One in five UK companies has had potentially sensitive corporate data exposed via employee use of generative AI (GenAI), a new report has revealed. London-headquartered cybersecurity services provider RiverSafe polled 250 CISOs nationwide to compile its new report, Underfunded and Under Reported: Threats, Breaches, and Budgets. The data leak risks of unmanaged GenAI use help […]
Highly sensitive files mysteriously disappeared from EUROPOL headquarters Pierluigi Paganini April 03, 2024 A batch of highly sensitive files containing the personal information of top Europol executives mysteriously disappeared last summer The website Politico reported that the Europol has suffered a serious security breach, a batch of sensitive files of top law enforcement officials, including […]
The stolen data includes sensitive personal details such as full name, date of birth, social security number, and contact information, posing a significant risk of identity theft and phishing.
The breach resulted in the theft of various sensitive information, including government identification like Medicare cards, driving licenses, passports, and tax file numbers.
Sensitive Swiss federal government data, including classified documents and log in credentials, were leaked by the Play ransomware group following an attack on IT service provider Xplain in 2023. An investigation by Switzerland’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) revealed that around 65,000 documents relating to the federal government were published by the attackers on the […]
API integrations often handle sensitive data, such as employees’ personally identifiable information (PII), companies’ financial information, or even clients’ payment card data. Keeping this data safe from attackers—while ensuring that the integrations perform at the desired level—requires adopting several security measures. Taking these measures will only grow in importance since more and more organizations are […]
Almost 17 million LoanDepot customers had sensitive personal information, including Social Security numbers, stolen in a January ransomware attack, the company has confirmed. The loan and mortgage giant company said in a data breach notice filed with Maine’s attorney general’s office that the stolen LoanDepot customer data includes names, dates of birth, email and postal […]
The breach involved sensitive details such as full names, dates of birth, contact information, and Social Security Numbers. The threat actor demanded a ransom and threatened to sell the stolen data if their demands were not met.
The Black Basta ransomware group claims to have stolen 910 GB of sensitive company data from Willis Lease Finance Corporation, including passport scans and personal information of staff and customers.