Disney is set to abandon Slack following a significant data breach that occurred in July, which exposed over 1TB of confidential messages and files from the company’s internal communication channels. Internal emails shared reveal that Disney has commenced the transition to new “streamlined enterprise-wide collaboration tools,” with plans to complete the migration by the end […]
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AT&T fined $13M by FCC for supply chain data breach
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has imposed a hefty $13 million fine on AT&T following a cloud security lapse that resulted in a data breach last year, compromising the personal information of 8.9 million customers. In an unusual twist, the breach didn’t originate within AT&T itself but rather stemmed from a security incident involving one […]
Payment gateway data breach: 1.7 million credit card owners affected
Payment gateway provider Slim CD has revealed a significant data breach affecting approximately 1.7 million people, compromising sensitive credit card and personal information. In a letter sent to affected clients, Slim CD admitted that cybercriminals had access to its network for an extended period, spanning from August 2023 until June 2024. This means that hackers […]
National Public Data breach: 3 million records leaked
Nearly 2.7 billion records containing personal information of individuals in the United States were leaked on a hacking forum, exposing sensitive data such as names, social security numbers, all known physical addresses, and potential aliases. Here’s what we know so far. National Public Data: Background The data reportedly originates from National Public Data, a company […]
Anatomy of the CrowdStrike outage: Lessons learned
Last Friday, a wave of digital disruptions swept across the globe as Microsoft users found themselves facing an unexpected and severe issue: their computers simply refused to power on. This seemingly small glitch spiraled into a global crisis, causing major television networks to go dark, disrupting air travel with mass flight cancellations, and forcing countless […]
Are malicious insiders lurking in your SaaS apps?
The recent Disney data breach highlights the ever-present risk malicious insiders present to organizations–especially in the cloud-based working world. Whether on Microsoft Teams, Slack, or Google Workspace, almost all employees now rely on SaaS apps to carry out their work. In the process, they’re sharing, uploading, and downloading plenty of workplace data. For the most […]
Disney data breach: Threat actors hijack internal Slack channels
A hacktivist group has leaked over one terabyte of data from Disney’s internal Slack channels. Here’s everything we know so far. Who’s responsible? The attacker group is calling itself NullBulge. They allege that they stole 1.1 TiB of data from 10,000 internal Disney Slack channels. “1.1TiB of files and chat messages. Anything we could get […]
HubSpot cybersecurity incident: What to do
HubSpot was in the hot seat this weekend after rumors started circulating that the company suffered a cybersecurity attack. Here’s everything you need to know. What happened? On Friday 28th June, IT publication TechCrunch caught headwinds of a cybersecurity incident at HubSpot. They reached out to the company’s CISO for further details. Here’s what the […]
Ticketmaster data breach: Everything you need to know
On May 28, 2024, media outlets reported that Live Nation Entertainment and its subsidiary Ticketmaster suffered a significant data breach impacting over 560 million users. Here’s everything you need to know. A timeline of the Ticketmaster data breach This breach first came to light after an infamous hacking group, ShinyHunters, put 1.3 terabytes of stolen […]
Inside Slack’s AI training controversy
Last week, a security researcher discovered that the workplace communications platform Slack trains its AI models using customer data. Worse still, all Slack users are opted-in by default. Naturally, the revelation led to uproar amongst the Slack community, with many people concerned about improper usage of their personal data. However, all is not what it […]
Dell data breach: Everything we know so far
Dell has been in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons this past week, after a malicious actor took to the media claiming he accessed 49 million Dell customer records without the company knowing. Here’s everything we know so far. How did the Dell data breach happen? On May 10th, an individual identifying as Menelik […]
