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Breach means unauthorized access to a computer system or network that exposes or steals sensitive data like personal details, passwords, or proprietary information. Attackers often exploit software flaws, weak passwords, or social engineering to gain entry. Breaches can also result from insiders misusing access or accidental data exposure.
Understanding breaches is crucial because they reveal weaknesses in security controls and can lead to data theft or operational disruption. Effective defenses include promptly patching vulnerabilities, enforcing strong authentication, and segmenting networks to limit attacker movement. Detecting breaches quickly through monitoring and logging helps contain damage and guide targeted remediation efforts to secure affected systems and data.
The Play ransomware gang has claimed responsibility for a cyberattack that impacted the business operations of the U.S. doughnut chain Krispy Kreme in November. [...]
Privileged access management company BeyondTrust suffered a cyberattack in early December after threat actors breached some of its Remote Support SaaS instances. [...]
A new Ledger phishing campaign is underway that pretends to be a data breach notification asking you to verify your recovery phrase, which is then stolen and used to steal your cryptocurrency. [...]
The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) fined Meta €251 million ($263.6M) over General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) violations arising from a 2018 personal data breach impacting 29 million Facebook accounts. [...]
The Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center and its El Paso counterpart suffered a cyberattack that disrupted computer systems and applications, potentially exposing the data of 1.4 million patients. [...]
Healthcare software as a service (SaaS) company Phreesia is notifying over 910,000 people that their personal and health data was exposed in a May breach of its subsidiary ConnectOnCall. [...]
Rhode Island is warning that its RIBridges system, managed by Deloitte, suffered a data breach exposing residents' personal information after the Brain Cipher ransomware gang hacked its systems. [...]
The Clop ransomware gang has confirmed to BleepingComputer that they are behind the recent Cleo data-theft attacks, utilizing zero-day exploits to breach corporate networks and steal data. [...]