https://krebsonsecurity.com/2022/08/it-might-be-our-data-but-its-not-our-breach/
Last month, T-Mobile agreed to pay $350 million to settle a consolidated class action lawsuit over a breach in 2021 that affected 40 million current and former customers. The breach came to light

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/att-data-breach-2024-cbs-news-explains/
By contrast, Saturday's much larger breach impacts 73 million current and former AT&T account holders. AT&T has seen several data breaches over the years that range in size and impact. The data

https://www.seattletimes.com/business/technology/the-most-serious-security-breach-ever-is-unfolding-right-now-heres-what-you-need-to-know/
A common piece of code used by thousands of companies for years has turned out to contain one of the "most serious" cybersecurity risks of the Internet age. Here's what you need to know about log4j.

https://theconversation.com/are-data-breaches-the-new-normal-should-we-just-assume-our-data-isnt-safe-231396
Published: June 4, 2024 9:33pm EDT. In recent days, both Ticketek Australia and Ticketmaster have experienced breaches which have exposed customer details to hackers. They join a growing list of

https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbestechcouncil/2024/03/06/the-state-of-cybersecurity-part-one-why-are-there-still-so-many-data-breaches/
Gartner expects security and risk management spending to reach $215 billion globally in 2024, representing a 14.3% increase from 2023. The technology research and consulting firm also expects

https://hbr.org/2023/05/the-devastating-business-impacts-of-a-cyber-breach
The latest IBM Data Breach Report revealed that an alarming 83% of organizations experienced more than one data breach during 2022. ... and has over 20 years of cyber security experience. He was

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_Nights_at_Freddy%27s:_Security_Breach
Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach is a 2021 survival horror video game developed by Steel Wool Studios and ScottGames.It is the ninth main installment in the Five Nights at Freddy's series and the eleventh game overall. Set in a large shopping mall, the player takes on the role of a young boy named Gregory, who must evade the mall's hostile animatronic mascots as well as the night guard

https://www.wired.com/story/facebook-security-breach-50-million-accounts/
Everything We Know About Facebook's Massive Security Breach. Up to 50 million Facebook users were affected—and possibly 40 million more—when hackers compromised the social network's systems

https://store.steampowered.com/app/747660/Five_Nights_at_Freddys_Security_Breach/
Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach is the latest installment of the family-friendly horror games loved by millions of players from all over the globe. Play as Gregory, a young boy trapped overnight in Freddy Fazbear's Mega Pizzaplex. With the help of Freddy Fazbear himself, Gregory must survive the near-unstoppable hunt of reimagined

https://usa.kaspersky.com/resource-center/threats/what-is-a-security-breach
Download Free Trial Antivirus Kaspersky Premium. A security breach is any incident that results in unauthorized access to computer data, applications, networks or devices. It results in information being accessed without authorization. Typically, it occurs when an intruder is able to bypass security mechanisms.

https://www.ibm.com/topics/data-breach
A data breach is any security incident in which unauthorized parties access sensitive or confidential information, including personal data (Social Security numbers, bank account numbers, healthcare data) and corporate data (customer records, intellectual property, financial information). The terms "data breach" and "breach" are often used

https://www.theregister.com/2024/05/31/snowflake_breach_report/
Snowflake denies its security was defeated. This week one or more crooks going by the handle ShinyHunters was spotted putting what's understood to be 1.3TB of data stolen from Ticketmaster up for sale on an underworld forum. That trove, yours for $500,000, is said to contain records on 560 million Ticketmaster customers: Their names, email

https://www.f5.com/glossary/security-breaches
A security breach refers to unauthorized access, disclosure, or manipulation of sensitive data, computer systems, applications, networks, or devices. Security breaches pose risks to privacy, confidentiality, and data integrity, potentially leading to data theft, financial damage, and harm to individuals or organizations.

