Breach

BleepingComputer reports that widely used network-level ad blocker Pi-hole had nearly 30,000 donors' names and addresses compromised following a data breach that involved a vulnerability impacting the WordPress donation plugin GiveWP.

U.S. companies spent $10.22 million on average for data breach recovery this year, which is the highest on record, as global average breach costs declined for the first time in half a decade to $4.44 million amid accelerated investigations, according to CyberScoop.

The U.S. National Reconnaissance Office has disclosed the compromise of the unclassified Acquisition Research Center website leveraged by federal agencies for sensitive government contract management.

As cyber threats evolve and perimeter defenses lose their effectiveness, identities, both human and machine, have become the primary targets for threat actors in today's zero trust security environment, according to IT Brief New Zealand.

Genea, Australia's third-largest IVF provider, has confirmed that sensitive patient data compromised in a February cyberattack has been published on the dark web, including medical histories, personal identifiers, and Medicare details, reports ABC News.

U.S. auto racing sanctioning firm NASCAR has confirmed being impacted by a cyberattack in March, which has compromised an undisclosed number of customers' Social Security numbers, according to The Record, a news site by cybersecurity firm Recorded Future.

U.S. life insurance firm Allianz Life had most of its 1.4 million customers' data compromised following a data breach this month, reports BleepingComputer.