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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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Financial impact of cyber attacks on UK retailers laid bare in new report
Cyber attacks against M&S and Co-op earlier this year cost anywhere between £270 million to £440m, according to analysis by the Cyber Monitoring Centre. In April, British retailers were targeted with a series of ransomware attacks, with M&S taking down online sales and later admitting customer data was stolen. Co-op shut down aspects of its own IT system to limit…
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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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Ring in the new financial year with Binge’s birthday offer — now 50% off for 5 months
With the cost of streaming services in Australia steadily rising, scoring a discount on a subscription is becoming rare. However, Australia’s own Binge has just turned five, and to celebrate, it’s offering a juicy discount on its Basic tier. From today (June 24) to June 30, Binge has slashed the price of its Basic subscription in half to just AU$5…
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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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Research shows the financial benefits of implementing zero trust
Properly implemented zero trust security could head off nearly a third of cyber attacks globally, saving up to $465 billion in financial losses every year. An analysis of hundreds of thousands of cyber incidents by cloud security firm Zscaler found that the overall figure was higher in Europe, where 41% of events were assessed as being potentially preventable through zero…
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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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Data hoarding can have financial and security consequences – Computerworld
With 144 countries now having data privacy and protection regulations in place as of January 2025, and ongoing moves to regulate artificial intelligence, regulatory compliance became the top reason for changing end-of-life data management practices. It was cited by 38% of organizations globally. Sustainability, including that driven by regulatory requirements, came a close second at 34%. Furthermore, the survey said,…
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European financial firms are battling a huge rise in third-party breaches
Financial services firms across Europe are contending with a sharp rise in third-party and fourth-party breaches, new research shows, with nearly every major financial institution across the region hit during the last year. Breaches of these kinds increased by a quarter compared to the year prior, according to SecurityScorecard. Indeed, 96% experienced at least one third-party breach in the past…
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Software sprawl is getting out of control: 86% of IT leaders say disparate tools are creating financial strain and security risks – but consolidation is now a ‘high priority’
Software sprawl is killing business growth, according to new research, with tools meant to simplify operations actually making them much more complex. With more than three-quarters of UK mid-market firms planning to boost their software spend this year, a report from Nintex shows this sharpened focus on rapid adoption means interoperability is being neglected. Three-in-ten IT leaders said they were…
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