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Monday, 13 October 2025

Data Breaches Digest - Week 42 2025

Welcome to this week's Data Breaches Digest, a catalogue of links concerning Data Breaches and Cyber Security that were published on the Internet during the period between 13th October and 19th October 2025.


19th October

American Airlines’ Largest Regional Subsidiary Suffers Data Breach

Australia: Fourth largest telco confirms cybersecurity breach impacting 1,600 Aussies

Australia: More than 1,600 customers of Dodo and iPrimus impacted by cybersecurity breach

China accuses US of cyber attack on national time centre

China accuses US of cyber attack on National Time Service Center

China confirms US cyber-attack on its national time centre

College student sentenced to four years for PowerSchool cyberattack

Europol Dismantles SIM Farm Network Powering 49 Million Fake Accounts Worldwide

Experian fined $3.2 million for mass-collecting personal data

Hacker leaks database of 46.2 Million MAX messenger users on DarkForums

Handala hacker group exposes 17 “architects of destruction” in Israeli military

Kaspersky detects 'Mysterious Elephant' hacker group targeting Bangladesh, other countries in Asia-Pacific

Oklahoma: $30 Million settlement reached in data breach affecting 2.4 Million patients

‘Phantom Hacker’ Scam: ₹8,350 Crore Stolen from Elderly Victims in Just 12 Months

Phishing in Israel: The digital threat targeting citizens post-war

Pro-Russia hackers declare war on Britain

RAF Lakenheath and RAF Mildenhall suffer Russian hack attack

TikTok videos continue to push infostealers in ClickFix attacks

Volkswagen Allegedly Hacked in Ransomware Attack as 8Base Claims Data Leak

Volkswagen Allegedly Hit by Ransomware Attack as 8Base Claims Sensitive Data Theft

18th October

52% of cyberattacks fueled by ransomware, extortion

64 South Koreans Repatriated from Cambodia for Voice Phishing, Romance Scams

AI boosts phishing “conversion” 4.5-fold, Microsoft data shows

AI-Generated Phishing Emails Now 4.5x More Effective, Microsoft Report Reveals

AI-powered phishing threats outpace business defences & SOC teams

Another Las Vegas Casino Suffered Major Cyberattack - Back in January

Collins Aerospace attack claimed by Everest, linking ransomware group to last month's European airport chaos

Cyber Attack on European Airports: Everest Ransomware Claims Claim

Envoy Air Confirms Data Breach Linked to Oracle E-Business Suite Exploit by CL0P Hackers

From Job Offers to Crypto Theft: Latest North Korean Hacker Campaigns Exposed

'Great Hackers, Terrible Traders': How Exploiters Panic Sold and Lost $13 Million During Market Chaos

Microsoft Revokes Over 200 Fraudulent Certificates Used in Ransomware Attacks by Vanilla Tempest

New .NET CAPI Backdoor Targets Russian Auto and E-Commerce Firms via Phishing ZIPs

New Phishing Attack Leverages Azure Blob Storage to Impersonate Microsoft

Silver Fox Expands Winos 4.0 Attacks to Japan and Malaysia via HoldingHands RAT

South Korea: Cambodian Deportees Face Phishing, Kidnapping Probes

South Korea: Members of voice phishing organization based in Cambodia sentenced to prison in first trial

South Korea Repatriates 64 Voice Phishing Suspects from Cambodia

South Korea to Deport 60 Scam Suspects from Cambodia Despite Resistance

Spain’s latest phishing scam: Endesa customers targeted

Spyware maker NSO Group blocked from WhatsApp

US court bars Israeli spyware company from targeting WhatsApp users

Vietnam Airlines Customer Data Breach

17th October

5CA Denies Involvement in Discord Data Breach, Clarifies It Doesn’t Handle Government IDs

A Stealthy New Phishing Kit Targeting Microsoft 365, Barracuda uncovers

AI Agents and Holiday Travel: A New Fraud Frontier

AI Driven Automation of Vulnerability Discovery and Malware Generation Reported by Microsoft

AI Is Supercharging Phishing Scams - Are Hospitals Ready?

Alarms maker Verisure flags data breach at partner

American Airlines largest carrier breached in Cl0p Oracle attack spree

American Airlines subsidiary Envoy confirms Oracle data theft attack

Artistica Rubens Suffers Customer Data Breach

Auction house Sotheby’s disclosed a July data breach

Australia ranks high in cyberattacks as AI fuels new risks

Australian customers potentially impacted by Mango retailer data breach

Avoid ‘GetSupport.Apple.com’ Text Scam: How to Spot a Phishing Attack

California's San Benito County investigates suspected phishing over $697K payment

Cambodian Phishing Group Manager Jailed Six Years

Canadian Tire Confirms Major Data Breach Exposing Customers’ Personal and Financial Information

Capita hit with £14 million fine after major data breach

Cl0p Ransomware Group Claims American Airlines Breach

ConnectWise fixes Automate bug allowing AiTM update attacks

Critical AEM Vulnerability (CVE-2025-54253) Actively Exploited, Says CISA

Cross-Border Phishing Attacks Spreads Across Asia

Cyber-security policy in the UK: execution will define success

Cybersecurity Firm Reports 36% Year-on-Year Increase in Ransomware Attacks

Data Theft Drives 80% of 2025 Cyber-Attacks

Deceptive Microsoft Login Page Targets Users in Tech Support Scam

Discord Data Breach: 5CA Named as Vendor Behind Leak of 70,000 IDs - But Denies Wrongdoing

DMARC: The Frontline Defense Against Phishing and Domain Spoofing

Eastern Radiologists Agrees to $3.35 Million Data Breach Settlement

European Authorities Shutter Cybercrime Service Fueling Thousands of Online Scams

European police bust network selling thousands of phone numbers to scammers

Europol dismantles SIM box operation renting numbers for cybercrime

Everyone’s adopting AI, few are managing the risk

Evolving Phishing Campaigns Deliver HoldingHands Malware across China, Taiwan, Japan, and Malaysia

