Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a significant data breach at Zhefengle, an online e-commerce store in China, which has exposed millions of Chinese citizen IDs. The breach, highlighting critical lapses in data privacy and security measures, has raised serious concerns among citizens and
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McLaren Health Care, a major healthcare provider based in Michigan, reported a significant data breach affecting approximately 2.2 million patients. The breach was identified between late July and August of this year and sparked an ongoing investigation into the extent and potential
An online forum user shared a database allegedly stolen from a 3rd party associated with McGraw Hill, which the hacker claimed to contain information from 90,875 users. The vpnMentor research team discovered a web forum post exposing information that was supposedly stolen from a McGraw
In a significant cybersecurity incident, CCleaner, a popular optimization tool, has confirmed a data breach that exposed the personal information of its paid customers. The breach, which occurred in May, was part of the massive MOVEit cyberattack that affected numerous organizations
Hackers have reportedly exposed sensitive student data from the Clark County School District (CCSD) in Nevada. The breach, confirmed by CCSD on October 16, revealed that threat actors had gained unauthorized access to the district's email servers. According to a report conducted by
Casio, the prominent Japanese electronics manufacturer, has publicly acknowledged and apologized for a significant data breach on its educational web application, ClassPad.net. The breach potentially affects tens of thousands of its customers within Japan and 148 other countries. Upon detection
The City of Philadelphia has come forward to disclose a substantial data breach, revealing that unauthorized actors may have gained access to City email accounts containing sensitive personal details and protected health information. The breach, initially discovered on May 24 due to suspicious
Okta, a leading identity and access management company, recently faced a security breach in its support unit, exposing customer data. The breach, disclosed on October 19, was caused by a cybercriminal who used stolen credentials to gain unauthorized access to files containing sensitive customer
Cybersecurity Researcher, Jeremiah Fowler, discovered and reported to vpnMentor about a non-password protected database that contained over 500k records containing identification documents and other potentially sensitive information. The documents appear to be associated with the Irish National
Cloud gaming firm Shadow has confirmed a significant data breach, compromising the personal information of its customers. The Paris-headquartered startup, known for offering games through its cloud-based PC service, revealed that hackers accessed customer data following a sophisticated social