Tushar Subhra Dutta reports: The ransomware landscape witnessed a dramatic shift in June 2025 as the Qilin ransomware group surged to become the most active threat actor, recording 81 victims and representing a staggering 47.3% increase in activity compared to previous months. This Ransomware-as-a-Service operation, which has accumulated over 310 victims since its emergence, has…
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Louis Vuitton hit by data breach in Türkiye, over 140,000 users exposed; UK customers also affected (1)
[Google machine translation of notice on government site:] Public Announcement (Data Breach Notification) – Louis Vuitton Çantacılık Ticaret Anonim Şirketi As is known, Article 12, paragraph (5) of the Law on the Protection of Personal Data No. 6698, titled “Obligations regarding data security,” stipulates that “If processed personal data is obtained by others through illegal…
UK police arrest four in connection with M&S, Co-op and Harrods cyberattacks (1)
Reuters reports: Four people have been arrested as part of a police investigation into cyberattacks that disrupted the operations of retailers Marks & Spencer, the Co-op and Harrods, Britain’s National Crime Agency said. The cyberattack on M&S was the most serious, costing it about 300 million pounds ($409 million) in lost operating profit. The NCA…
Avantic Medical Lab hacked; patient data leaked by Everest Group
On June 10, the Everest Group added a listing for Avantic Medical Lab to its leak site, accompanied by a one-week countdown clock and four screenshots containing patient information as proof of the claims. When the attack first occurred, and whether Everest had contacted Avantic before June 10, is unknown to DataBreaches, but on June…
Kentfield Hospital victim of cyberattack by World Leaks, patient data involved
While some of us were considering whether Hunters International was in the process of re-branding as World Leaks or not, World Leaks was busy adding a hospital to its leak site. Kentfield Hospital in California is a critical care hospital that specializes in treating patients with complex medical needs who require an extended period of…
Louis Vuitton Korea suffers cyberattack as customer data leaked
Bloomberg reports: Louis Vuitton Korea suffered a cyberattack that compromised some customer data, the second time in recent months that hackers have targeted the world’s largest luxury group. The Korean unit of LVMH’s flagship brand said an “unauthorised third party” accessed its systems on June 8 and some customer information was leaked. No financial data…