Topic: financial data
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Substack Data Breach Exposes User Emails and Phone Numbers
Substack experienced a data breach in October, exposing user email addresses and phone numbers, but critical financial data like passwords and credit card details remained secure. The vulnerability was identified and fixed in February, with the CEO apologizing for the failure and the five-month g...
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Marquis Data Breach Traced to SonicWall Firewall Hack
Marquis, a fintech firm, is suing cybersecurity vendor SonicWall, alleging a prior breach at SonicWall provided hackers the credentials that enabled a ransomware attack on its network and the theft of sensitive consumer banking data. The company claims its firewall configuration file, stored in S...
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University of Pennsylvania Data Stolen in Cyberattack
The University of Pennsylvania experienced a cybersecurity breach where hackers used stolen credentials via social engineering to access systems, stealing sensitive data and sending fraudulent emails. Attackers exfiltrated approximately 1.71 GB of internal documents and a donor database with 1.2 ...
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Apache OpenOffice Denies Ransomware Gang's Breach Claims
The Apache Software Foundation has denied the Akira ransomware group's claims of a security breach in OpenOffice, stating no evidence of compromise has been found. Akira alleged it stole 23 GB of sensitive data, including employee and financial records, but the foundation notes OpenOffice is open...
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Eurail and Interrail Traveler Data Breached
Eurail B.V. experienced a data breach exposing personal details, including passport/ID numbers, of customers who purchased train passes or reservations. The breach also compromised sensitive financial and health data for participants in the EU's DiscoverEU program, heightening risks of identity t...
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