F5 confirms breach linked to nation-state hackers who stole BIG-IP source code and vulnerability data

Final Jaguar Land Rover factory restarts after cyber attack

Google Patches Critical Chrome Vulnerability (CVE-2025-11756) in Safe Browsing Component

Hacker Breaches Airport Loudspeakers in Canada and the U.S. to Praise ‘Hamas’ and Criticize Trump

Hackers Dox Hundreds Of Federal Agents In Suspected Cyberattack

Hackers Steal Sensitive Data From Auction House Sotheby’s

Hackers used Cisco zero-day to plant rootkits on network switches (CVE-2025-20352)

Hackers using AI to scam more people, faster

Higher phishing success, profitability seen with AI emails

How Organizations Can Stay Ahead of Modern Ransomware

How Ransomware’s Data Theft Evolution is Rewriting Cyber Insurance Risk Models

How SMBs Can Stay Ahead of Evolving Ransomware Threats

Human-first AI is essential for cyber-defence

Hundreds of thousands of F5 systems exposed, potentially vulnerable to “catastrophic” compromise

Identity Security: Your First and Last Line of Defense

Inside healthcare’s quiet cybersecurity breakdown

Interlock ransomware just keeps getting more powerful - here's how to stay safe

Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) Halewood production lines operating again as cyber attack recovery continues

Kearney Public Schools (KPS) Data Breach: Hackers steal sensitive information including staff banking info, student medical records and more

Kettering Health Confirmed Patient Data Compromised in May 2025 Ransomware Attack

London police look for thousands of victims as suspected crypto fraudsters caught

Lüks Artvin Seyahat Database Leak Exposes 20,000 Customers

Malicious Perplexity Comet Browser Download Ads Push Malware Via Google

Mango warns Australian customers after third-party data breach

Microsoft blocks Vanilla Tempest: Fake Teams installers spread Rhysida ransomware

Microsoft confirms North Korea joins ransomware-as-a-service, boosting attack sophistication

Microsoft Disrupts Ransomware Campaign Abusing Azure Certificates

Microsoft Disrupts Vanilla Tempest Ransomware Campaign Using Fake Teams Installers

Microsoft fixes highest-severity ASP.NET Core flaw ever

Microsoft pulls certificates for fake Teams installers dropping ransomware

Microsoft Report Warns of AI-Powered Automation in Cyberattacks and Malware Creation

Microsoft revokes 200 certificates used to sign malicious Teams installers

Microsoft Revokes 200 Fraudulent Certificates Used in Rhysida Ransomware Campaign

Microsoft revokes 200+ certificates abused by Vanilla Tempest in fake Teams campaign

Microsoft Warns: Ransomware Powers Most Cyberattacks

Microsoft warns of a surge in ransomware and extortion incidents

Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday: 172 Flaws Fixed

Middle East: Extortion and ransomware drive over half of cyberattacks

Most cyberattacks are financially motivated, Microsoft study says

Nevada: $7 million insurance policy will cover ‘direct expenses’ of cyber attack, state official tells lawmakers

New FBI warning issued over ‘phantom hackers’ draining retirement accounts

Nintendo Admits Server Tampering Incident, Denies Data Breach

North Carolina: New Bern warns contractors of phishing scam using fake invoices with city logo

North Carolina: Phishing scam email targets New Bern contractors and businesses

North Korean Hackers Combine BeaverTail and OtterCookie into Advanced JS Malware

North Korean Hackers Use EtherHiding to Steal Crypto

Notorious hacker group doxxes ICE and FBI officials in new leak, report says

Number of victims of Korea Telecom (KT) data breach far larger than first reported, says telecom giant

Over 266,000 F5 BIG-IP instances exposed to remote attacks

People are falling for AI phishing attempts 4.5x more often than human ones but the solutions are the same as ever

‘Phantom hacker’ scam that targets the elderly has stolen over $1 Billion in the past 12 months

PowerSchool hacker got four years in prison

PowerSchool hacker sentenced. What can schools take away from the incident?

Prosper Data Breach Exposes 17 Million Customers' Personal Info

Prosper Data Breach Impacts 17.6 Million Accounts

Prosper data breach puts 17 million people at risk of identity theft

Prosper disclosed a data breach impacting 17.6 million accounts

Prosper Market Data Breach Affects 17.6 Million Individuals

Q3 Ransomware Attacks Increase 36% Year-on-Year, BlackFog Report Reveals

Qantas Data Breach Exposes Personal Information Of Over 5 Million Customers

Ransomware attacks continue to rise in 2025

Ransomware Attacks Surge 36% in Q3 2025 to Record High

Ransomware Attacks Surge 47% in 2025, Hitting U.S. Firms Hardest

Ransomware hits record highs: Healthcare, government, tech sectors top targets

Ransomware-related breach confimed by Dairy Farmers of America

Regional airline Envoy Air confirms Oracle E-Business Suite compromise

Researchers Uncover WatchGuard VPN Bug That Could Let Attackers Take Over Devices

School districts fend off rising phishing attempts

Security Leaders Share Why 77% Organizations Lose Data Due to Insider Risks

Security Teams Must Deploy Anti-Infostealer Defenses Now

Several PA systems in the U.S. and Canada hacked to praise Hamas and condemn Trump

Siemens ProductCERT Issues Multiple Security Advisories Highlighting Critical Vulnerabilities

SimonMed Imaging Data Breach Leaks Sensitive Patient Information of Over 1.2 Million People

SMS blaster jailed for targeting London commuters with phishing texts

Sotheby’s confirms data breach after hackers accessed sensitive client information

Sotheby’s Confirms Data Breach, Client Information Exposed

South Korea: Personal Information Protection Commission receives third KT data breach report involving 22,227 users

Survey finds phishing reporting lapses among IT leaders

Teen Tied to Russian Hackers in Dutch Cyber Espionage Probe

The Invisible Hacker: LinkPro Rootkit Turns Linux’s Own Power Against Itself

The Voice of Disruption: Hackers Hijack Harrisburg Airport’s Public System in Coordinated Cyber Attack

They were trying to steal data for extortion: Microsoft on stopping hackers from targeting Teams users

This new cyberattack tricks you into hacking yourself. Here's how to spot it

Turkish Delivery Giant Getir Suffers Intranet Data Breach

Turkish group claims pro-Hamas hack of four North American airports

UK Fines Capita ₹150 Crore for Massive Data Breach

UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) Fines Capita £14 Million Following Data Breach

Vanilla Tempest’s Rhysida ransomware attacks foiled

Verisure Confirms Data Breach at External Billing Partner

What Is Phishing?

