All news with #breach tag

RBKC Cyberattack on IT Provider Disrupts Local Councils

🔒 The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (RBKC) has warned residents their data may have been compromised after unusual activity linked to a shared IT service provider was detected earlier this week. The council says it has evidence that some historical data was copied and removed and that the material could end up in the public domain. RBKC urged residents to be vigilant for phishing and social‑engineering attempts via email, text and phone while services are restored, and warned disruption could continue for at least two weeks as investigations and recovery proceed.

French Football Federation Discloses Member Data Breach

⚽ The French Football Federation (FFF) disclosed a data breach after attackers used a compromised account to access administrative management software used by clubs. FFF detected the unauthorized access, disabled the compromised account, and reset all user passwords across the system. Before they were evicted, threat actors exfiltrated personal and contact information for members. The federation said it has filed a criminal complaint, notified regulators, and will directly inform affected individuals while urging vigilance against phishing attempts.

French Football Federation Data Exposure Affects Millions

🔒 The French Football Federation (FFF) reported unauthorized access to the centralized software used by licensed clubs to manage player registrations, an intrusion it believes occurred on 20 November. Exposed fields include names, genders, dates and places of birth, nationalities, postal and email addresses, phone numbers and football license ID numbers. The FFF says it deactivated the compromised account, reset all user passwords, filed a complaint with authorities and notified CNIL and ANSSI. It will inform affected individuals with known emails and urged license holders to remain vigilant against phishing and scam attempts.

OpenAI Data Exposed After Mixpanel Phishing Incident

🔒 OpenAI confirmed a customer data exposure after its analytics partner Mixpanel suffered a smishing attack on November 8, which allowed attackers to access profile metadata tied to platform.openai.com accounts. Stolen fields included names, email addresses, approximate location, OS/browser details, referrers, and organization or user IDs. OpenAI says ChatGPT and core systems were not breached and that no API keys, passwords, payment data, or model payloads were exposed. The company has terminated its use of Mixpanel and is notifying impacted customers directly.

Asahi breach: personal data of nearly two million exposed

🔒 Asahi Group Holdings has confirmed that personal data for approximately 1.914 million people, including 1.525 million customers, may have been exposed after a September ransomware incident that forced temporary suspension of operations. The company spent two months on containment, integrity checks and system restoration, and says credit card details were not affected. Qilin has claimed responsibility; Asahi warns customers to monitor for unsolicited communications and anticipates ongoing operational impacts.

OpenAI Alerts API Users to Mixpanel Data Exposure Incident

⚠️ OpenAI has warned that some data from users of its platform.openai.com API may have been exposed after an attacker gained unauthorized access to part of analytics vendor Mixpanel and exported a dataset. The incident began on November 9 and Mixpanel shared the dataset with OpenAI on November 25. Potentially affected fields include account names, email addresses, coarse location, browser/OS, referrers and organization or user IDs. OpenAI says its systems, chats, API keys, credentials, payment details and chat content were not compromised, and it has removed Mixpanel from production while notifying affected users and expanding vendor security reviews.

Gainsight Expands Customer Impact After Salesforce Alert

🔒 Gainsight disclosed that suspicious activity affecting its Salesforce-connected applications has expanded beyond an initial three-customer list provided by Salesforce, with the company saying it presently knows of "only a handful" of customers whose data were affected. Salesforce revoked access and refreshed tokens for impacted Gainsight-published apps after detecting "unusual activity" claimed by the ShinyHunters group. Several vendors suspended integrations while investigations continue; Gainsight advised rotating credentials, resetting non‑SSO passwords, and reauthorizing connectors as preventive measures.

Comcast to Pay $1.5M After Vendor Breach Affects 273,703

🔒 Comcast will pay $1.5 million to settle an FCC investigation after a February 2024 vendor breach at Financial Business and Consumer Solutions (FBCS) exposed the personal data of 273,703 current and former Xfinity customers. Under the consent decree Comcast must implement a compliance plan with enhanced vendor oversight, biennial risk assessments, and biannual reporting. Comcast says its network was not breached and has not conceded wrongdoing.

Cyberattack Disrupts OnSolve CodeRED Emergency Alerts

⚠️ A cyber-attack on the OnSolve CodeRED platform disrupted emergency alerts used by state and local agencies across the US and exposed user data. Crisis24 shut down the legacy environment and is rebuilding the system in a new, isolated infrastructure. Investigators confirmed data theft — including names, addresses, emails, phone numbers and passwords — though there is no evidence the data has been posted online. The threat actor INC Ransom claims responsibility and has published screenshots and is selling samples of the files.

SLSH Resurgence: ShinySp1d3r RaaS Ahead of Holidays

⚠️ Unit 42 documents a renewed campaign by the Scattered LAPSUS$ Hunters (SLSH) that combines a supply-chain driven data theft affecting Gainsight/Salesforce integrations with the emergence of a new Windows-focused ransomware-as-a-service, ShinySp1d3r. The actors publicly threatened mass ransomware deployment and set a leak deadline while also actively recruiting insiders and claiming hundreds of additional victim accesses. Organizations should prioritize rotating exposed tokens, enforcing strong insider controls, and engaging incident response if they suspect compromise.

