abused in SMS Phishing Attempts

$10 Million Offered to End Clop Ransomware Spree Through State Department “Reward for Justice” Program

Nearly 10 Million Driver’s License Holders Exposed in the Oregon DMV and Louisiana OMV Cyber Attack

CISA Alert: LockBit Ransomware Extorted $91 Million from US Organizations

Rollout of Google’s AI Chatbot Held up in EU Over Privacy Concerns

Security flaw in Microsoft’s Analytics Platform Titan Exposes 17 Trillion Records

Meta Muse AI Assistant’s Zero-Day Vulnerability Could Enable Attackers to Inject Malware

New Disclosure of “Meddling” OpenAI Agents Includes Attacks on UN and US Government Websites

ShinyHunters Hacks the FBI in a Security Breach Exposing Personal Information of 38,000 People