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Education giant Pearson hit by cyberattack exposing customer data
Education giant Pearson suffered a cyberattack, allowing threat actors to steal corporate data and customer information, BleepingComputer has learned. Pearson is a UK-based education company and one of the world’s largest providers of academic publishing, digital learning tools, and standardized assessments. The company works with schools, universities, and individuals in over 70 countries through its print and online services. In…
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Mobile provider MTN says cyberattack compromised customer data
African mobile giant MTN Group announced that a cybersecurity incident has compromised the personal information of some of its subscribers in certain countries. MTN Group (formerly M-Cell) is Africa’s largest mobile network operator, with a strong Asian market presence. The company has nearly 300 million subscribers across 20 countries and an annual revenue surpassing $11 billion. The telecom giant noted…
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Marks & Spencer pauses online orders after cyberattack
British retailer giant Marks & Spencer (M&S) has suspended online orders while working to recover from a recently disclosed cyberattack. The multinational retailer operates over 1,400 stores, employs 64,000 employees globally, and sells various products, including clothing, food, and home goods. M&S, which reported revenues of £13 billion for FY24, is listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) and is…
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Marks & Spencer confirms a cyberattack as customers face delayed orders
Source: Marks & Spencer Marks & Spencer (M&S) has disclosed that it is responding to a cyberattack over the past few days that has impacted operations, including its Click and Collect service. The company is a British multinational retailer known for selling various products, including clothing, food, and home goods. Marks & Spencer operates over 1,400 stores and employs 64,000…
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7 Steps to Take After a Credential-Based cyberattack
These days, hackers don’t break in — they log in. Using valid credentials, cybercriminals bypass security systems while appearing legitimate to monitoring tools. And the problem is widespread; Google Cloud reports that weak or nonexistent credential protection facilitates 47% of cloud breaches, while IBM X-Force attributes nearly one-third of global cyberattacks to account compromises. So what does this mean for your organization’s defenses? Here’s…
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Govtech giant Conduent confirms client data stolen in January cyberattack
American business services giant and government contractor Conduent disclosed today that client data was stolen in a January 2025 cyberattack. Conduent is a business services company that provides digital platforms and solutions for government and commercial clients in transportation, healthcare, customer experience, and human resources. The company has over 33,000 employees and provides services to half of Fortune 100 companies…
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Cyberattack takes down Ukrainian state railway’s online services
Ukrzaliznytsia, Ukraine’s national railway operator, has been hit by a massive cyberattack that disrupted online services for buying tickets both through mobile apps and the website. The incident forced people to booths to buy physical tickets, causing overcrowding, delays, long waiting times, and frustration. With trains being the only reliable and relatively safe means for people to travel within Ukraine and…
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X hit by ‘massive cyberattack’ amid Dark Storm’s DDoS claims
The Dark Storm hacktivist group claims to be behind DDoS attacks causing multiple X worldwide outages on Monday, leading the company to enable DDoS protections from Cloudflare. While X owner Elon Musk did not specifically state that DDoS attacks were behind the outages, he did confirm that it was caused by a “massive cyberattack.”. “There was (still is) a massive…
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Swiss critical sector faces new 24-hour cyberattack reporting rule
Switzerland’s National Cybersecurity Centre (NCSC) has announced a new reporting obligation for critical infrastructure organizations in the country, requiring them to report cyberattacks to the agency within 24 hours of their discovery. According to the NCSC announcement, this new requirement is introduced as a response to the increasing number of cybersecurity incidents and their impact on the country. Examples of…
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Venture capital giant Insight Partners hit by cyberattack
New York-based venture capital and private equity firm Insight Partners has disclosed that its systems were breached in January following a social engineering attack. The company manages over $90 billion in regulatory assets and has invested in over 800 software and technology startups and companies worldwide during its 30 years of activity. In a statement released Tuesday, the firm said some…
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