OnSolve CodeRED Cyberattack Disrupts U.S. Alert Systems

🚨 Crisis24 confirmed its CodeRED emergency-notification platform was breached, disrupting alerts for state and local governments, police, and fire agencies nationwide. The company decommissioned the legacy environment and is rebuilding from a March 31, 2025 backup, so recent accounts may be missing. Crisis24 says the incident was contained to CodeRED, but names, addresses, emails, phone numbers and passwords were stolen; no public posting has been confirmed.

Cyberattack Forces Mainz University to Shut Down IT Systems

🔒 Mainz University of Applied Sciences reported a cyberattack on Monday, 24 November, and has shut down all IT systems. The university says most services are unavailable while IT teams and investigative authorities analyse the threat and potential damage. A crisis team was mobilised to maintain essential operations, but restoration timelines remain uncertain. No further details have been released and it is unclear how the attackers gained access.

Dartmouth Confirms Data Breach After Clop Extortion

🔒 Dartmouth College says threat actors linked to the Clop extortion gang exploited a zero-day in Oracle E-Business Suite to steal files and leak them on a dark web site. The college reported unauthorized access between August 9 and August 12, 2025, and on October 30 identified files containing names and Social Security numbers. A filing with Maine's Attorney General lists 1,494 individuals whose data was found in reviewed files and notes that financial account information was also taken. Dartmouth has not provided details on any ransom demand or the full scope of impacted people.

SitusAMC Data Breach Exposes Client and Customer Data

🔒 SitusAMC, a major real-estate finance services firm that supports banks and lenders, disclosed a November data breach that compromised some client and customer information. The company says business operations remain unaffected and investigators found no evidence of encrypting ransomware. External experts have been retained, and affected clients and residential customers are being notified directly as the scope is determined.

Harvard Alumni Systems Breached in Voice Phishing Attack

📞Harvard University disclosed that systems used by Alumni Affairs and Development were accessed in a phone‑based phishing attack discovered on November 18, 2025. Exposed information includes email addresses, phone numbers, home and business addresses, event attendance records, donation details, and biographical data for alumni, donors, some students, faculty and staff. The university stated the compromised systems did not contain Social Security numbers, passwords, payment card data, or financial account information. Harvard sent notifications on November 22 and is working with law enforcement and third‑party cybersecurity experts to investigate and remediate the incident.

Major US Banks Assess Impact of SitusAMC Data Breach

🔒 Major US banks including JPMorgan Chase, Citi and Morgan Stanley are assessing potential customer data exposure after third-party mortgage servicer SitusAMC disclosed a breach discovered on Nov. 12 and confirmed on Nov. 22. SitusAMC says corporate records and 'certain data' related to clients' customers may have been accessed; the company reports services remain operational and the incident is contained. The FBI is investigating, has found no operational impact to banking services so far, and the company has implemented credential resets, disabled remote access tools, updated firewall rules and engaged third-party advisors while forensic analysis continues.

Iberia Alerts Customers After Supplier-Related Data Breach

⚠️ Iberia has notified customers that personal data was exposed after unauthorized access to a supplier's systems, potentially including names, email addresses and Iberia Club loyalty numbers. The carrier says no login credentials or payment card details were taken and that it has implemented additional verification checks and mitigation measures. Customers are urged to watch for phishing and suspicious communications. The airline is investigating and has informed authorities.

Operation Endgame 3.0 Disrupts Rhadamanthys Infostealer

🔒Operation Endgame 3.0, coordinated by Europol with over 30 national and private partners, dismantled more than 1,000 servers and seized 20 domains tied to the Rhadamanthys infostealer, VenomRAT and the Elysium botnet. Authorities say the disrupted infrastructure harboured hundreds of thousands of infected computers and millions of stolen credentials, with the Rhadamanthys operator allegedly accessing over 100,000 crypto wallets. The action included 11 searches and at least one arrest; users are advised to check accounts via national breach-check services or HaveIBeenPwned and to maintain strong defences as criminals can rebuild.

Iberia Notifies Customers of Vendor-Related Data Leak

🔔 Iberia has informed customers of a security incident after unauthorized access to a supplier's systems exposed limited customer information. The airline says affected fields may include full name, email address, and Iberia Club loyalty identification numbers, while login credentials and payment card data were not accessed. Iberia says it activated its security protocol, added verification codes for email changes, is monitoring systems, and has notified authorities as it works with the third-party vendor. Customers are urged to watch for suspicious messages and report anomalies to the airline.

Cox Enterprises Discloses Oracle E-Business Suite Breach

🔒 Cox Enterprises says hackers accessed its network after exploiting a zero-day in Oracle E‑Business Suite, with activity occurring between Aug. 9–14 and detected on Sept. 29, 2025. The company notified 9,479 impacted individuals and is offering 12 months of credit monitoring and identity protection through IDX. The Cl0p ransomware gang has claimed responsibility and posted stolen files after Oracle issued a patch on Oct. 5. Cox did not specify the types of data exposed in the notice.