#data-breaches — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #data-breaches, aggregated by home.social.
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Data Breach Roundup (August 14 - 20, 2026)
https://www.privacyguides.org/news/2026/08/21/data-breach-roundup-august-14-20-2026/
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Reverse-Lookup Service Exposed Millions of Photos of People’s Faces
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Ars Technica: Terabytes of credentials leaked in massive supply-chain attack. “Terabytes worth of credentials, many belonging to the world’s biggest and most sensitive organizations, have been exposed in a supply-chain attack on LiteLLM, an open source tool that streamlines AI-driven software development. Microsoft, Amazon, Cisco, Samsung, and Salesforce are only a handful of the entities […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/08/14/ars-technica-terabytes-of-credentials-leaked-in-massive-supply-chain-attack/ -
Data Breach Roundup (August 7 - 13, 2026)
https://www.privacyguides.org/news/2026/08/14/data-breach-roundup-august-7-13-2026/
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TechSpot: FBI warns hackers are breaking into social media accounts to steal and sell users’ nude photos. “The FBI has issued a warning for anyone who likes to take explicit photos (i.e., nudes) of themselves. Hackers are targeting both adult and underage users by compromising their social media and personal accounts to steal these images and sell them on criminal marketplaces – and they […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/08/14/techspot-fbi-warns-hackers-are-breaking-into-social-media-accounts-to-steal-and-sell-users-nude-photos/ -
Gizmodo: While American AI Models Race to Commit Felonies, China’s Kimi Broke Out and… Just Used GitHub. “Kimi K3, the new model from Chinese AI lab Moonshot, has become the latest AI system to jump the proverbial fence during a routine test, according to a blog post published Thursday by US cybersecurity research startup Frontier Security.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/08/09/gizmodo-while-american-ai-models-race-to-commit-felonies-chinas-kimi-broke-out-and-just-used-github/ -
The Register: Intrusion at US healthcare software provider puts 3.8M people’s data at risk. “A US healthcare software provider has admitted that hackers may have made off with sensitive data belonging to 3.8 million people, making it the largest healthcare breach reported to regulators so far this year.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/08/09/the-register-intrusion-at-us-healthcare-software-provider-puts-3-8m-peoples-data-at-risk/ -
Data Breach Roundup (July 31 - August 6, 2026)
https://www.privacyguides.org/news/2026/08/07/data-breach-roundup-july-31-august-6-2026/
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Data Breach Roundup (July 24 - 30, 2026)
https://www.privacyguides.org/news/2026/08/05/data-breach-roundup-july-24-30-2026/
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Reuters: Liechtenstein says hackers access information on 31,000 legal entities. “Hackers have illegally accessed and copied data from Liechtenstein’s register of beneficial owners, compromising information relating to about 31,000 companies, foundations and trusts, the principality’s government said late on Sunday.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/08/04/reuters-liechtenstein-says-hackers-access-information-on-31000-legal-entities/ -
Associated Press: FBI investigates as Michigan joins Minnesota in reporting cyberattacks on its water systems. “Michigan on Saturday joined Minnesota in reporting cyberattacks on nine of the state’s water systems but an official said all systems were operating ‘safely.’ Earlier this week, authorities said cyberattacks targeted over 30 water systems in Minnesota. The source of the attacks is […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/08/03/associated-press-fbi-investigates-as-michigan-joins-minnesota-in-reporting-cyberattacks-on-its-water-systems/ -
Associated Press: Anthropic says its AI models hacked 3 organizations during testing. “Anthropic said its artificial intelligence models hacked into three other organizations during testing, just days after ChatGPT maker OpenAI raised concerns over AI controls after it disclosed its rogue models hacked another company.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/08/02/associated-press-anthropic-says-its-ai-models-hacked-3-organizations-during-testing/ -
Reuters: Minnesota IT officials disclose ‘coordinated cyberattack’ at more than 30 local water systems. “The attacks are similar to a wave of cyber intrusions against U.S. water infrastructure that officials have in the past attributed to Iranian-affiliated hackers, raising concerns about the vulnerability of local utilities that serve millions of people.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/07/31/reuters-minnesota-it-officials-disclose-coordinated-cyberattack-at-more-than-30-local-water-systems/ -
BBC: Ariana Grande sues hackers who leaked music and videos. “Pop star Ariana Grande has filed a lawsuit against two unidentified hackers who, she claims, leaked unreleased music and studio footage after gaining access to her collaborators’ computers.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/07/29/bbc-ariana-grande-sues-hackers-who-leaked-music-and-videos/ -
