Nvidia GeForce NOW data breach confirmed — but luckily most of us will be safe, here's why The breach is limited to GeForce NOW users in just one country, and no passwords were stolen. #data_breach #Nvidia #confirmed #Nvidia_GeForce #GeForce #breach_confirmed
The Vimeo data breach exposed personal information of 119,000 people ShinyHunters leaks the stolen database that allegedly contains emails and names. #data_breach #Vimeo_data #people_ShinyHunters #breach_exposed #exposed_personal
Canvas maker Instructure reveals data breach — confirms user personal information leaked ShinyHunters claims Instructure attack, says nearly 9,000 schools worldwide affected. #data_breach #Instructure_attack #Canvas_maker #confirms_user #schools_worldwide #worldwide_affected
The Five P’s: What Congress Gets Right on Data Protection but Needs Structure to Successfully Enable Privacy The House Energy & Commerce Committee’s Privacy Working Group has introduced a significant development in Washington by proposing the Secure Data Act, a privacy bill that marks a departure from the fragmented state of data protection laws. Unveiled on April 22, the legislation aims to establish a federal framework that would replace the patchwork of state privacy regulations, which have long complicated compliance for businesses and consumers. The Act includes provisions for consumer rights, data minimization, broker registration, and expanded Federal Trade Commission enforcement authority. While many aspects of the bill are seen as sensible, experts argue that it still lacks critical structural elements to fully address the systemic risks posed by data breaches. The core issue, according to the article, lies not just in the excessive collection of data but in the careless handling of it. Companies often gather vast amounts of information, store it without adequate safeguards, and are caught off guard when breaches occur. To address this, the author outlines five foundational principles—referred to as the Five P’s of Privacy—that could serve as a roadmap for improving data security. These principles are framed as essential components of a comprehensive approach to privacy, emphasizing both accountability and proactive measures. The first principle, Providence, focuses on transparency and accountability by requiring organizations to track the origin of their data and who has accessed it. While the Secure Data Act mandates disclosure of data categories and sharing practices, the article highlights a gap in origin-tracking.#data_breach #federal_trade_commission #house_energy_commerce_committee #secure_data_act #five_p_s
Loblaw confirms data breach - Canadian retail giant says 'basic customer information' affected Hackers access "non-critical part of the IT network" at Loblaw, and stole names, emails, and phone numbers. #data_breach #affected_Hackers #Hackers_access #Canadian_retail #basic_customer #customer_information #non-critical_part
Ericsson US reveals employee and customer data breach after third-party hack An unnamed threat actor stole data on thousands of Ericsson US customers and employees, including names, payment, and medical details. #data_breach #threat_actor #medical_details #third-party_hack #unnamed_threat #actor_stole #reveals_employee
TriZetto data breach: health tech giant reveals personal info of 3.4 million users may have been affected Hackers were reportedly pulling patient data for a year, including names, SSNs, and more. #data_breach #million_users #affected_Hackers #health_tech #TriZetto_data #tech_giant
LexisNexis confirms data breach, says hackers hit customer and business info FulcrumSec leaked roughly 2GB of company data, but LexisNexis says it's old and outdated. #data_breach #leaked_roughly #hackers_hit #hit_customer #business_info #info_FulcrumSec
Star Citizen studio suffered a data breach in January, and some players aren't happy with the very quiet disclosure that only happened this week Cloud Imperium says no financial data or passwords were taken in the leak, but some players say the studio should have done a better job of notifying them anyway. #January #data_breach #players #Cloud_Imperium #Star_Citizen #week_Cloud #Citizen_studio #quiet_disclosure #studio_suffered #financial_data
Major CarGurus data breach reportedly sees 1.7 million corporate records stolen CarGurus reportedly hit by ShinyHunters - with devastating effect. #data_breach #million_corporate #devastating_effect #Major_CarGurus #corporate_records
Massive global data breach sees over a billion records exposed - here's what we know so far IDMerit database exposed one billion personal records across 26 countries. #data_breach #countries #Massive_global #global_data #IDMerit_database #database_exposed
Sex toy firm hit by data breach - Tenga says hacker infiltrated systems, stole customer data A Tenga employee fell for a phishing email, and gave away access to a company email account. #data_breach #Sex_toy #infiltrated_systems #stole_customer #Tenga_employee #email_account
Blockchain fintech giant Figure hit by data breach, says 'limited number of files' impacted ShinyHunters claims responsibility, says Figure is part of the Okta single sign-on attacks. #data_breach #Okta_single #Blockchain_fintech #limited_number #claims_responsibility #sign-on_attacks
Huge OneFly data breach sees traveler IDs and payment details leaked Full payment data, in cleartext, was leaked, affecting at least 6,000 OneFly customers. #data_breach #leaked_Full #Full_payment #Huge_OneFly #OneFly_customers #traveler_IDs
Conduent data breach might have been much worse than initially expected Tens of millions of people are most likely affected by the January 2025 Conduent breach. #data_breach #expected_Tens #Conduent_data #Conduent_breach #initially_expected #Conduent
Top investment platform hit in data breach - over 1.4 million Betterment accounts exposed Betterment accounts were not compromised, but users might start getting phishing emails. #data_breach #Betterment_accounts #million_Betterment #exposed_Betterment #Top_investment #phishing_emails
Massive Chinese data breach allegedly spills 8.7 billion records - here's what we know Someone kept a gigantic database unlocked on the internet, allowing researchers (and likely, hackers, too) to find it. #data_breach #allowing_researchers #Massive_Chinese #billion_records #hackers #Chinese_data #allegedly_spills
Canada Computers & Electronics reveals data breach - customer data exposed, here's what we know Some customers see credit card information also exposed, with police already notified. #data_breach #Canada_Computers #Electronics_reveals #credit_card #card_information #data_exposed
Marquis confirms data breach, point finger of blame at SonicWall firewall Marquis wants SonicWall to pay for the damages, but firewall maker asks for proof that two incidents are linked. #data_breach #point_finger #Marquis_confirms #confirms_data #firewall_Marquis #firewall_maker
Confirmed: SoundCloud data breach hit 29.8 million accounts - how to find out if you're affected HaveIBeenPwned confirms extent of the SoundCloud incident, allowing users to see if they're affected. #million_accounts #breach_hit #allowing_users #SoundCloud_incident #data_breach #HaveIBeenPwned_confirms
