Dutch News reports: Hackers have accessed the personal data of almost 500,000 women who participated in mass screenings for cervical cancer, research agency Bevolkingsonderzoek Nederland has said. The data breach, which took place at the test processing lab Clinical Diagnostics NMDL in Rijswijk in the first week of July, included the names and addresses of some…
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KR: Yes24, the largest Internet bookstore in Korea, suffered its second ransomware attack in two months
The following is translation by NAVER for Maiel Business Newspaper. DataBreaches is guessing that the “eat-dog” situation reference is what we call “dog-eat-dog” to refer to brutal competitor actions, but that’s just a guess. Kim Kyusik, Kim Yutae, and Yang Seiho report: Yes24, the largest Internet bookstore in Korea, suffered another “eat-dog” situation due to ransomware…
NCERT Issues Advisory on “Blue Locker” Ransomware Targeting Pakistan’s Key Institutions
Onsa Mustafa reports: Pakistan’s National Cyber Emergency Response Team (NCERT) has issued a high-priority cybersecurity advisory, warning of a critical ransomware, “Blue Locker”, threat aimed at government ministries, regulatory bodies, and other essential organisations across the country. The malware has been observed in a growing number of incidents. It encrypts files on infected systems, appending…
Pakistan Petroleum thwarts ransomware attempt, says no critical data compromised
Business Recorder reports: Pakistan Petroleum Limited (PPL), an oil and gas exploration firm, has reported a ransomware attack on parts of its IT infrastructure, detected on August 6, 2025, but said the incident was swiftly contained with no compromise of critical systems or sensitive data. The E&P disclosed the development in its notice to the…
Air France and KLM alert customers to data breach on external platform
André Orban reports: KLM and Air France have reported a data breach involving unauthorised access to customer data on an external customer service platform. The incident did not affect the airlines’ internal systems, and no sensitive information (such as passwords, travel details, passport numbers, Flying Blue miles, or credit card data) was compromised. The breach…
6.4 million Bouygues Telecom just had their data exposed in a huge data breach – and it’s the second to hit French telecoms operators in a month
Emma Woollacott reports: Bouygues Telecom, France’s third-largest phone carrier, has confirmed a data breach which exposed personal data belonging to millions of customers across the country. The company, which provides mobile, broadband, and digital TV services, said it discovered the breach, affecting 6.4 million of its 27 million customers, earlier this week. It acted quickly…