Why Airline Data Breaches Matter - And Why Qantas Could Have Been Worse

Wits University Addresses Global Oracle E-Business Suite Cyberattack, Probes Potential Data Breach

Wits University confirms cyber attack on Oracle E-Business system

Wits University hit by cyber attack

16th October

77% of security leaders say they'd fire staff who fall for phishing scams, even though they've done the same thing

AI Attacks Surge as Microsoft Process 100 Trillion Signals Daily

AI e-fooling us all? Most can’t tell real email from fake

AI makes phishing 4.5 times more effective, Microsoft says

Almost 40 per cent of cyber attacks in Italy involve AI tools

American man sentenced for Cyber Attack targeting Canadian schools

Apparent Hacker Airs Pro-Hamas Messages Across Airports

Asahi hackers Qilin’s domination fueled by network of bulletproof hosting

Attacks with Whisper 2FA PhaaS kit escalate, report finds

Auction giant Sotheby’s says data breach exposed financial information

Been offered a job at Google? Think again. This new phishing scam is duping tech workers looking for a career change

Benefitelect Data Breach Exposes Social Security Numbers

Beware of Fake ‘LastPass Hack’ Emails Trying to Trick Users Into Installing Malware

Bicing Data Breach Exposes 353k Barcelona Client Records

Bitvavo management had access to customer data for years

BlackFog Report Reveals 36% Increase in Q3 Ransomware Attacks Year-on-Year

Capita Fined £14 Million After Data Breach Exposes 6.6 Million Users

Capita fined £14 million for data breach affecting millions

Capita fined $18.8 Million over massive UK cyber data breach in 2023

Capita handed huge £14m fine over security failings which lead to data breach

Capita Ransomware Fine: Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) Hits UK Outsourcing Giant with Record £14 Million Penalty

Capita To Pay £14 Million For Data Breach Exposes 6.6 Million Users Personal Data

'Categorically untrue' that China hacked UK intelligence systems, say officials

China Accused Of Massive UK Data Breach Coverup

Chinese crime rings made over $1 billion spamming American phones with text scams

Chinese Criminals Earn $1 Billion via Toll Phishing Scams

CISA Flags Adobe AEM Flaw with Perfect 10.0 Score - Already Under Active Attack

CISA Instructs Agencies to Mitigate F5 Device Vulnerabilities Following Hacker Exploitation

Cyber Attack at Kelowna International Airport: What We Know

Dairy Farmers of America confirms June cyberattack leaked personal data

Dulcich Confirms Data Breach Affecting Over 40,000 Individuals

Everyone wants AI, but few are ready to defend it

Extortion and ransomware drive over half of cyberattacks

F5 Discloses Major Breach by Nation-State Actor, Source Code Stolen

F5 Hit by ‘Nation-State’ Cyberattack

F5 Reveals Nation State Breach and Urges Immediate Patching

Fashion Giant Mango Confirms Data Breach: Customer Information Exposed in Cyber-Attack

Florida accuses Roku of selling kids’ data to advertisers and brokers

Four airports, including Windsor International Airport, hit by pro-Hamas hacker messages

Four-Year Prison Sentence for PowerSchool Hacker

German parliamentarian urges officials to investigate Hungary for spyware abuse

Gladinet fixes actively exploited zero-day in file-sharing software

Hacked VPN credentials facilitate disruptive BlackSuit ransomware intrusion

Hackers Abuse Blockchain Smart Contracts to Spread Malware via Infected WordPress Sites

Hackers Deploy Linux Rootkits via Cisco SNMP Flaw in "Zero Disco' Attacks

Hackers exploit Cisco SNMP flaw to deploy rootkit on switches

Hackers extort firms after massive Salesforce data breach

Harvard University Confirms Data Breach Linked to Oracle Zero-Day Exploit

Hong Kong: Cheung Sha Wan’s wholesale vegetable market suffers ransomware attack affecting data of 7,000 users

How a 15 year-old autistic boy tinkering in his bedroom triggered Western Australia's biggest ever data breach

Humanoid robot found vulnerable to Bluetooth hack, data leaks to China

Identifying risky candidates: Practical steps for security leaders

If you’re using these password managers, watch out for scam emails

Indonesia's Bank DKI Faces Cyber Attack, Irregular Transactions Reach Over US$15 Million

Kasmawi.net Data Breach Exposes User Database Information

Key to Qilin's Ransomware Success: Bulletproof Hosting

KnowBe4 warns of new PayPal invoice phishing scam

LastPass Warns Customers It Has Not Been Hacked Amid Phishing Email Scam

LastPass, Bitwarden spoofed in ongoing phishing campaign

LinkPro Linux Rootkit Uses eBPF to Hide and Activates via Magic TCP Packets

Lubian hacker moves billion in BTC as US government looks to forfeit funds

Machine learning meets malware: how AI-powered ransomware could destroy your business

Major companies, including Google and Dior, hit by massive Salesforce data breach

Major data breach at Vietnam Airlines and Qantas: millions of customers affected

Man jailed for spamming commuters with phishing attempts

Mango confirms data breach

Mango Data Breach Exposes Limited Customer Details After Third-Party Cyberattack

Mango discloses data breach at third-party provider

MANGO Faces Major Data Breach at Third-Party Vendor, Customer Data Exposed

Mango hit by data breach as fashion cyberattacks continue to rise

Mango reports customer contact details exposed in data breach

Mango shopper data stolen in cyber-attack

Many IT leaders click phishing links, and some don’t report them

Maximum-severity Adobe flaw now exploited in attacks

Microsoft blocks around 4.5 million new malware attempts every day

Microsoft disrupts ransomware attacks targeting Teams users

Microsoft Disrupts Vanilla Tempest Campaign Using Fraudulent Code-Signing Certificates

