Data Security Breaches

Data security breaches compromise the integrity of digital infrastructure and sensitive information, often resulting in significant financial liabilities and operational disruptions for corporations ...
Bleeping Computer

PayPal discloses data breach that exposed user info for 6 months

The incident affected the PayPal Working Capital (PPWC) loan app, which provides small businesses with quick access to financing. PayPal discovered the breach on December 12, 2025, and determined that ...
TechRepublic

AI Power Plays, Security Breaches, and Industry Shifts Define the Week in Tech

See what you missed in Daily Tech Insider from April 27–May 1. From Apple/Google’s tighter AI alliance to AWS’s OpenAI power play, this week’s tech news showed the industry’s biggest players racing to ...
Bleeping Computer

LexisNexis confirms data breach as hackers leak stolen files

American data analytics company LexisNexis Legal & Professional has confirmed to BleepingComputer that hackers breached its servers and accessed some customer and business information. The company's ...
TechRepublic

AI Upgrades, Security Breaches, and Corporate Shakeups Define the Week in Tech

See what you missed in Daily Tech Insider from April 20–24. From GPT-5.5 and Google’s agentic AI push to fresh chip ambitions, humanoid robots, major breaches, and corporate turmoil, this week showed ...
Computer Weekly

Fewer data breaches in Australia, but human error now a bigger threat

The number of data breaches in Australia fell in the first half of 2025, but a significant rise in the number of incidents caused by human error is a growing concern ...
Computerworld

How has cloud flipped the regular security narrative?

In early 2024, a breach involving Snowflake, Inc. sent a quiet shockwave through boardrooms across industries. Attackers bypassed perimeter defenses entirely; no malware, no exploit kit, no zero-day.
Security

Healthcare Data Breaches Surge Across the U.S., Exposing Persistent Security Gaps Despite Improved Containment

Over 2,200 healthcare organizations reported data breaches between 2023 and early 2026, affecting more than 5.5 million individuals. California, Texas, and New York are the most targeted states, with ...
ConsumerAffairs

What Is a Data Breach?

A data breach is a security incident where an unauthorized individual accesses sensitive information. When a breach happens, personal, financial or confidential data can be exposed, stolen or misused.
Computer Weekly

Vulnerability exploitation now primary origin of data breaches

Approximately 31% – close to a third – of all data breaches now begin with the exploitation of some form of software vulnerability by a malicious actor, surpassing credential theft as the number one ...
The Gazette

Iowa computer security breach may be traced to China

Iowa investigators believe a serious breach of a state computer database can be traced to China, but they acknowledge that hackers disguise their digital footprints. Hackers gained access to the ...