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2024/03/09/1237038928/health-industry-ransomware-cyberattack-change-healthcare-optum-uhc-united
While it's not yet clear how Change was hacked, experts have warned a breach can occur through a phishing link in an email or more exotic pathways. That means regulators need to consider hardening

https://www.coursera.org/articles/data-security-breach
Causes of data security breaches. Data security breaches can occur for many different reasons. These causes range from simple system errors to the actions of malicious insiders and the result of targeted malware attacks. According to IBM's Cost of Data Breach Report 2023, the most frequent attack vectors used by hackers and their costs are as

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/05/technology/personaltech/lastpass-breach-password-safety.html
LastPass said hackers had stolen copies of the list of user names and passwords of every customer from the company's servers. This breach was one of the worst things that could happen to a

https://www.wired.com/story/wired-guide-to-data-breaches/
The breach was sizable but might not have been so noteworthy if T-Mobile hadn't developed a reputation over the past decade for data breaches. The company had a mega breach in 2021 , two breaches

https://www.govtech.com/blogs/lohrmann-on-cybersecurity/the-evolving-cyber-landscape-insights-from-2024-reports
30,458 security incidents and 10,626 confirmed breaches were analyzed in 2023 — a twofold increase over 2022. Verizon security by the numbers: 4,200-plus networks managed globally, 34 trillion

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-31/ticketek-australia-cyber-security-data-breach-names-emails-leak/103921986
In short: Ticketek Australia says its customers' names, emails and dates of birth may have been accessed in a data breach. The announcement comes just days after rival company Ticketmaster was

https://tech.co/news/cybersecurity-statistics-2024
The Top Cybersecurity Statistics You Should Know in 2024. Phishing attacks were the top reason for data breaches in 2023. 11% of business leaders are "unsure" if their company had a data

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c288n8rkpvno
Critical incident over London hospitals' cyber-attack. Major hospitals in London have declared a critical incident after a cyber-attack led to operations being cancelled and emergency patients

https://www.varonis.com/blog/cybersecurity-statistics
Companies with extensive use of AI and automation security tools contain data breaches 108 faster than a company that doesn't. Organizations with a zero-trust approach saw average breach costs $1.76 million less than organizations without. A data breach can cost a company an average of $1.3 million in lost business.

https://www.npr.org/2021/04/09/986005820/after-data-breach-exposes-530-million-facebook-says-it-will-not-notify-users
Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images. Facebook decided not to notify over 530 million of its users whose personal data was lifted in a breach sometime before August 2019 and was recently made

https://www.infosecinstitute.com/resources/general-security/understanding-cybersecurity-breaches-types-common-causes-and-potential-risks/
Security breaches in the news. The impact of cybersecurity breaches is significant, both in terms of financial losses and reputational damage. Recent news stories highlight the severity of these attacks, with high-profile breaches affecting businesses like Equifax, Capital One and Twitter over the past few years. Equifax data breach (2017)

https://www.ibm.com/reports/data-breach
The global average cost of a data breach in 2023 was USD 4.45 million, a 15% increase over 3 years. 51% of organizations are planning to increase security investments as a result of a breach, including incident response (IR) planning and testing, employee training, and threat detection and response tools. The average savings for organizations

https://fidelissecurity.com/threatgeek/data-protection/what-is-data-breach
In today's data-driven world, firms have a large treasure trove of sensitive information - customer records, financial data, intellectual property - that cybercriminals want. Data breaches, or unauthorized access or exposure of this information, are a serious danger to any organization's security posture. Understanding these threats and executing effective data loss prevention (DLP

https://www.itpro.com/security/data-breaches/frontier-communications-confirms-over-750000-people-affected-in-data-breach
Frontier Communications was forced to shut down its systems in the wake of the original breach after detecting unauthorized access from an external third party. With 3 million broadband users across 25 states, the breach had a widespread impact across the country, with internet access stopped for millions of US citizens.

https://www.theverge.com/2021/3/31/22360409/ubiquiti-networking-data-breach-response-whistleblower-cybersecurity-incident
Originally, Ubiquiti emailed its customers about a supposedly minor security breach at a "third party cloud provider" on January 11th, but noted cybersecurity news site KrebsOnSecurity is

https://www.ibm.com/topics/cybersecurity
The average cost of a data breach in 2023 was USD 4.45 million, up 15% over the last three years; The average cost of a ransomware-related data breach in 2023 was even higher, at USD 5.13 million. This number does not include the cost of the ransom payment, which averaged an extra USD 1,542,333, up 89% from the previous year.

https://www.csoonline.com/article/534628/the-biggest-data-breaches-of-the-21st-century.html
Date: October 2015. Impact: 235 million user accounts. NetEase, a provider of mailbox services through the likes of 163.com and 126.com, reportedly suffered a breach in October 2015 when email