Data Breach

Pierluigi Paganini October 31, 2025
EY Exposes 4TB SQL Server Backup Publicly on Microsoft Azure

A massive 4TB SQL Server backup file belonging to global accounting giant Ernst & Young (EY) was discovered publicly accessible on Microsoft Azure. Cybersecurity firm Neo Security discovered a 4TB SQL Server backup belonging to accounting giant Ernst & Young (EY) publicly accessible on Microsoft Azure during a routine scan. Neo Security’s lead researcher identified a […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 30, 2025
Dentsu’s US subsidiary Merkle hit by cyberattack, staff and client data exposed

Dentsu said its U.S. unit Merkle was hit by a cyberattack exposing staff and client data, forcing some systems offline to mitigate the security breach. Japanese multinational advertising and public relations company Dentsu, one of the largest marketing agencies in the world, announced that its U.S.-based subsidiary Merkle suffered from a cyber attack that exposed […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 28, 2025
Everest group claimed the hack of Sweden’s power grid operator Svenska kraftnät

Hackers hit Sweden’s power grid operator Svenska kraftnät, stealing data via a file transfer tool. The power grid was not affected. Hackers breached Sweden’s state-owned power grid operator Svenska kraftnät, stealing data from an isolated file transfer system. The power grid operations were not impacted by the cyber incident. The Swedish company on Monday disclosed […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 20, 2025
Russian Lynk group leaks sensitive UK MoD files, including info on eight military bases

Russian hackers stole and leaked MoD files on eight RAF and Navy bases, exposing staff data in a “catastrophic” cyberattack via Dodd Group breach. Russian cybercrime group Lynx breached Dodd Group, a contractor for the UK Ministry of Defence, stealing and leaking hundreds of sensitive files on eight RAF and Royal Navy bases. The incident […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 17, 2025
Prosper disclosed a data breach impacting 17.6 million accounts

Threat actors stole personal data, including names, IDs, and financial details from Prosper, affecting over 17M users. Prosper is a U.S.-based peer-to-peer lending platform that connects individual borrowers with investors. Founded in 2005 and headquartered in San Francisco, Prosper allows people to apply for personal loans online, while investors can fund portions of those loans […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 17, 2025
Auction house Sotheby’s disclosed a July data breach

Sotheby’s reported a July 24 breach exposing customer and financial data; it took two months to assess the stolen information and affected individuals. Sotheby’s reported a data breach that exposed customer information, including financial details. The company discovered the security breach on July 24, and investigators spent two months determining what data was stolen and […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 16, 2025
Spanish fashion retailer MANGO disclosed a data breach

Spanish fashion retailer MANGO disclosed a data breach after a marketing vendor compromise exposed customer personal information. Mango is a global fashion brand founded in Barcelona in 1984, it has over 2,850 stores in 120 countries and 16,400 employees. In 2024, it reported €3.3 billion in revenue and €219 million in profit. Online sales account […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 15, 2025
A sophisticated nation-state actor breached F5 systems, stealing BIG-IP source code and data on undisclosed flaw

F5 disclosed that a sophisticated nation-state actor breached its systems, stealing BIG-IP source code and data on undisclosed product vulnerabilities. Cybersecurity firm F5 disclosed that a highly sophisticated nation-state actor in August 2025 threat actors breached its systems and stole BIG-IP’s source code and information related to undisclosed vulnerabilities. The attackers accessed the company’s BIG-IP […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 13, 2025
Customer payment data stolen in Unity Technologies’s SpeedTree website compromise

Malicious code on Unity Technologies’s SpeedTree site skimmed sensitive data from hundreds of customers, the company confirmed. Video game software development firm Unity Technologies revealed that malicious code on its SpeedTree website skimmed sensitive information from hundreds of customers, impacting users who accessed the compromised site. The company discovered on August 26, 2025, the presence […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 09, 2025
Threat actors steal firewall configs, impacting all SonicWall Cloud Backup users

All SonicWall Cloud Backup users were impacted after hackers stole firewall configuration files from the MySonicWall service in early September. Threat actors stole firewall configuration backups from SonicWall’s cloud service, impacting all users of its MySonicWall cloud backup platform. In September, SonicWall urged customers to reset credentials after firewall backup files tied to MySonicWall accounts […]