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Latest News: Data Breaches

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is under scrutiny for continuing to host stolen data from victims of three stalkerware apps — Cocospy, Spyic, and Spyzie — weeks after being alerted to its presence. These apps, designed for covert surveillance, secretly extract and upload victims' personal data to

Husain Parvez First published on March 17, 2025

PowerSchool, a major provider of education software solutions, was compromised months before its December 2024 data breach, according to a forensic investigation by cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike. The company had initially reported that hackers gained unauthorized access between December 19 and

Husain Parvez First published on March 16, 2025

Australian fertility provider Genea has confirmed it experienced a cyberattack that led to unauthorized access to its data, the disruption of patient services, and delays to critical fertility treatments. The company, which operates 21 clinics across Australia, stated that an “unauthorized third

Husain Parvez First published on February 25, 2025

Federal judge Paul Engelmayer has issued a preliminary injunction to prevent Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from accessing and using sensitive financial data belonging to millions of Americans. The court order mandated DOGE to destroy any obtained data. A hearing was also

Anka Markovic Borak First published on February 19, 2025

Cybersecurity Researcher, Jeremiah Fowler, discovered and reported to vpnMentor about a non-password-protected database that contained nearly 2.7 billion records belonging to Mars Hydro — a China-based company offering IoT grow lights and software applications that allow users worldwide to control

Jeremiah Fowler First published on February 12, 2025

TalkTalk, a major UK telecom provider, is investigating a data breach involving the potential theft of personal information belonging to millions of its customers. The breach reportedly originated from a third-party supplier's system and was discovered on January 21. A hacker operating under the

Anka Markovic Borak First published on January 30, 2025

After a recent PowerSchool data breach, affected school districts have confirmed that hackers accessed all historical student and teacher records, exposing decades of sensitive data. As reported earlier, PowerSchool first became aware of the breach in late December, publicly disclosing it on 8

Hendrik Human First published on January 22, 2025

A massive security breach has exposed sensitive data from over 15,000 FortiGate firewall devices. Hackers from the newly emerged “Belsen Group” leaked configuration files, IP addresses, and VPN credentials on the dark web, making the information freely available to other

Husain Parvez First published on January 21, 2025

A major data breach has compromised Gravy Analytics — a company that collects and sells smartphone location data — potentially exposing millions of users. Hackers claim to have stolen over 17 terabytes of sensitive data, including customer lists, industry insights, and precise location data of

Husain Parvez First published on January 16, 2025