Data Security

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.

Minnesota-based radiology services provider Consulting Radiologists has disclosed that 511,947 individuals had their data compromised following a February cyberattack that was later claimed by both LockBit and Qilin ransomware operations, The Register reports.

Cybernews reports that a database containing 13.5 million complaints made to the City of Baltimore's 311 Services hotline dating back to 1989 has been exposed as a result of a misconfigured Kibana instance, which has since been secured.

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Amtrak had some of its Guest Rewards customers' data compromised following a credential stuffing attack last month, The Register reports.

BleepingComputer reports that U.S. bakery-cafe fast food restaurant chain Panera Bread was accused by a purported employee of having fulfilled its attackers' demanded ransom from an intrusion in late March that resulted in the encryption of all its virtual machines just as the chain delivered breach notifications detailing the theft of employees' names, Social Security numbers, and other personal information.

Information from 200,000 individuals was confirmed by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health to have been stolen following a successful phishing attack that compromised 53 employees' credentials, reports SecurityWeek.

Major U.S. life insurance provider Globe Life has launched an investigation into the potential compromise of its consumer and policyholder information following the breach of a web portal identified last week, BleepingComputer reports.