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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.
American Airlines says its Cyber Security Response Team (CIRT) found out about a recently disclosed data breach from the targets of a phishing campaign that was using an employee's hacked Microsoft 365 account. [...]
American Airlines says its Cyber Security Response Team (CIRT) found out about a recently disclosed data breach from the targets of a phishing campaign that was using an employee's hacked Microsoft 365 account. [...]
Subscribers have questions – like 'When were you going to tell us?' Australian telecommunications company Optus has fallen victim to a significant cyberattack and data breach.…
Home addresses, driver's licenses and passport numbers were potentially accessed by the attacker
The LockBit ransomware operation has suffered a breach, with an allegedly disgruntled developer leaking the builder for the gang's newest encryptor. [...]
After one company suffered a breach that could have been headed off by the MFA it claimed to have, insurers are looking to confirm claimed cybersecurity measures.
APIs are everywhere, and WAAP can help you protect them Webinar The latest Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) states that applications are the 'main attack vector,' responsible for over 80 percent of breaches. Hardly welcome news since APIs are in use everywhere and have direct access to data in a way which web applications do not.…
Hackers are more frequently using social engineering attacks to gain access to corporate credentials and breach large networks. One component of these attacks that is becoming more popular with the rise of multi-factor authentication is a technique called MFA Fatigue. [...]
An undisclosed number of people have been impacted
Uber on Monday disclosed more details related to the security incident that happened last week, pinning the attack on a threat actor it believes is affiliated to the notorious LAPSUS$ hacking group
Major phishing risk as personal details are compromised
Threat actor bombarded Uber contractor with 2FA requests
From annoying MFA alerts to 'several internal systems' infiltrated Uber, four days after suffering a substantial cybersecurity breach, has admitted the attacker accessed "several internal systems" including the corporation's G Suite account, and downloaded internal Slack messages and a tool used by its finance department to manage "some" invoices.…
American Airlines has notified customers of a recent data breach after attackers compromised an undisclosed number of employee email accounts and gained access to sensitive personal information. [...]
The Take-Two Interactive subsidiary acknowledges an attack on its systems, where an attacker downloaded "early development footage for the next Grand Theft Auto" and other assets.
Uber believes the hacker behind last week's breach is affiliated with the Lapsus$ extortion group, known for breaching other high-profile tech companies such as Microsoft, Cisco, Nvidia, Samsung, and Okta. [...]
Wondering how you'd handle a data breach report if the worst happened to you? Here's a useful example.
Revolut is sending out notices of a data breach to a small percentage of impacted users, informing them of a security incident where an unauthorized third party accessed internal data. [...]
Grand Theft Auto 6 gameplay videos and source code have been leaked after a hacker allegedly breached Rockstar Game's Slack server and Confluence wiki. [...]