Reuters: Its AI agent spent days hacking a company, but sources say OpenAI did not notice for a week. “The OpenAI agent that broke into tech firm Hugging Face went on a dayslong hacking spree that OpenAI didn’t notice until well after the threat was contained and the FBI was alerted, according to people familiar with the investigation.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/07/25/reuters-its-ai-agent-spent-days-hacking-a-company-but-sources-say-openai-did-not-notice-for-a-week/ -
Data Breach Roundup (July 17 - 23, 2026)
https://www.privacyguides.org/news/2026/07/24/data-breach-roundup-july-17-23-2026/
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Reuters: Illinois man sentenced for hacking Snapchat accounts to steal nude photos. “Kyle Svara, 27, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy in Boston to 76 months in prison after pleading guilty to charges arising out of an earlier prosecution of a former Northeastern University track-and-field coach who paid him to hack the accounts of student athletes and other women.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/07/24/reuters-illinois-man-sentenced-for-hacking-snapchat-accounts-to-steal-nude-photos/ -
Maxis Faces Letter Of Demand From Khairul Aming Over Alleged Personal Data Leak #databreaches #khairulaming #maxis #telco
https://www.lowyat.net/2026/399392/maxis-khairul-aming-data-leak/
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Associated Press: OpenAI says its AI technology acted on its own in an ‘unprecedented’ hack of another company. “ChatGPT maker OpenAI said Tuesday that its artificial intelligence system hacked into another AI company on its own in what the company called an ‘unprecedented cyber incident.'”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/07/22/associated-press-openai-says-its-ai-technology-acted-on-its-own-in-an-unprecedented-hack-of-another-company/ -
Suno Data Breach Exposed Personal Information Of Over 55 Million Users #artificialintelligence #databreach #databreaches #suno
https://www.lowyat.net/2026/399282/suno-data-breach-affects-55-mil-users/
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Korea Herald: Personal data of nearly all S. Korean diplomats may have been exposed in cyberattack. “The personal information of nearly all South Korean diplomats may have been exposed after hackers gained access to an online training system used by Foreign Ministry personnel and remained inside it for about 10 months, officials said Tuesday.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/07/21/korea-herald-personal-data-of-nearly-all-s-korean-diplomats-may-have-been-exposed-in-cyberattack/ -
TechCrunch: Hackers are exploiting recently patched WordPress bugs, putting millions of websites at risk. “Hackers are breaking into websites that run vulnerable versions of the popular blogging software WordPress, according to several cybersecurity firms. One estimate puts the number of vulnerable WordPress websites at tens of millions as of Monday.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/07/21/techcrunch-hackers-are-exploiting-recently-patched-wordpress-bugs-putting-millions-of-websites-at-risk/ -
Data Breach Roundup (July 10 - 16, 2026)
https://www.privacyguides.org/news/2026/07/17/data-breach-roundup-july-10-16-2026/
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🚨 New article: A Crypto Extortion Scam Analysis: How Fear Is Used to Trick Victims
I received a Bitcoin extortion email and decided to analyze the tactics behind it. These scams often rely on fear, leaked passwords from old data breaches, fake claims, and social engineering tricks to pressure victims into paying.
In this article, I break down how these attacks work, what scammers are trying to achieve, how to recognize the warning signs, and what steps you can take to protect your accounts and personal data.
Knowledge and preparation are some of the best defenses against online manipulation.
Read the full analysis:
#CyberSecurity #Privacy #Bitcoin #CryptoScams #Phishing #DataBreaches #OpenSource #Decentralization #InfoSec #CyberAwareness
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Data Breach Roundup (July 3 - 9, 2026)
https://www.privacyguides.org/news/2026/07/10/data-breach-roundup-july-3-9-2026/
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TechCrunch: Another massive data breach exposed millions of driver’s license numbers. “U.S. insurance provider AssuranceAmerica has confirmed a data breach affecting the personal information and driver’s license numbers of 6.9 million people, making it the largest known spill of Americans’ driver’s license information this year.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/07/10/techcrunch-another-massive-data-breach-exposed-millions-of-drivers-license-numbers/ -
The Register: Moody Bible Institute breach leaves 2.3M accounts needing salvation, says cyber expert. “Data on more than 2.3 million people associated with Moody Bible Institute (MBI) has been exposed online after the Christian college was targeted by ShinyHunters. The attack was first disclosed by MBI in June, and the extortion crew later leaked the stolen data. Have I Been Pwned has since […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/07/09/the-register-moody-bible-institute-breach-leaves-2-3m-accounts-needing-salvation-says-cyber-expert/ -
Data Breach Roundup (June 26 - July 2, 2026)
https://www.privacyguides.org/news/2026/07/03/data-breach-roundup-june-26-july-2-2026/