Microsoft Dominates Phishing Impersonations in Q3 2025

Microsoft Halts Vanilla Tempest Attack by Revoking Malicious Teams Certificates

Microsoft remains the most imitated brand in phishing scams

Microsoft Revokes Over 200 Certificates to Disrupt Ransomware Campaign

Microsoft warns of a 32% surge in identity hacks, mainly driven by stolen passwords

Misconfigured NetcoreCloud Server Exposed 40B Records in 13.4TB of Data

More Qilin ransomware-hit organizations disclosed

Mysterious Elephant: The Stealthy Hacker Group Targeting Asia’s Diplomatic Circles

Nearly a Million Microsoft 365 Accounts Targeted by New Whisper 2FA Phishing Kit

New Phishing Attack Uses Basic Auth URLs to Trick Users and Steal Login Credentials

New Phishing Technique Targets Users via Basic Auth URLs

New Rootkit Campaign Exploits Cisco Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) Flaw to Gain Persistence

New Tech Support Scam Uses Microsoft Logo to Fake Browser Lock, Steal Data

Nintendo Denies Data Leak After Alleged Cyberattack Claim by Hacker Group

North Korea's Famous Chollima Use BeaverTail and OtterCookie Malware in Job Scam

North Korean hackers seen using blockchain to hide crypto-stealing malware

North Korean Hackers Use EtherHiding to Hide Malware Inside Blockchain Smart Contracts

North Korean hackers use EtherHiding to hide malware on the blockchain

Ortho Rhode Island Reaches Class Action Settlement In Cyber Attack

Over 23 Million Victims Hit by Data Breaches in Q3

Palomar Health Medical Group Data Breach Exposes Social Security Numbers & PHI

Pennsylvania airport speakers hijacked by hacker who aired anti-Trump message

PeopleGuru Data Breach Exposes Social Security Numbers & Medical Information

“Perfect” Adobe Experience Manager vulnerability is being exploited (CVE-2025-54253)

Personal customer details accessed in data breach at rail operator

Personal data potentially exposed in Asahi ransomware attack

Phishing Alert: Fake ‘LastPass Hack’ Emails Spreading Malware

Phishing Campaign Leverages Basic Authentication URLs to Harvest User Credentials

Phishing Campaign Masquerades as ‘LastPass Hack’ Alert to Spread Malware

Phishing training needs a new hook - here’s how to rethink your approach

PowerSchool hacker jailed for four years

Prestigious auction Sotheby’s reports user data theft

Production at all Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) plants now back online following cyber attack

Prosper data breach impacts 17.6 million accounts

Q3 ransomware attacks up 36 percent year-on-year

Qantas May Face Fine of $7 Billion, Data Breach Exposes 5.7 Million Records

Qilin claims cyber attack on Volkswagen Group France

Qilin Ransomware Expands Worldwide Operations Through Ghost Bulletproof Hosting

Qilin Ransomware Leverages Ghost Bulletproof Hosting for Global Attacks

Qilin Ransomware Using Ghost Bulletproof Hosting to Attack Organizations Worldwide

Ransomware against Thai businesses: targeted and precise

Ring to partner with Flock, giving law enforcement easier access to home security camera footage

Sensitive customer info exposed in Mango data breach - here's what we know

Sensitive personal information for 29K+ patients exposed during data breach at Fort Wayne clinic

Sky-High Hack: How $600 Unlocked Global Secrets Streaming from Space

Sotheby’s Confirms Data Breach Exposing Financial Information

Sotheby's Data Breach Exposes Personal Info

South Korea: Data breach scandals drag down telecoms’ Q3 earnings

Spanish fashion retailer MANGO disclosed a data breach

Spanish Retail Giant Mango Suffers Data Breach: Customer Marketing Data Compromised

Surviving and Thriving Following a Data Breach

The business case for microsegmentation: Lower insurance costs, 33% faster ransomware response

The password problem we keep pretending to fix

The Phia Group Data Breach Affects PII & PHI

Thousands of companies fall victim to this particular cyberattack. Act now

Threat Actor Website ‘shinyhunte.rs’ Defaced in Apparent Feud

UK train line with 26 million journeys a year warns customers of data breach

Unencrypted Satellite IP Traffic is a Widespread Problem

University of Cádiz (UCA) Data Breach Exposes Student Info

Up to 200 Swiss companies targeted by ransomware hacker group

US and UK Lead Record Cybercrime Operation in Southeast Asia

US warns F5 technology service users about potential data breach via state funded cyber attack

Vendor says ‘not hacked’ after Discord’s data breach claim

Volkswagen France hit by ransomware, Qilin gang claims

Watsonville Hospital Data Breach Affects Entire Patient Database

Weak and Exposed: US Water Utilities a Chinese Hacker Target

When trusted AI connections turn hostile

Whisper 2FA phishing kit targets Microsoft 365 users in Australia

Workers Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California (WCIRB) Data Breach Exposes Personal Names & More

15th October

‘A Call to Arms’ as UK Faces 50% Surge in Major Cyberattacks

Adobe Issues Urgent Security Updates for Connect, Commerce, and Creative Cloud Apps

Asahi Group Cyberattack Forces Delay in Financial Reporting

Australia calls on businesses to replace legacy IT

Banking Scams Up 65% Globally in Past Year

Cambodia's Luxury Hotel Hides Voice Phishing Rings, U.S. Sanctions Show

Canadian Tire Data Breach Exposes Customer Info: What Shoppers Need to Know

Canadian Tire reports data breach affecting ecommerce customers

Canadian Tire reports e-commerce data breach

Capita Fined £14m After 2023 Breach that Hit 6.6 Million People

Capita fined £14m after hackers stole pension savers’ personal data

Capita fined £14m for data breach affecting over 6 million people

Capita fined £14m for data breach impacting 6.6 million people

Capita fined £14m for data protection failings in 2023 cyber-attack

Capita fined £14m over 2023 cyber attack that exposed millions of people’s personal data

