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IntelBroker leaks 2.9 TB of exposed Cisco records – and there’s more to come
Hackers have published data claimed to have been stolen from a Cisco developer resource, after an alleged misconfiguration left software artifacts available on the public internet. A well known threat actor has leaked 2.9 TB of data on the dark web, said to be part of a larger 4.5TB dataset, following up on their claims to have found an unprotected…
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Broadcom records huge growth as CEO Hock Tan hails “successful integration” of VMware
Chip giant Broadcom has posted impressive Q4 and fiscal year results, citing strong VMware growth following an acquisition posed significant early challenges. Earnings for Broadcom’s full fiscal year saw revenue increase by 44% year-over-year to a record $51 billion. Infrastructure software revenue also grew to $21.5 billion, according to CEO Hock Tan. The firm has seen a positive reaction to…
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Ransomware gang says it hacked MA community clinic, stole medical records
Ransomware group Interlock today claimed responsibility for a cyber attack on Brockton Neighborhood Health Center, a clinic in Massachusetts. On December 16, 2024, BNHC announced it was the target of a cyber attack that compromised patients’ personal information. The compromised data includes names, dates of birth, addresses, diagnoses, conditions, lab results, medications, medical record numbers, health insurance info, and other…
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Texas medical school notifies 1.5 million people of two data breaches that compromised SSNs, medical records, and financial info
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center over the weekend confirmed it notified almost 1.5 million people about two data breaches that occurred in September. The medical school notified 650,000 people following a breach at the main TTUHSC campus in Lubbock, Texas, and 815,000 people for another breach at the school’s El Paso branch. The following patient info was compromised: Names…
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Over 600,000 Personal Records Exposed by Data Broker
A database linked to SL Data Services, a U.S.-based data broker, has exposed 644,869 sensitive records online. The records included personally identifiable information, property ownership details, vehicle records, court records, and background check documents, and they lacked password protection or encryption. Security researcher Jeremiah Fowler discovered the exposure and reported it to the review and cyber research site WebsitePlanet. He…
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Breach at B2B data broker DemandScience exposes over 100 million records
Over 100 million leaked records of business contact information listed on the dark web linked to B2B data aggregator DemandScience might have been stolen from a third party, the company has told ITPro. Formerly known as Pure Incubation, DemandScience is an AI-powered B2B demand generation company that helps organizations find potential customers for upcoming campaigns. The firm scrapes the public…
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Misconfigurations in Microsoft Power Pages could expose millions of sensitive records
A data exposure issue stemming from misconfigured access controls in Microsoft Power Pages has left several millions of records exposed to unauthorized users, new research reveals. Aaron Costello, chief of SaaS security and research at AppOmni, detailed how Microsoft’s website building platform could be granting anonymous users permissions to access sensitive PII. In September 2024, Costello said he uncovered “significant…
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1.1 Million UK NHS Employee Records Exposed
Over a million NHS employee records — including email addresses, phone numbers, and home addresses — were exposed online due to a misconfiguration of the low-code website builder Microsoft Power Pages. In September, researchers with the software-as-a-service security platform AppOmni identified a large shared business service provider for the NHS that was allowing unauthorised access to sensitive data through insecure…
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National Public Data breach: Lawsuit claims failed to protect billions of personal records
A proposed class action lawsuit has alleged that nearly three billion records were stolen during a cyber attack targeting background checking service, National Public Data, in April. Jerico Pictures, which operates National Public Data (NPD), is a background-checking service which scrapes personally identifiable information (PII) of individuals from non-public sources. On 8 April, the threat actor USDoD listed National Public…
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FBCS debt collector data breach of 5 million+ records caused by ransomware attack, Comcast says
Financial Business and Consumer Solutions was the victim of a ransomware attack that compromised the personal data of more than 5 million people, according to a data breach notice sent to Comcast customers this week. FBCS previously labelled the attack as a general data breach and notified 1.9 million people in April 2024. The breach also affected customers of two…
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