Privacy
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FBI, Dutch police shut down VerifTools fake-ID marketplace; servers seized in Amsterdam
Intl. law-enforcement agencies halted VerifTools, a major fake-ID marketplace, seizing multiple Amsterdam servers and revealing a scheme that generated millions in illicit proceeds and undermined identity verification systems across borders.
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MathWorks reports ransomware breach exposed data of 10,476 individuals
MathWorks disclosed that a ransomware group stole the data of 10,476 individuals after breaching its network in April, prompting outages affecting MFA, SSO, and other services. The company has not named the ransomware operator, and authorities note that a resolution or ransom payment, if any, remains undisclosed.
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TransUnion breach affects 4.46 million; third-party app exposed personal data, not credit records
TransUnion disclosed a cyber incident affecting about 4.46 million individuals via a third-party application used by its US consumer-support operations. The breach did not touch core credit data, but exposed limited personal information, with victims offered two years of credit monitoring and fraud assistance.
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Healthcare Services Group breach affects more than 624,000 individuals
Healthcare Services Group said a data breach exposed the personal information of more than 624,000 individuals, with unauthorized access occurring between Sept. 27 and Oct. 3, 2024 and notifications sent on Aug. 25, 2025. Data types varied but included identifiers and financial details; credit monitoring is being offered, and there is no current evidence of…
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SSA whistleblower alleges DOGE duplicated NUMIDENT in unauthorized cloud, risking Americans’ data
A government whistleblower alleges that DOGE, a non-official federal client, copied the NUMIDENT database into an unauthorized cloud environment, risking all Americans’ Social Security data, with additional claims of improper access and potential privacy violations.
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Farmers Insurance says 1.1 million customers affected by data breach tied to Salesforce attack wave
Farmers Insurance says 1.1 million customers were affected by a data breach at a third‑party vendor, tied to a broader Salesforce data‑theft campaign. The incident exposed names, addresses, birth dates, driver’s licenses, and last‑four digits of SSNs, with notices issued starting in August and Maine officials confirming more than 1.1 million total affected across notices.
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Auchan data breach exposes loyalty data of hundreds of thousands of customers
French retailer Auchan disclosed a cyberattack that exposed the personal data of hundreds of thousands of loyalty-account holders, including names, addresses, emails, phone numbers, and loyalty card numbers, while bank data and PINs were not affected. The company has notified CNIL and urged vigilance against phishing.
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DaVita ransomware breach exposes data of nearly 2.7 million people, OCR confirms
DaVita disclosed that a ransomware attack compromised the personal and health data of nearly 2.7 million people, with OCR confirming 2,689,826 affected and the company noting a possible 2.4 million. The breach exposed information from DaVita’s labs database, with the company offering credit monitoring to affected individuals as investigations continue.
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Ransomware group Qilin claims 4TB data breach at Nissan CBI, leaking 3D designs and VR files
Ransomware group Qilin claims to have copied more than 4 terabytes of data from Nissan Creative Box Inc. (CBI), including 3D design data and VR files, threatening to release the material if demands are not met. Nissan has not yet commented on the claim, and experts caution that the breach, if verified, could threaten trade…
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Nearly 1 Million Health Records Exposed in Ohio Medical Alliance Data Breach
Cybersecurity researchers say two unprotected databases linked to Ohio Medical Alliance exposed 957,434 patient records, including SSNs and driver’s-license images, in a breach that required immediate remediation and raises privacy and identity-theft concerns in the medical marijuana sector.
