Breach

Threat actors were able to access LivaNova's IT systems on Oct. 26, enabling the theft of individuals' names, birthdates, addresses, Social Security numbers, phone numbers, email addresses, medical details, and health insurance data.

The breach is believed by the firm to have been conducted by North Korean hacking collective Lazarus Group.

Information claimed to have been exfiltrated included full names, birthdates, gender, birthdates, email addresses, usernames, and hashed passwords.

Attackers may have obtained patients' personal data, health information, health insurance details, and billings, claims, and payment data.

Security pros say the follow-up social engineering attacks CDK's auto dealer customers experienced are standard fare today – so companies must stay vigilant.

Santander Bank had data from 12,786 employees across the U.S. exposed resulting from the breach of Snowflake customer environments, which has since been claimed by the ShinyHunters hacking operation, according to The Record, a news site by cybersecurity firm Recorded Future.

Information from 426,280 individuals was confirmed by the Association of Texas Professional Educators to have been stolen from its systems after a cyberattack in February, reports The Record, a news site by cybersecurity firm Recorded Future.

Operations across thousands of car dealerships across the U.S. were disrupted on Wednesday following a cyberattack against major dealership software solutions provider CDK Global that resulted in a company-wide systems shutdown, BNN Bloomberg reports.