DataBreaches.Net

Menu
  • About
  • Breach Notification Laws
  • Privacy Policy
  • Transparency Report
Menu

Category: Exposure

UK: Hospital investigating possible confidentiality breach

Posted on August 4, 2020 by Dissent

Emily Roberts reports: Personal details about women who have had a stillbirth appear to have mistakenly been published online by the trust which runs Basingstoke hospital. […] Three reviews were published in two different documents in June and July, providing details including the date and time of the stillbirth, the women’s age and BMI, the…

Read more

Leaky S3 buckets have gotten so common that they’re being found by the thousands now, with lots of buried secrets

Posted on August 4, 2020 by Dissent

Shaun Nichols reports: The massive amounts of exposed data on misconfigured AWS S3 storage buckets is a catastrophic network breach just waiting to happen, say experts. The team at Truffle Security says its automated search tools were able to stumble across some 4,000 open Amazon S3 buckets that included data companies would not want public, things like…

Read more

Morgan Stanley Hit with Class Lawsuit Over Alleged Data Breaches

Posted on August 1, 2020 by Dissent

Jed Horowitz reports: Former and current Morgan Stanley customers have filed a putative class-action lawsuit alleging negligence and invasion of privacy over the firm’s failure to properly scrub decommissioned hardware of personal information such as social security numbers, account numbers and other personal data. Morgan Stanley earlier this month began notifying brokers and customers that some…

Read more

NZ: Kiwibank breach ‘significant’ – Privacy Commissioner

Posted on July 31, 2020 by Dissent

Kiwibank is investigating how it sent 4200 customers an email or online bank statement with their own account number, name and address, but another person’s transaction history. The commissioner, John Edwards, said some people will be identifiable by the statements and information sent. Read more on RNZ.

Read more

In: #GTUDataLeak: GTU students complain of massive data leak after mock test

Posted on July 30, 2020 by Dissent

Nidhi Taneja reports: The students of Gujarat Technological University have complained of massive data leaks during online pre-check trial/mock tests. The test was conducted by the university on July 28. Students allege that their personal details including ID proofs were leaked on the university’s website. Read more on IndiaTV.

Read more

Vermont Tax Department exposed 3 years worth of tax return info

Posted on July 30, 2020 by Dissent

Sergiu Gatlan reports: The Vermont Department of Taxes today disclosed that taxpayers’ private information was exposed because of a security issue affecting its online filing site discovered on July 2, 2020. The data breach affected all Vermonters who electronically filed Property Transfer Tax returns using the tax department’s site between February 2017 and July 2020….

Read more
  • Previous
  • 1
  • …
  • 101
  • 102
  • 103
  • 104
  • 105
  • 106
  • 107
  • …
  • 695
  • Next

Now more than ever

"Stand with Ukraine:" above raised hands. The illustration is in blue and yellow, the colors of Ukraine's flag.

Search

Browse by Categories

Recent Posts

  • Episource notifying 5.4 million patients of cyberattack in January
  • Investigation of 2024 Helsinki data breach – Report
  • Major trial underway for data leak that left 72,000 victims in France
  • Anubis: A Closer Look at an Emerging Ransomware with Built-in Wiper
  • HealthEC Agrees to $5.48 Million Settlement to End Data Breach Lawsuit
  • US offering $10 million for info on Iranian hackers behind IOControl malware
  • Sompo Japan Insurance submits improvement plan after info leakage
  • Moreno Valley, Calif., Schools Report Data Breach
  • The Growing Cyber Risks from AI — and How Organizations Can Fight Back
  • UPDATING: Credit Control Corporation denies any current breach

No, You Can’t Buy a Post or an Interview

This site does not accept sponsored posts or link-back arrangements. Inquiries about either are ignored.

And despite what some trolls may try to claim: DataBreaches has never accepted even one dime to interview or report on anyone. Nor will DataBreaches ever pay anyone for data or to interview them.

Want to Get Our RSS Feed?

Grab it here:

https://databreaches.net/feed/

RSS Recent Posts on PogoWasRight.org

  • 23andMe fined £2.31 million for failing to protect UK users’ genetic data
  • DOJ Seeks More Time on Tower Dumps
  • Your household smart products must respect your privacy – including your air fryer
  • Vermont signs Kids Code into law, faces legal challenges
  • Data Categories and Surveillance Pricing: Ferguson’s Nuanced Approach to Privacy Innovation
  • Anne Wojcicki Wins Bidding for 23andMe
  • Would you — or wouldn’t you?

Have a News Tip?

Email: Tips[at]DataBreaches.net

Signal: +1 516-776-7756

Contact Me

Email: info[at]databreaches.net

Mastodon: Infosec.Exchange/@PogoWasRight

Signal: +1 516-776-7756

DMCA Concern: dmca[at]databreaches.net
© 2009 – 2025 DataBreaches.net and DataBreaches LLC. All rights reserved.