Everything old is leaked again? First we learn that data of 70+ million AT&T customers that was originally leaked in 2021 has been leaked again. Now it’s the 2021 data leak from Atraf? Waqas of HackRead reports: Atraf, a popular Israeli LGBTQ dating app, has suffered a major data breach exposing personal information of over…
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Personal data of 2.7 million Pakistanis ‘stolen’ from government records; some NADRA staffers and officials suspended
EFE reports: An investigation has revealed that personal information of more than 2.7 million Pakistanis has been “stolen” from the records of a government-run body that regulates the database of citizens. A government official said on Wednesday that a team was formed to probe the data leak from the National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra)…
Major credit bureau slapped with enforcement notice for data breach in South Africa
Jan Vermeulen reports: The Information Regulator has slapped credit bureau TransUnion with an enforcement notice following a data breach on 18 March 2022. N4ugthySecTU, the group that claimed responsibility for the attack, alleged that they exfiltrated 4TB of data from one of TransUnion’s databases, including the records of 54 million South Africans. However, the bureau said far…
Nissan Oceania Data Breach Impacts 100,000 Individuals in Australia and New Zealand
Alicia Hope reports: Nissan Oceania is notifying 100,000 individuals that the December 2023 data breach exposed their personal information. The New Zealand and Australia-based subsidiary of the Japanese automaker Nissan said it detected “unauthorized access” to its local IT servers on December 5, 2023. It responded by notifying law enforcement authorities, privacy regulators, and national…
Public notice of break-in at Whitehorse Victim Services office
The Government of Yukon is reporting a break-in that occurred at the Whitehorse Victim Services office sometime between the evening of March 15 and the morning of March 16, 2024. The Whitehorse detachment of RCMP “M” Division is investigating the break-in and the Department of Justice is following the appropriate procedures to respond to the…
French unemployment agency data breach impacts 43 million people
Bill Toulas reports: France Travail, formerly known as Pôle Emploi, is warning that hackers breached its systems and may leak or exploit personal details of an estimated 43 million individuals. France Travail is the French governmental agency responsible for registering unemployed individuals, providing financial aid, and assisting them in finding jobs. Yesterday, the agency disclosed that hackers…