Data Breach

Pierluigi Paganini October 06, 2026
FBI Drops Accenture Contractor After Sensitive Data Breach

Accenture lost an FBI contract after a missed security patch exposed sensitive employee data, raising serious concerns over operational security. The FBI pulled an Accenture contractor off its account on Monday, and the reason is almost mundane compared to the damage it caused. One update didn’t get installed on time. “The ‌Federal Bureau of Investigation […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 05, 2026
Denmark ’s Population Registry Breached, 8.8 Million Affected

Hackers accessed names, addresses and CPR numbers of 8.8 million people in Denmark through a third-party company with legal registry access. A hacker broke into the database that holds basically every identifying detail on every person connected to Denmark, living, dead, or long since moved away. Denmark’s digital affairs minister announced it Monday and didn’t […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 29, 2026
Japanese railway operators Keio Corporation and Tokyo Metro disclose security breaches

Keio, a major Japanese railway operator, was hit by ransomware, disrupting business systems and forcing the company to shut down its network. Keio Corporation, one of Japan’s major private railway operators, was hit by a ransomware attack over the weekend, disrupting some of its business systems. The company detected a system failure early Saturday and […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 28, 2026
Nearly 400,000 Medicaid Beneficiaries Caught in Medicaid and DC Healthcare Alliance Data Exposure

Nearly 400,000 DC Medicaid and Healthcare Alliance beneficiaries may have had personal data exposed through reports published on a public website. The District of Columbia Department of Health Care Finance is notifying nearly 400,000 Medicaid and DC Healthcare Alliance beneficiaries that their personal information may have been exposed. The incident affects people who enrolled between […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 23, 2026
ShinyHunters claims FBI breach after alleged PeopleSoft zero-day attack

ShinyHunters claims FBI breach via PeopleSoft zero-day, steals staff data; FBI investigating, no confirmation yet. The popular cybercrime group ShinyHunters is claiming that it breached the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and stole sensitive information belonging to FBI employees and job applicants. The group says the operation was not financially motivated and was instead […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 18, 2026
Gyazo Data Breach Exposes 23 Million User Records

A Gyazo breach exposed 23 million user records after attackers exploited a vulnerability in Helpfeel’s image upload server. Japanese software company Helpfeel is notifying Gyazo users about a data breach that compromised 23 million user records. Attackers gained unauthorized access by exploiting a vulnerability in the service’s image upload server. “We have confirmed that approximately […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 16, 2026
Revolut Data Leak May Trace Back to Compromised Italian Government Accounts

A suspected compromise of an Italian government PEC account may have allowed threat actors to impersonate law enforcement and obtain sensitive data from hundreds of Revolut customers. The Revolut data exposure may be part of a much broader cyber incident involving compromised Italian government infrastructure. Revolut has confirmed that its systems were not breached. Instead, […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 16, 2026
Texas Utility CenterPoint Energy Confirms Data Breach After Hacker Claims 7.49M Records Stolen

CenterPoint Energy confirmed a customer data breach after a hacker claimed to leak 7.49M records, including personal and billing information. CenterPoint Energy admitted on Monday that an intruder stole personal information belonging to some of its customers. The Houston-based utility, which supplies electricity and gas to about 7 million accounts across Texas, Indiana, Minnesota and […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 12, 2026
Revolut Exposed KYC Data After Fraudulent Government Email Passed Security Checks

Revolut handed over KYC documents, selfies, and Bitcoin transaction histories after a fake government email with valid domain credentials passed its checks. Revolut confirmed on September 12, 2026, that it disclosed sensitive customer data to an unauthorized third party after receiving fraudulent information requests sent from an email address operating inside an actual government agency’s […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 08, 2026
Massive Vietnam-Linked APIS Database Exposes Passport and Flight Data

An exposed Vietnam-linked APIS database contained 220.8 million passenger and crew records, including passport and flight data. Researchers found an exposed Advance Passenger Information System (APIS) database containing 220.8 million passenger and crew records from January 2017 to April 2026. The data includes sensitive details such as passport numbers, identities and flight information, potentially affecting […]