Members of the French Football Federation, the country's football governing body catering to over 2.2 million individuals, had their information exposed following the breach of administrative management software used by football clubs, according to The Register.
Investigation into a potential security incident has been launched by British internet provider Brsk after threat actors claimed to have stolen 230,105 customer records from its systems, reports The Register.
The Belgian Data Protection Authority has fined data broker Infobel 40,000 for unlawfully selling personal information for marketing purposes, emphasizing the strict requirements for valid consent under the GDPR, according to Cybernews.
More than 80,000 files with sensitive data, including usernames, passwords, Active Directory credentials, API keys, and LDAP configuration details, belonging to government, healthcare, cybersecurity, telecommunications, and critical national infrastructure have been leaked by online tools JSONFormatter and CodeBeautify, according to The Hacker News.
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