Capita fined after millions of people’s personal data stolen in cyber attack

Capita given record £14 million fine over ransomware attack security failings

Capita reaches settlement with Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) regarding 2023 cyber attack

Capita secures 70% cut in data breach fine to pay £14m

Capita settles cyber-attack case with Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for £14m, revises cash flow

Capita to pay £14 million for data breach impacting 6.6 million people

Capita to pay £14 million penalty as part of settlement with Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) regarding 2023 cyber attack

Chinese Threat Group 'Jewelbug' Quietly Infiltrated Russian IT Network for Months

CISA warns of ‘significant’ threat to federal networks after nation-state hackers stole F5 source code, undisclosed bug info

Cisco must share more information about effects of severe bugs on businesses, senator says

Clothing giant MANGO discloses data breach exposing customer info

Cyber giant F5 Networks says government hackers had ‘long-term’ access to its systems, stole code and customer data

Data breach exposes personal details of over 2,000 linked to NSW Resilient Homes Program

Discord's data breach drama is now turning into a blame game

‘Earn $8,900 a month’: Overseas job scams lure young Koreans into phishing crimes

Elasticsearch Leak Exposes 6 Billion Records from Scraping, Old and New Breaches

Europe and UK Face Relentless Ransomware Onslaught in Q3 2025, Qilin Leads the Charge

F5 Breach Exposes BIG-IP Source Code - Nation-State Hackers Behind Massive Intrusion

F5 Confirms Nation-State Breach, Source Code and Vulnerability Data Stolen

F5 data breach: “Nation-state attackers” stole BIG-IP source code, vulnerability info

F5 releases BIG-IP patches for stolen security vulnerabilities

F5 Reveals Nation-State Breach as CISA Orders Agencies to Secure F5 Environments

F5 says hackers stole undisclosed BIG-IP flaws, source code

Fake Google Job Offer Email Scam Targets Workspace and Microsoft 365 Users

Fake LastPass, Bitwarden breach alerts lead to PC hijacks

Flaw in Slider Revolution Plugin Exposed 4 Million WordPress Sites

Fresh Phishing Kit Innovation: Automated ClickFix Attacks

GhostBat RAT Returns with Fake RTO Apps Targeting Indian Android Users with Telegram Bot-Driven Malware

Google Chrome Users In India At A High Risk Of Cyber Attack, Here's How To Stay Safe

Hacker hijacks airport speakers, blasts anti-Trump and other political messages

Hackers are using a new phishing kit to steal Microsoft 365 credentials and MFA tokens - Whisper 2FA is evolving rapidly and has been used in nearly one million attacks since July

Hackers Target ICTBroadcast Servers via Cookie Exploit to Gain Remote Shell Access

Harvard Investigates Data Breach After Clop Ransomware Exploits Oracle Vulnerability

Hong Kong: Ransomware hits Cheung Sha Wan Vegetable Market, 7,000 users’ data at risk

Human Risk Report Reveals Overconfidence in Phishing Defenses

"Imminent" nation-state threat to F5 devices, CISA urges deployment of critical updates

Indonesian Broadcaster Trans7 Hit by Data Breach

Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) fines Capita £14m after millions affected by data breach

Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) fines Capita £14 million for data breach

Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) fines Capita £14m for data breach and shares key findings around security failings

Is Your Data Safe? Vietnam Airlines Data Breach Revealed With The Airline’s Plan to Regain Trust: How Can You Protect Yourself

Largest bitcoin seizure leaves Asian scam network victims in limbo

Last Windows 10 Patch Tuesday Features Six Zero Days

LNER confirms passenger details accessed in data breach

LNER customers warned of major data breach as key details 'exposed'

Mango customers’ data hit in cyber attack as shoppers warned personal data has been stolen in latest IT breach

Mango Discloses Data Breach Affecting Customer Information

Mango fashion chain suffers third party breach, customer data impacted

Mango says some customer information exposed in cyber incident

Mango warns of data breach after cyberattack

Medusa Ransomware Attack Exposes Data of Over 1.2 Million SimonMed Imaging Patients

Microsoft Patch Tuesday October 2025 Fixs 175 Vulnerabilities including 3 Zero-Days

Microsoft patches three zero-days actively exploited by attackers

Millions of Qantas customers hit by cyberattack as hackers leak data online

Morocco: Casablanca Court Sentences Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Billboards Hacker to One Year in Prison

New SAP NetWeaver Bug Lets Attackers Take Over Servers Without Login

New York secures $14 million in fines from 8 car insurance companies after data breaches

North Wales Police paid £46,000 for GDPR and data breaches over past six years

Not so Secure Boot: 200K Framework computers found to include a bypass

Nueces County officials recover remainder of funds lost in phishing scam

Outsourcing firm Capita fined £14m after millions had data stolen

Over 100 VS Code Extensions Exposed Developers to Hidden Supply Chain Risks

Peruvian Motorcycle Financier Global Go Hit by Killsec Ransomware

Police investigating after hacker plays 'political' message on Harrisburg International Airport (HIA) Public Address (PA) system

PowerSchool hacker gets sentenced to four years in prison

PowerSchool hacker sentenced to 4 years in prison

PowerSchool hacker sentenced to four years for data theft, extortion

Pro-Hamas screed blasted through airport speakers in US, Canada after hack

Qantas data breach: How to safeguard yourself against scams

Qantas Data Breach Exposes Millions, Tied to Wider Salesforce Campaign

Qilin Ransomware and the Ghost Bulletproof Hosting Conglomerate

Qilin Ransomware announced new victims

Qilin Ransomware Group Lists 54 New Victims in Global Attack Spree

Researchers report rare intrusion by suspected Chinese hackers into Russian tech firm

