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Oil refinery plant showing cyber attack on Denmark energy infrastructure

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Denmark Weathered Wave of Cyber Attacks on Energy Infrastructure in May, Industry Non-profit Reveals

November 21, 2023

Denmark's energy infrastructure was bombarded by cyber attacks in May of this year. Report says 16 energy infrastructure companies were targeted and 11 were compromised immediately, the other five only apparently dodging a breach because the attackers were sloppy in their technique.

Petroleum plant on sky twilight background showing Iranian hackers APT33 threatening ICS security

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Iranian Hackers APT33 Now Threatening ICS Security

December 5, 2019

As part of a major change in strategy, it now appears that Iranian hackers APT33 are shifting their focus to critical infrastructure targets, threatening ICS security.

Treatment of a patient in ICU ward showing data leak of medical records

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Brazil’s Health Ministry’s Website Data Leak Exposed 243 Million Medical Records for More Than 6 Months

December 11, 2020

Brazil's Ministry of Health website data leak exposed medical records of 243 million living and deceased Brazilians after database access credentials were saved in the source code.

Lady Justice in front of the European Union flag in the background showing expectations of EU GDPR fines and sanctions

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First GDPR Fines and Sanctions Expected Shortly

October 14, 2018

Faced with a deluge of complaints regarding violations in terms of general data protection, regulators are expected to levy the first GDPR fines and other sanctions by year end.

Network cables showing Russian hackers exploit Cisco devices in critical infrastructure

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Russian Hackers Exploit 7-Year-Old Security Flaw in Cisco Devices to Target Critical Infrastructure

August 25, 2025

Russian hackers linked to the country’s Federal Security Service (FSB) Center 16 have exploited vulnerable Cisco devices for over a year to target critical infrastructure organizations for cyber espionage.

Red alert with skull symbol showing data breach

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Data Breach at Aflac Japan Impacts 4.38 Million Customers and Sales Agents

July 13, 2026

Aflac Japan is investigating a data breach that leaked the personal information of over 4.38 million customers and sales agents after unauthorized access to the policyholders' portal.

Customer in pharmacy holding medicine bottle showing GoodRX health data and FTC fine for sharing data

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GoodRX Fined for Sharing Data; Health Data Provided to Facebook, Google, Other Third-Party Firms for Advertising

February 6, 2023

GoodRX admits no wrongdoing in the settlement, claiming that the health data it shared could not identify an individual user's health condition. The company was found to be sharing data with 20 marketing firms.

Image of group of people at negotiation and shaking hands to agree on trade deals and signifying the need for EU data protection

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EU Wants Data Protection to Go Hand in Hand with Trade Deals

March 12, 2018

Personal data protection is a fundamental EU right and is not negotiable in trade deals, The European Commission has provided four conditions for international data flows to comply with the GDPR. Yet, there is a “get out of jail free card,” allowing restrictions to be reviewed and accorded "sympathetic" consideration.

Toy robot in front of screens with program code showing bot traffic

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Bot Traffic Responsible For 40% Of Internet Activity and Interferes With COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout and Online Shopping

April 26, 2021

Imperva found that bot traffic accounted for 40% of internet activity. Malicious scripts were responsible for 26% of website visits and could interfere with the COVID-19 vaccine.

Flag of Japan outside Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building showing Russian hackers cyber attack on government websites

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Cyber Attack by Russian Hackers Disrupted 20 Japanese Government Websites

September 15, 2022

Russian hackers affiliated with the Killnet group executed a DDoS cyber attack that rendered 20 Japanese government websites inaccessible, including a tax and an e-Government portal.

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Denmark Weathered Wave of Cyber Attacks on Energy Infrastructure in May, Industry Non-profit Reveals

Iranian Hackers APT33 Now Threatening ICS Security

Brazil’s Health Ministry’s Website Data Leak Exposed 243 Million Medical Records for More Than 6 Months

Russian Hackers Exploit 7-Year-Old Security Flaw in Cisco Devices to Target Critical Infrastructure

Data Breach at Aflac Japan Impacts 4.38 Million Customers and Sales Agents

Bot Traffic Responsible For 40% Of Internet Activity and Interferes With COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout and Online Shopping

Cyber Attack by Russian Hackers Disrupted 20 Japanese Government Websites

Claude’s Great Escape: Anthropic AI Models Join OpenAI Agents in Hacking Their Way Out of Sandboxes

Leak of Microsoft Meeting Documents Indicates Company Is Struggling to Keep Up With Security Vulnerabilities Uncovered by Mythos

Cyber Attack by Suspected Iranian Hackers Hits 36 Minnesota Water Utilities, Causing Outages

Feds Warn About Iranian Hackers Expanding the List of Targeted PLCs to Compromise Critical Infrastructure