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Latest news on data protection, privacy and cybersecurity regulatory developments, data breaches and enforcement actions happening around the world.

OV-gates at railway station showing data breach of market research firms

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Data Breach of Dutch Market Research Firms Impacts Millions, Includes Some Income Information

April 6, 2023

A number of Dutch market research firms using a piece of industry software called Nebu have been breached, and the fallout appears to include about two million Netherlands residents. The data breach seems to mostly consist of contact information, but also includes income data.

Marble columns of the US Supreme Court showing data breach of federal courts records system

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Data Breach of Federal Courts Dates Back to Early 2020; Details of Compromise of Records System Closely Guarded

August 1, 2022

Data breach on the US federal courts record systems involved "three foreign hostile actors" and the attack was "startling in breadth and scope" and may have had a "staggering" impact on the Department of Justice.

Hand on laptop keyboard showing data breach of Australia financial service provider

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Data Breach of Financial Service Provider Latitude Jumps From 328,000 to 14 Million Records Stolen

March 31, 2023

A mid-March data breach at Australian financial service provider Latitude was initially estimated as impacting a little over a quarter of a million of its customers. Latitude now says that 14 million records were exposed, including passport numbers.

Two boys playing with tablet on the bed showing data breach of online kids' game

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Data Breach of Online Kids’ Game Exposed Personal Data of 46 Million Parents and Children

November 20, 2020

Data breach of a popular online kids' game exposed personal details of 46 million users. The threat actor released 7 million records for free on a hacker forum.

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Data Breach of Robinhood Trading Platform Blamed on Social Engineering, Similar to 2020 Twitter Breach

November 15, 2021

Robinhood, the most popular app-based trading platform for non-professional investors, has confirmed that it suffered a data breach due to a social engineering attack last week that potentially compromised millions of accounts.”

Fence showing defense contractor data breach leaked info on military bases

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Data Breach of Security Fencing Contractor Impacts UK Military Bases, Files Confirmed Stolen

September 7, 2023

UK military contractor confirmed that some information about military bases was stolen in the data breach, but insists that none of it was confidential or highly sensitive. Attackers apparently compromised a computer running manufacturing machine software that was still outfitted with Windows 7.

Hacker working on laptop showing broadband provider data breach

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Data Breach on Broadband Provider Brightspeed Exposes 1M+ Customers, Hackers Threaten to Cut Home Internet

January 15, 2026

Broadband Provider Brightspeed has experienced a data breach that exposed over 1 million customers, with hackers threatening to disconnect home internet customers.

Police car with roof mounted strobe lightbar showing law enforcement data breach

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Data Breach on DEA Law Enforcement System Grants Cyber Criminals Access to 16 Databases

May 20, 2022

A data breach on DEA's Law enforcement system reportedly granted administrators of doxxing and swatting website Doxbin and linked to Lapsus$ hacking group access to at least 16 databases.

Finger on digital touch screen choosing people showing data breach of background check services

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Data Breach on Instant Checkmate and Truthfinder Background Check Services Leaked 20 Million Records

February 15, 2023

PeopleConnect, the parent company of Instant Checkmate and Truthfinder background check services, confirmed a data breach that leaked 20 million customer records online.

Hands on keyboard showing Line messaging app data breach

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Data Breach on the Largest Japanese Messaging App Line Leaks 440K Records

December 11, 2023

The largest messaging app in Japan, Line, has suffered a data breach leaking the personal information of its users, customers, and business partners. Data breach leaked 440,000 items of personal data.

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Data Breach of Dutch Market Research Firms Impacts Millions, Includes Some Income Information

Data Breach of Federal Courts Dates Back to Early 2020; Details of Compromise of Records System Closely Guarded

Data Breach of Financial Service Provider Latitude Jumps From 328,000 to 14 Million Records Stolen

Data Breach of Online Kids’ Game Exposed Personal Data of 46 Million Parents and Children

Data Breach of Security Fencing Contractor Impacts UK Military Bases, Files Confirmed Stolen

Data Breach on Broadband Provider Brightspeed Exposes 1M+ Customers, Hackers Threaten to Cut Home Internet

Data Breach on DEA Law Enforcement System Grants Cyber Criminals Access to 16 Databases

Data Breach on Instant Checkmate and Truthfinder Background Check Services Leaked 20 Million Records

Data Breach on the Largest Japanese Messaging App Line Leaks 440K Records

Self-Propagating Malware ChainDrop Hits Over 400 NPM Packages in Massive Supply Chain Attack

Russian Hackers Exploit Hotel Wi-Fi Networks to Compromise Microsoft 365 Accounts

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