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.
Security Affairs reports that dental benefits provider Delta Dental of Virginia had information from 145,918 customers compromised following an email account breach earlier this year.
Cooper Steel Fabricators, a leading U.S. structural steel fabricator that counts Amazon among its clients, was claimed to have been breached by a threat actor, who has offered a "complete mirror" of the firm's FTP server with 330 GB of data in exchange for $28,500 in cryptocurrency, reports Cybernews.
Harvard University has confirmed being impacted by a significant data breach following a voice phishing intrusion against its Alumni Affairs and Development systems, according to BleepingComputer.
