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German data privacy authorities on Monday imposed a €45 million ($51.2 million) fine on multinational telecom giant Vodafone, citing misconduct by third-party sales agents and serious lapses in its customer authentication systems. The Federal Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information (BfDI) stated that Vodafone’s partner agencies orchestrated fraudulent transactions with customers. These agencies […]
Victoria’s Secret has temporarily taken its U.S. website offline and suspended certain in-store services due to a recently identified security concern. The company said it took these steps as a safety measure but hasn’t shared many details. On Thursday, customers saw a notice on the site instead of the usual shopping page. It said the […]
Star Health and Allied Insurance, one of India’s largest health insurers, is going through a serious crisis. Reports suggest that the company suffered a major data breach that exposed personal information of policyholders. This has caused internal chaos, as several top-level executives have either stepped down or faced investigation. These include key leaders like the […]
A major data leak has exposed over 184 million user records from a huge 47GB unprotected database, putting millions of people at serious risk of identity theft and cybercrime. The leaked data includes login details from major technology companies like Microsoft, Google, Apple, Facebook, PayPal, and Netflix. The exposed records were found sitting openly on […]
Tiffany & Co. has confirmed that a data breach has affected some of its customers in South Korea, making it the second such incident involving an LVMH brand after Dior. On May 26, Tiffany Korea sent emails to certain customers. They informed them about a cybersecurity breach involving unauthorized access to a vendor platform used […]
A government and private sector investigation team is looking into the recent major data breach at SK Telecom. They have now widened their check to include two other top South Korean mobile carriers — KT and LG Uplus. Industry sources said on Monday that investigators carefully inspected the servers of KT and LG Uplus but […]
A hacker gained access to a communications platform used by Mike Waltz, a former national security adviser to Donald Trump, compromising data from more than 60 U.S. government officials. Those affected include members of disaster response teams, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, diplomats, White House staff, and Secret Service agents. The leaked messages, obtained by […]
Global sportswear giant Adidas has confirmed two separate data breaches affecting its customers in South Korea and Türkiye. Both incidents involved unauthorized access to personal data through third-party customer service providers, raising serious concerns about data security. In South Korea, Adidas publicly disclosed the breach on May 16. The company said that customer information was […]
TechCrunch founder Michael Arrington has raised alarm over a recent data breach at Coinbase, warning that it “will lead to people dying.” The breach exposed sensitive customer information including home addresses and account balances. Arrington called for regulators to reconsider the effectiveness of know-your-customer (KYC) policies and demanded jail time for executives who fail to […]
A significant data mishap led to the collection of biometric data from NSW school students through a new Microsoft Teams feature, which the Department of Education did not notice for weeks. Microsoft introduced the feature in mid-March, enabling biometric data collection via school-issued computers. The Department only realized the issue in early April and disabled […]