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Food seller Ahold Delhaize notifies 2.2 million people of data breach that compromised SSNs, financial and health info
The US arm of Dutch-Belgian food retailer Ahold Delhaize yesterday confirmed it notified 2,242,521 people of a November 2024 data breach that compromised the following info: Names Social Security numbers Financial account info including bank account numbers Health info including worker’s compensation info Employment-related info Government-issued ID numbers (passports, driver’s licenses, etc) Postal addresses Email addresses Phone numbers Dates of…
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Mainline Health Systems notifies 100K people of a data breach that compromised medical info, financial accounts
Yesterday, Mainline Health Systems started notifying 101,104 people of a data breach following a cyber attack back in April 2024. Data affected includes Social Security numbers, payment card numbers, Medicaid numbers, financial account information, and medical data. Ransomware gang INC claimed this attack when it added Mainline to its data leak site in early May, uploading various documents as proof…
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743,000 patients had their data compromised in the McLaren Health Care breach
US nonprofit healthcare organization McLaren Health Care has notified nearly three quarters of a million people that their data may have been stolen. Michigan-based McLaren Health Care runs a network of hospitals, clinics, and specialized care centers throughout the Midwest, offering hospital services, physician networks, health plans, and home-based care. According to the nonprofit, an attack last summer on Karmanos…
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Washington Post’s email system hacked, journalists’ accounts compromised
Email accounts of several Washington Post journalists were compromised in a cyberattack believed to have been carried out by a foreign government. The incident was discovered on Thursday evening and the publication started an investigation. On Sunday, June 15, an internal memo was sent to employees, informing them of a “possible targeted unauthorized intrusion into their email system.” According to The…
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McLean Mortgage notifies 30K people of data breach that compromised SSNs, financial accounts
McLean Mortgage Corporation yesterday confirmed it notified 30,453 people of an October 2024 data breach that compromised names, Social Security numbers, driver’s license numbers, and financial account numbers. Ransomware gang Black Basta took credit for the attack in November 2024, when it gave McLean one week to pay an undisclosed amount in ransom. To prove its claim, Black Basta posted…
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Sensata notifies victims of ransomware data breach that compromised SSNs, financial and medical info
Industrial tech maker Sensata yesterday confirmed it notified victims of an April 2025 data breach that compromised the following personal info: Names Social Security numbers Tax ID numbers Government-issued ID numbers Financial account info Payment card info Medical info Health insurance info Dates of birth Sensata has not publicly disclosed the total number of victims, but Maine’s attorney general reports…
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Clark County, WA notifies 76K people of data breach that compromised SSNs, payment cards, and more
The Clark County, WA government this week confirmed it notified 76,253 people of an October 2023 data breach that compromised the following personal info: Names Social Security numbers Financial account info Payment card info Medical and health insurance info Government-issued ID numbers Dates of birth The attack crippled Clark County’s website on October 21, 2023. The website was restored 10…
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Three Steps Coinbase Users Should Take After a Hack Compromised One Million Accounts
Data breaches are most often the work of external bad actors, but sometimes the call comes from inside the house. Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has disclosed that hackers paid off support agents—both employees and contractors located outside the U.S.—who had access to company systems to provide customer data and then demanded a $20 million ransom not to leak the information. Coinbase…
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Idaho hospital notifies 34K people of data breach that compromised SSNs, health info
Weiser Memorial Hospital this week confirmed it notified 34,249 people of a September 2024 data breach that compromised the following private info: Names Social Security numbers Government-issued ID numbers Treatments and procedures Medical diagnoses Health insurance info Dates of birth Ransomware gang Embargo claimed responsibility for the breach in September 2024, saying it stole 200 GB of data from the…
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IT services firm GeoLogics notifies 12K people of data breach that compromised SSNs, financial info
IT services company GeoLogics yesterday confirmed it notified 11,948 people of a December 2023 data breach that compromised names, Social Security numbers, financial account info, and state-issued ID numbers. Ransomware gang DragonForce claimed responsibility for the breach, saying it stole 123 GB of data from GeoLogics. DragonForce lists GeoLogics on its data leak site. GeoLogics has not verified DragonForce’s claim.…
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