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Data Breach Exposes Risks of Political Party Data Security Exemption

A ransomware attack on Clive Palmer's Trumpet of Patriots and United Australia parties exposed potentially sensitive voter data, highlighting the ongoing risk posed by the exemption of political parties from Australia's Privacy Act's data breach reporting requirements, despite warnings issued as ear...

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Dutch Public Prosecution Service Cyberattack Causes Major Disruptions

A cyberattack on the Dutch Public Prosecution Service (OM) has resulted in a week-long system shutdown, severely impacting communication with lawyers and causing significant delays in cases, particularly those concerning victims who require urgent legal action, such as restraining orders. The OM ack...

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SharePoint Security Flaws Exploited by Hackers, Hundreds of Servers Compromised

Exploiting security flaws, hackers targeted Microsoft's SharePoint servers for over a week, with at least three groups, including two suspected state-sponsored Chinese entities (Violet Typhoon/APT31 and APT 27/Linen Typhoon), compromising an estimated 400 servers, according to Eye Security, while th...

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Louis Vuitton Data Breach Exposes Australian Customer Information

Louis Vuitton confirmed a data breach affecting Australian customers, revealing personal information (birthdates, contact details, purchase history, preferences) stolen on July 2nd, but customers weren't informed until July 23rd; no financial data was compromised.

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Genea Fertility Data Breach Exposes Patient Data

Australian fertility clinic Genea, charging $12,890 per IVF cycle, suffered a data breach in February 2024 exposing patient medical diagnoses and personal details to the dark web; delayed notification to patients has sparked outrage and legal threats.

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UK Intelligence Data Breach Inquiry Launched

A data breach in February 2022, involving over 30,000 resettlement applications, was only discovered in August 2023, leading to a super-injunction and a parliamentary inquiry into the UK intelligence community's response, costing approximately £850 million to relocate 7,000 affected Afghans.

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Data Breach Exposes Thousands of Images and Messages from Women-Only Dating App

A data breach at the US-based women-only dating app Tea Dating Advice exposed 72,000 images and 59,000 posts, comments, and direct messages from users who signed up before February 2024, raising privacy concerns.

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Arizona Woman Sentenced for Role in $17 Million North Korean IT Scam

Christina Chapman, an Arizona woman, received an eight-year prison sentence for her participation in a $17 million scheme enabling North Korean operatives to steal American identities and secure IT positions at over 300 U.S. companies, including Fortune 500 firms, from 2020-2023, aiding North Korea'...

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Chinese Hackers Exploit Microsoft SharePoint Servers

Chinese state-backed hacking groups exploited vulnerabilities in Microsoft's on-premises SharePoint servers, stealing data from businesses and government entities globally; Microsoft has released security updates, but warns of continued attacks.

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Widespread Phishing Scams in Mexico Result in Billions of Dollars in Losses

A report by The Competitive Intelligence Unit (CIU) reveals that over 13 million Mexicans have been victims of phishing in the last seven years, resulting in over six million cyber-frauds in 2024 alone, causing over $1 billion USD in losses, with an average loss of almost $500 USD per victim.

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Microsoft Patches Critical SharePoint Vulnerability Exploited in Widespread Attacks

Microsoft urgently patched a zero-day exploit in its on-premise SharePoint software (affecting versions 2016, 2019) after hackers used it to breach businesses and U.S. government agencies starting around July 18; the exploit, potentially "ToolShell," grants total access to SharePoint file systems, i...

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Major SharePoint Cyberattack Exploits Vulnerability, Chinese Group Involved

Hackers, including a Chinese-affiliated group, are exploiting a vulnerability in Microsoft's SharePoint software to install malware and steal data, impacting numerous users, including American federal and state agencies; Microsoft has released a patch, but many systems remain unpatched.

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