Data Security

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.

North American gourmet bakery chain Crumbl had information from more than 29,000 employees allegedly stolen and exposed by the Everest ransomware operation on Wednesday, Cybernews reports.

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.

NBC News reports that the Tea app, which touts itself as a dating safety application exclusively for women, had 72,000 images, including 13,000 verification photos and government ID pictures, exposed following a data breach.

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.

TechCrunch reports that security researchers at UpGuard found on July 18 that cybercrime forum LeakZones Elasticsearch database was left open to anyone who can access a web browser, leaving over 22 million records containing the IP addresses and exact timestamp of logged-in users exposed to the internet.