Data Security

Cybernews reports that hundreds of millions of individuals in China potentially had their information exposed by an insecure 631 GB database that contained four billion records, making it the largest data leak in the country so far.

Major U.S. local newspaper publisher Lee Enterprises had information from 39,779 individuals, including their Social Security numbers, compromised as a result of an attack by the Qilin ransomware-as-a-service operation in February, which allegedly led to the exfiltration of 350 GB of data, reports The Record, a news site by cybersecurity firm Recorded Future.

Cybernews reports that American Hospital Dubai, the leading private healthcare provider in the United Arab Emirates city, was claimed to have had 450 million patient records stolen following an attack by the newly emergent Gunra ransomware gang.

Kettering Health was claimed to have been compromised by the Interlock ransomware operation, which exposed 941 GB of stolen data, as the Ohio-based healthcare network continues to grapple with recovery efforts following the May 20 intrusion, reports Cybernews.

Millions of pilfered AT&T records exposed AT&T had a database with over 86 million customers' information purportedly exfiltrated by the ShinyHunters hacking operation from a Snowflake environment reuploaded on a Russian cybercrime forum earlier this month after being initially exposed in mid-May, according to Hackread.

Almost 20 retail, education, and hospitality organizations in the Americas and Europe have been breached by the UNC6040 threat group in attacks involving a trojanized version of Salesforce's Data Loader tool since January, The Register reports.

During a recent SC Media webcast, OPSWAT's George Prichici discussed the critical importance of comprehensive file security strategies for financial institutions, highlighting the need for advanced threat detection, sanitization, and integration across multiple digital channels.