Roku Accused of Exploiting Children’s Data in Florida Privacy Lawsuit

Teknobuilt Source Code Leaked in Data Breach

Telecom operator KT accused of concealing evidence in South Korea’s data breach investigation

The diagnosis is in: Mobile health apps are bad for your privacy

The power grid is getting old, and so is the cybersecurity protecting it

Two CVSS 10.0 Bugs in Red Lion RTUs Could Hand Hackers Full Industrial Control

Two New Windows Zero-Days Exploited in the Wild - One Affects Every Version Ever Shipped

U.S. man going to prison over PowerSchool data breach that included Canadian student info

U.S. man sentenced to prison over data breach that included Canadian students' info

U.S. seizes $15 billion in Bitcoin linked to massive forced-labor crypto scam

UK regulator throws the book at Capita for huge 2023 data breach

UK, US Sanction Southeast Asia-Based Online Scam Network

UK's Capita fined $19 million for 2023 cyber breach

University of St. Thomas releases little information after massive data breach

Video meetings app Huddle01 leaking user data: emails, wallet addresses exposed

Vietnam Airlines confirms data breach

Vietnam Airlines hit by customer data breach

Vietnam Airlines investigates major data breach: What customers need to know

Whisper 2FA Behind One Million Phishing Attempts Since July

Windows 10's final update is a big one - with a record 173 bug fixes

14th October

5CA denies third-party Zendesk platform was cause of Discord breach

23 million records leaked in Vietnam Airlines–linked data breach

$30 Million Settlement Agreed to Resolve Integris Health Class Action Data Breach Lawsuit

180,000 Records of PII and Payment Information Exposed

Anatomy of a Service Desk Social Engineering Attack

Anatomy of an Active Directory Attack: Targeting the NTDS.dit File

Ansell reports data breach

Asahi Cyberattack is the Problem of Every Business

Asahi fears ‘possibility’ of personal data leaked during cyber-attack

Astaroth Trojan Uses GitHub Images to Stay Active After Takedowns

Australia: Businesses bear the cost of soaring cyber threats

Australia: Information from 2,031 people compromised by flood authority data breach

Australia: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s private phone number leaked online amid huge data breach

Australian Healthcare Giant Ansell Reports Major Security Breach Through Third-Party Software

BK Technologies Reports Major Cyber Security Breach Exposing Employee Data

Building a Cyber-Savvy Team: Training Your Workforce To Guard Against Online Scammers

Campbell Lutyens Data Breach Affects Personal Info

Canadian Tire Reports Customer Data Breach Affecting SportChek, Mark’s and Other Brands

Canadian Tire says customer info caught in data breach on e-commerce platform

Canadian Tire says passwords, credit card info impacted in recent data breach

Canadian Tire says recent breach of e-commerce database involved customer info

Canadian Tire says recent data breach may have hit online shoppers’ info

China’s Flax Typhoon Exploits ArcGIS App for Year-Long Persistence

Chinese hackers abuse geo-mapping tool for year-long persistence

Chinese Hackers Exploit ArcGIS Server as Backdoor for Over a Year

Chinese Hackers Use Trusted ArcGIS App For Year-Long Persistence

Cl0p releases data nabbed from Harvard thanks to Oracle exploit

Compound Solutions Data Breach Exposes PII Details

Credential Attacks Detected on SonicWall SSLVPN Devices

Crimson Collective breaches Colombia lottery, leaks winner data

Cyber attack contingency plans should be put on paper, firms told

Cyber attack forces The Daily Sentinel to adapt

Cyber Resilience Now: Why 2025 Demands a Shift from Defense to Readiness

Data breach at senior living provider potentially affects 26,000

Decisely Insurance Reports Data Breach Affecting Over 110,000 Nationwide

Deschutes County issues warning about email scam

Discord blamed a vendor for its data breach - now the vendor says it was ‘not hacked’

Discord Third-Party Data Breach Leaks Personal Information, Including Government IDs

DSV targeted by new logistics-focused hacking group

“Empty shelves and stalled production lines:” UK suffering four major cyberattacks a week

Feds sanction Cambodian conglomerate over cyber scams, seize $15 billion from chairman

Florida sues Roku for illegally selling children’s data, including precise geolocation

Global cyber attacks decline, but ransomware jumps 46% as GenAI threats hit education, telecom, government

Guernsey: Government 'holds hands up' after warning its own emails were phishing scams

Guernsey: States apology over 'phishing attack' email error

Hacker Group TA585 Emerges With Advanced Attack Infrastructure

Hackers can snoop on Android screens and steal sensitive data with zero permissions

Happy DOM Security Flaw (CVE-2025-61927) Enables VM Context Escape and Remote Code Execution

Harvard Confirms Cl0p Data Breach Tied to Oracle EBS Vulnerability

Harvard University hit in Oracle EBS cyberattack, 1.3 TB of data leaked by Cl0p group

Hong Kong privacy watchdog opens probe into Qantas Airways' data breach

India: Kolkata real estate firm reports cyberattack, data breach

Indiana city confirms ransomware hackers behind September incident

Insurers set tougher terms as ransomware containment improves 33%

Jaguar Land Rover Cyber Attack: Russia Suspected in Major Factory Shutdown

Kearney Public Schools operations fully restored after cyber attack

Kearney Public Schools restores technology systems following cyber attack

Legacy Windows Protocols Still Expose Networks to Credential Theft

Major retailers hit by data breach in Canada, customer information impacted

Malicious crypto-stealing VSCode extensions resurface on OpenVSX

Mango Targeted in Recent Cyber Attack: Unauthorised Access to Client Information

Massive NPM Supply-Chain Attack Infects Developers During Package Installs

MI5, sleuths chase clues from China to Iran after shutdown devastates Tata’s Jaguar Land Rover

Michigan City announces that September’s network disruption was due to ransomware

