The latest Data Breaches news
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- ‘There was a manual deploy step that should have been better automated’: Claude Code creator confirms cause of massive source code leak
by ross.kelly@futurenet.com (Ross Kelly) on April 1, 2026 at 3:58 pmOver half a million lines of Claude Code source code was leaked, with the company attributing the blunder to human error
- European Commission confirms data breach as ShinyHunters group claims responsibility
on March 30, 2026 at 9:57 amThe extortion group is believed to be behind a cyber attack affecting the Commission’s cloud systems
- Everything we know so far about the PayPal data breach
on February 23, 2026 at 10:21 amWhile few PayPal customers saw their data exposed, some did experience unauthorized activity on their accounts
- A single compromised account gave hackers access to 1.2 million French banking records
on February 20, 2026 at 10:55 amFicoba has warned that “numerous” scams are already in circulation following the data breach
- Security experts warn Substack users to brace for phishing attacks after breach
by ross.kelly@futurenet.com (Ross Kelly) on February 6, 2026 at 9:38 amSubstack CEO Christ Best confirmed the incident occurred in October 2025
- Everything we know so far about the Nike data breach
by ross.kelly@futurenet.com (Ross Kelly) on January 27, 2026 at 2:52 pmHackers behind the WorldLeaks ransomware group claim to have accessed sensitive corporate data
- 1,800 MSPs impacted in Pax8 data leak after company shared partner information via emailon January 16, 2026 at 11:20 am
More than a thousand MSPs have been alerted that competitors may now have access to sensitive business data
- LastPass hit with ICO fine after 2022 data breach exposed 1.6 million users – here’s how the incident unfolded
on December 12, 2025 at 11:00 amThe impact of the LastPass breach was felt by customers as late as December 2024
- OpenAI hailed for ‘swift move’ in terminating Mixpanel ties after data breach hits developers
by ross.kelly@futurenet.com (Ross Kelly) on November 28, 2025 at 10:14 amThe Mixpanel breach prompted OpenAI to launch a review into its broader supplier ecosystem
- Salesforce customers face second third-party incident this year with Gainsight breach
by ross.kelly@futurenet.com (Ross Kelly) on November 21, 2025 at 10:22 amCustomers impacted in the Gainsight breach have been contacted by Salesforce
- Google says reports of a ‘huge’ Gmail breach affecting millions of users are false, again
by ross.kelly@futurenet.com (Ross Kelly) on October 29, 2025 at 9:36 amReports of a major Gmail affecting millions of users have been flooding the web this week – Google says they’re “false” and you’ve nothing to worry about.
- Capita fined £14 million after it ‘failed to ensure the security’ of personal data
by jane.mccallion@futurenet.com (Jane McCallion) on October 15, 2025 at 10:38 amCapita CEO Adolfo Hernandez has since “accelerated” the company’s cybersecurity transformation
- Everything we know about the Plex data breach so far
on September 10, 2025 at 11:15 amPlex advised users to sign out of any connected devices that are currently logged in and enable two-factor authentication if they haven’t already.
- The Salesloft Drift victim list keeps growing: Zscaler is the latest to confirm a breach, warning customers to remain wary of follow-up phishing attacks
on September 2, 2025 at 3:15 pmThe company has warned customers that their data may have been accessed, saying it’s implemented extra safeguards in response
- 4.5 million people just had their data exposed in the TransUnion breach – here’s what customers need to know
on August 29, 2025 at 10:28 amThe credit reporting agency is believed to be the latest victim of a Salesforce-based attack
- The Allianz Life data breach just took a huge turn for the worse
on August 20, 2025 at 10:40 amAround 1.1 million Allianz Life customers are believed to have been impacted in a recent data breach, making up the vast majority of the insurer’s North American customers.
- Everything we know about the Workday data breach so far
by ross.kelly@futurenet.com (Ross Kelly) on August 18, 2025 at 10:48 amHR technology firm Workday has confirmed a data breach after threat actors gained access to a third-party CRM platform.
- 6.4 million Bouygues Telecom customers just had their data exposed in a huge data breach – and it’s the second to hit French telecoms operators in a month
on August 8, 2025 at 10:25 amA broad range of customer data was exposed, according to Bouygues Telecom
- Air France and KLM confirm customer data stolen in third-party breach
by jane.mccallion@futurenet.com (Jane McCallion) on August 7, 2025 at 10:32 amA spokesperson told ITPro the airlines are investigating “fraudulent access” to customer data following a third-party breach.
- AI breaches aren’t just a scare story any more – they’re happening in real life
by jane.mccallion@futurenet.com (Jane McCallion) on August 4, 2025 at 1:03 pmIBM research shows proper AI access controls are leading to costly data leaks
- Everything we know about the Allianz Life data breach so faron July 28, 2025 at 10:01 am
The company has confirmed in a filing that data was accessed earlier this month
- 26 million CVs were exposed when a recruiting software firm left a misconfigured Azure container open – cybersecurity experts warn it’s an easy mistake that’s becoming far too common
on July 9, 2025 at 10:01 amTalentHook left a misconfigured Azure Blob storage container open, researchers said, leaving jobseekers open to phishing attempts
- European financial firms are battling a huge rise in third-party breaches
on June 11, 2025 at 3:45 pmGrowing vendor dependency has contributed to a marked rise in third-party breaches
- Breach at data analytics firm impacts 364,000 people
on May 29, 2025 at 2:33 pmHackers used company GitHub account to steal software bits and personal information, company admits
- A cybersecurity researcher just discovered a treasure trove of leaked accounts: More than 184 million logins were readily available online, with Google, Meta, and Apple users affected
on May 27, 2025 at 9:35 amThe mysterious database contains highly sensitive data that appears to have been harvested by infostealer malware
- US healthcare data breaches are out of control – over 400 million patient records have been exposed in the last two years
on May 16, 2025 at 11:30 amThere’s been a huge surge in the number of healthcare data breaches in recent years
- More than 5 million Americans just had their personal information exposed in the Yale New Haven Health data breach – and lawsuits are already rolling in
on April 25, 2025 at 11:34 amA data breach at Yale New Haven Health has exposed data belonging to millions of people – and lawsuits have already been filed.
- Cleo attack victim list grows as Hertz confirms customer data stolen – and security experts say it won’t be the last
by ross.kelly@futurenet.com (Ross Kelly) on April 15, 2025 at 3:58 pmHertz has confirmed it suffered a data breach as a result of the Cleo zero-day vulnerability in late 2024, with the car rental giant warning that customer data was stolen.
- Cyber attacks against UK firms dropped by 10% last year, but experts say don’t get complacent
on April 11, 2025 at 9:39 amMore than four-in-ten UK businesses were hit by a cyber attack last year, marking a decrease on the year prior – but security experts have warned enterprises to still remain vigilant.
- Europcar data breach could affect up to 200,000 customers
on April 8, 2025 at 10:36 amEuropcar has reportedly suffered a massive data breach affecting as many as 200,000 customers.
