Data Security

A significant minority of victims disclosed thus far do not appear to be direct users of MOVEit Transfer and had their data stolen via a third-party provider.

Millions of emails intended for members of the U.S. military have been inadvertently sent to Mali-based email accounts for more than a decade as a result of a domain name typo, with misdirected emails reaching 117,000 in January alone, reports The Verge.

Tens of millions of U.S. taxpayers had their "extraordinarily sensitive" information reportedly disclosed by major tax preparation firms TaxAct, H&R Block, and TaxSlayer to Meta over the past two years, according to The Associated Press.

Bangladesh data breach exposes millions' personal information TechCrunch reports that millions of Bangladeshi citizens had their personal data, including full names, email addresses, phone numbers, and national ID numbers, exposed by a government website.

Pepsi Bottling Ventures breach hits over 28K Over 28,000 individuals were confirmed by major Pepsi-Cola beverage manufacturer and distributor Pepsi Bottling Ventures to have had their data stolen as a result of a compromise of its IT systems, reports SecurityWeek.

U.S. child- and family-oriented pay TV channel Nickelodeon has confirmed the legitimacy of the major data leak impacting its animation department that was initially reported late last month but noted that some of the exposed data were decades old, BleepingComputer reports.

Healthcare organizations across the U.S. have been urged by the Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights to implement strong authentication measures in an effort to prevent data breaches and ensure continued compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, reports HealthITSecurity.