Microsoft Limits IE Mode in Edge After Chakra Zero-Day Activity Detected

Microsoft October 2025 Patch Tuesday fixes 6 zero-days, 172 flaws

MyCardiologist Data Breach Affects Patient PII and PHI

Nebraska: York business targeted in email phishing scam for prescription drugs

New Android Pixnapping attack steals MFA codes pixel-by-pixel

New Pixnapping Android Flaw Lets Rogue Apps Steal 2FA Codes Without Permissions

npm, PyPI, and RubyGems Packages Found Sending Developer Data to Discord Channels

NSW Reconstruction Authority: Data breach analyses reveals no shared files

Ofcom issues £20K fine to 4chan for ignoring information requests

Oracle silently fixes zero-day exploit leaked by ShinyHunters

Patch Tuesday October 2025: Three Zero-days Under Attack

Phishing Scam on Booking.com Costs UK Traveler Over One Thousand Eight Hundred Euros - How to Protect Yourself

Police Bust GXC Team, One of the Most Active Cybercrime Networks

Qantas confirms cybercriminals released stolen customer data

Qantas customers enraged after their personal data hits dark web

‘Quishing’ Fuels a New Wave of Stealthy Phishing Attacks

Ransomware losses rise despite fewer insurance claims

Région Hauts-de-France Suffers Massive 1.1TB Data Breach

Researchers Expose TA585's MonsterV2 Malware Capabilities and Attack Chain

RMPocalypse: Single 8-Byte Write Shatters AMD's SEV-SNP Confidential Computing

Russia suspected in Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) cyber attack

Russia-linked hackers attack Texas electric cooperatives

Satellites found exposing unencrypted data, including phone calls and some military communications

Secure Boot bypass risk threatens nearly 200,000 Linux Framework laptops

Security validation: The key to maximizing ROI from security investments

Senior Executives Falling Short on Cyber-Attack Preparedness, National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) Warns

SimonMed Data Breach Exposes Sensitive Information of 1.2 Million Patients

SimonMed discloses 1.27 million-record healthcare data breach

Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) chair accused of leading hacker network, denies allegations

Taiwan reports surge in Chinese cyber activity and disinformation efforts

The Endpoint Has Moved to the Browser - Your Security Tools Haven’t

The solar power boom opened a backdoor for cybercriminals

This new Android exploit can steal everything on your screen - even 2FA codes

UK: National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) Reports 130% Spike in "Nationally Significant" Cyber Incidents

UK Cyberattacks Increase Nearly 50% as National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) Reports Third Consecutive Year of Growth

UK Firms Lose Average of £2.9 million to AI Risk

UK hit by record number of ‘nationally significant’ cyberattacks

UK sees 50% surge in “Highly Significant” cyber incidents

US Authorities Move to Seize $14B in Bitcoin Linked to Chinese Hacker

US seizes $15 billion in crypto from 'pig butchering' kingpin

Valparaiso University Alum Files Lawsuit Over Data Breach

Vietnam Airlines: Information Regarding Customer Data Breach

Vietnam Airlines reassures customers after data breach incident

Vietnam Airlines reports data breach

Vietnam Airlines responds to customer data breach

Voice Phishing: You Are Also Prey

'We need to hold our hands up': Guernsey States mistakenly flags its own email as a scammer

“We were shocked:” Gear ordered online can intercept secret satellite data

Wellborn & Company reports data breach following ransomware attack on third-party IT provider

What if your privacy tools could learn as they go?

Windows 10 Hits End of Life: 200 Million PCs Face Mounting Security Risks

York Police Department investigating email phishing scam toward local business

13th October

175 npm packages, unpkg CDN abused for phishing infrastructure

AI deepfake chaos disrupts South Korea’s National Assembly audit

AI-generated images have a problem of credibility, not creativity

Almost 100 brands spoofed by Chinese phishing kit

Ansell says personal information accessed in data breach

Astaroth Banking Trojan Abuses GitHub to Remain Operational After Takedowns

Attackers don’t linger, they strike and move on

Australia: Government refuses to negotiate with hackers after Qantas data leak

Australia: Ransomware hackers stealing medical records as online attacks surge, spy agency’s annual report reveals

Australia Steps Up Cybersecurity for Critical Infrastructure with ‘CI Fortify’

Australian government to use all available laws to deal with Qantas data breach

Brotherhood ransomware group claims cyber attack on Western Australia trade supplier

California strengthens its data breach notification requirements

“ChaosBot” malware turns Discord into a hacker command center

Credential Stuffing Attack Exposes DraftKings Customer Data

Crenshaw Community Hospital Data Breach Exposes Protected Health Information

Crimson Collective Breaches Loteria de Medellin, Leaks Winner Data

Critical Oracle EBS Flaw Could Expose Sensitive Data

Crypto-targeting criminals reach “new level” with another GitHub campaign

Customer payment data stolen in Unity Technologies’s SpeedTree website compromise

Cyberattack hits Houston suburb

Data breach impacts UK trade union

Extortion Group Leaks Millions of Records From Salesforce Hacks

Fast Track issues response following cyber attack

FBI and French Police Shutter BreachForums Domain Again

FBI Cracks Down on Key Dark Web Portals Used By Hacker Groups Who Sold 1 BIllion Salesforce Customer Database

Frustration mounts among Qantas customers as personal data released on dark web

Generali Central Life Insurance Targeted By Medusa Ransomware

Gladinet, TrioFox flaw under active exploitation

Goosehead Insurance Confirms Data Breach Exposes SSNs Following Ransomware Attack

Hacker group claims to have hacked Nintendo and stolen data

Hackers leak data of 23 million Vietnam Airlines passengers

Hackers Target ScreenConnect Features For Network Intrusions

Harvard investigating breach linked to Oracle zero-day exploit

Harvard says ‘limited number of parties’ impacted by breach linked to Oracle zero-day

Harvard University investigates data breach allegations

Healthcare ransomware attacks are on the increase

Healthcare ransomware attacks surge 30% in 2025, as cybercriminals shift focus to vendors and service partners

