Latest News: Data Breaches

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered what’s believed to be the largest-ever data breach, consisting of up to 16 billion login credentials. The data consists of usernames, passwords, session cookies, and authentication tokens from almost every major website and online service, including

A California court has ordered Google to pay $314 million in damages regarding allegations that it misappropriated users’ cellular data to transfer background data for its services without their consent. According to the plaintiffs, these transfers would continue even when the phone is in a

Cybersecurity researcher Jeremiah Fowler discovered and reported to vpnMentor an unencrypted and non-password-protected database that contained 245,949 records. The database, which presumably belonged to a tax credit consulting agency, held PII, driver’s licenses, military discharge forms,

Cybersecurity Researcher, Jeremiah Fowler, discovered and reported to vpnMentor about an unencrypted and non-password-protected database that contained 3,637,107 records that presumably belong to a no-coding app-building platform. The publicly exposed database was not password-protected or

Cybersecurity researcher Jeremiah Fowler discovered an unprotected cloud system exposing 184 million credentials. The collection, containing around 47.42 gigabytes of data, included sensitive information from popular platforms such as Instagram, Facebook, and Snapchat, as well as government

Crypto exchange giant Coinbase is reeling from a cyberattack that exposed sensitive customer data, prompted a $20 million extortion attempt, and could cost the company up to $400 million in remediation. The breach, disclosed this week via Coinbase’s official blog and a filing with U.S. regulators,

Marks & Spencer has confirmed that personal customer data was stolen in the recent cyberattack that disrupted its services for weeks. The breach exposed names, addresses, phone numbers, and order histories. While account passwords and full card details were not compromised, the retailer urged

Cybersecurity Researcher, Jeremiah Fowler, discovered and reported to vpnMentor about an unencrypted and non-password-protected database that contained 3,154,239 records presumably belonging to a platform designed to assist high school athletes in securing college sports scholarships. The

The cybergang behind a massive PowerSchool data breach is now attempting to directly extort schools and districts across the US and Canada — despite PowerSchool reportedly paying an undisclosed ransom for the deletion of the stolen data. According to BleepingComputer, PowerSchool was given

Ascension Health has begun notifying individuals of yet another data breach that exposed their personally identifiable information (PII) and sensitive health records. Notifications were sent out to patients starting April 30, 2025 — nearly six months after Ascension discovered the breach on