How to spot and stop AI phishing scams

“Inflation Refund” scam texts spread among thousands of New Yorkers

Invoicely Database Leak Exposes 180,000 Sensitive Records

Kearney Public Schools Hit by Cyberattack, Network and Phones Down Ahead of Monday Classes

Kearney Public Schools, Nebraska, Stay Open After Cyber Attack

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Data Breach Exposes Source Code

Major airline says customer data leaked after cyberattack

Malicious Code on Unity Website Skims Information From Hundreds of Customers

Massive Data Breach: 6 Million Qantas Passengers Affected

Massive multi-country botnet targets RDP services in the US

Massive SonicWall SSL VPN compromise underway

Medusa Ransomware Adds Cemtrex, EcoPetróleo, Design To Print, & LA VOIE EXPRESS to Victim List

Michigan City, Indiana Confirms Ransomware Attack by Obscura

Microsoft Locks Down IE Mode After Hackers Turned Legacy Feature Into Backdoor

Microsoft may not track school children, Austrian Data Protection Authority (DPA) says

Mission City Community Network Data Breach Exposes Protected Health Information

Multitaskers, beware: You’re significantly more likely to fall for phishing, researchers say

Multitasking Workers More Likely To Fall For Phishing Emails, Study Suggests

New Rust-Based ChaosBot Backdoor and Aggressive Chaos-C++ Ransomware Threaten Enterprises

New Rust-Based Malware "ChaosBot" Uses Discord Channels to Control Victims' PCs

New Stealit Malware Campaign Spreads via VPN and Game Installer Apps

New Yorkers targeted by new ‘Inflation Refund’ smishing campaign

Nintendo Reportedly Hacked by Crimson Collective - Same Group Behind Red Hat Data Breach

Novel Stealit malware ensures stealth with Node.js feature abuse

NPM Infrastructure Abused in Phishing Campaign Aimed at Industrial and Electronics Firms

OpenAI: Foreign Adversaries Using Multiple AI Tools to Optimize Existing Hacking Approaches

OpenAI’s Guardrails Can Be Bypassed by Simple Prompt Injection Attack

Open Source DFIR Tool Velociraptor Exploited In Multi-Ransomware Attack

Operation Heracles is a success: German police take down 1,400 scam websites used for cybertrading fraud

Oracle E-Business Suite Bug Enables Hacker Data Access Without Login

Oracle releases emergency patch for new E-Business Suite flaw

Oracle Warns of New EBS Vulnerability That Allows Remote Access

Over 1 Million KFC Venezuela customer records purportedly stolen

Phishing scams exploit New York’s inflation refund program

Phishing scams use fake urgent documents to fool victims. Here's what to know

Pro-Russian hacktivists successfully lured to attack fake target

Prosecutors: Sterling teen who held PowerSchool ransom was 'sophisticated' cybercriminal

Qantas admits 5 million customers have data leaked following ransomware attack - here's what you need to know

Qantas Airways Cyberattack Update: Customer Data Released, Security Measures Enhanced

Qantas customer data leaked on dark web after cyber attack. What to do if you’ve been affected

Qantas Customer Data Was Published After the July Cyber Breach, Impacting 5 Million People

Qantas Data Breach: Court Injunction Issued Against Hackers, But Enforcement Remains Elusive

Qantas Data Breach: How To Know If Your Data Was Exposed - Steps To Protect Yourself

Qantas Data Breach Escalates - Stolen Customer Data Released Online

Qantas Data Breach Exposes Millions as Experts Warn of Rising Scam Threats

Qantas data stolen in Salesforce hack exposed

Qantas Shares Dip After Data Breach

Qilin Ransomware Group Claims Breach of Asahi Group, Steals Over 25GB of Data

Ransomware attackers claim hit on Methodist Church of Southern Africa

Ransomware Attackers Hit Methodist Church Of Southern Africa

Ransomware In SaaS: Addressing The Core Vulnerabilities To Build Resilient Enterprises

Redis Critical Vulnerability Exposes over 60,000 Instances to RCE and Host Take Over

Researchers Warn RondoDox Botnet is Weaponizing Over 50 Flaws Across 30+ Vendors

Roobet Says Users Not Impacted After External Partner Suffers Cyber Attack

Russia considered a suspect in Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) cyber attack investigation

Scam Alert: Phishing scams target Mississippi taxpayers via text message

Security Misconfigurations: The Future Disaster That’s Staring You in the Face

ShinyHunters Leak Alleged Data from Qantas, Vietnam Airlines and Other Major Firms

SimonMed Imaging Data Breach Impacts 1.2 Million

SimonMed Imaging discloses a data breach impacting over 1.2 million people

SimonMed says 1.2 million patients impacted in January data breach

SimonMed Says Medusa Ransomware Breach Exposed Data of 1.2 Million Patients

SonicWall VPN accounts breached using stolen credentials in widespread attacks

Sophisticated phishing scams targeting overseas Koreans rising as criminals impersonate embassy, consular staff

South Korea: Government seeks police probe of Korea Telecom (KT) for allegedly obstructing data breach investigation

Spain Arrests Alleged Leader of GXC Team Cybercrime Network

Spain dismantles criminal group GXC Team

Spanish Authorities Dismantle Advanced AI Phishing Operation GoogleXcoder

Spanish Authorities Dismantle ‘GXC Team’ Crime-as-a-Service Operation

Teen faces 7-year sentence over PowerSchool hack

Thousands of Users’ Identities Unveiled after Discord Data Breach

UK fines 4chan over noncompliance with Online Safety Act

Ukraine takes steps to launch dedicated cyber force for offensive strikes

Ukrainian lawyer loses appeal against extradition to US over ransomware conspiracy charges

Under Pressure, Even Trained Users Miss the Signs of Phishing

Wait, what? WiFi signals can be used to ID you even if you carry no device

Waveny LifeCare Data Breach Exposes Sensitive Patient Info & SSNs

Wellborn & Company Data Breach Affecting Clients' Personal Information

What to do if you’re a Phishing victim?

When hackers hit, patient safety takes the fall