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Canada news
fromSecurityWeek
1 day ago

Canadian Airline WestJet Says Hackers Stole Customer Data

WestJet confirmed a June 2025 cyberattack exposed travelers' personal data — names, contacts, government IDs — while payment card and password data were not taken.
Information security
fromDataBreaches.Net
5 days ago

Company that sells software for monitoring sex offenders, terrorists, and hackers was hacked - DataBreaches.Net

Spyware vendor RemoteCOM leaked sensitive data exposing nearly 6,900 corrections employees and about 14,000 monitored individuals, revealing detailed personal and officer information across 49 states.
Information security
fromDataBreaches.Net
1 week ago

ClaimPix Data Leak Exposes 5 Million Customer Records - DataBreaches.Net

An unencrypted public database exposed 5.1 million files totaling 10 TB containing sensitive vehicle, insurance, and legal documents with PII, VINs, and powers of attorney.
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fromTechCrunch
2 weeks ago
Information security

VC firm Insight Partners says thousands of staff and limited partners had personal data stolen in a ransomware attack | TechCrunch

Information security
fromEntrepreneur
1 month ago

TransUnion Data Breach Exposes Personal Data of Millions | Entrepreneur

TransUnion suffered a July 28 data breach affecting over 4.4 million customers, exposing personal data but not credit reports; affected residents received notices and monitoring.
Privacy professionals
fromDataBreaches.Net
1 month ago

EuroFins cancer screening hack far bigger than thought, agency says - DataBreaches.Net

Hackers may have accessed personal and medical details of all 941,000 women in the Dutch cervical cancer screening programme since 2017.
fromTechCrunch
2 weeks ago
Information security

VC firm Insight Partners says thousands of staff and limited partners had personal data stolen in a ransomware attack | TechCrunch

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Digital life
fromFast Company
3 months ago

Data breach victims: Here's how your personal information is sold to criminals

Data breaches expose vast amounts of personal information, leading to identity theft and fraud.
Criminals often sell stolen data in markets to maximize their profits.
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Public health
fromTechzine Global
1 month ago

405,000 Dutch women receive letter about data breach at laboratory

Over 405,000 cervical screening participants had personal data exposed in a Clinical Diagnostics cyber incident and will be notified to monitor for potential fraud.
Privacy professionals
fromZDNET
1 month ago

This people search site is back after a massive breach - how to remove your data from it ASAP

NPD is operational again, allowing people to search for personal data despite its previous security breach.
fromIndependent
1 month ago

Workers warned of risks of storing personal data on work devices after HSE employee lost challenge over stolen cryptocurrency

Eamon McShane claimed a loss of €1,400 due to a cyber attack related to his work phone. He lost a court challenge over this claim.
Privacy professionals
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EU data protection
fromIT Pro
4 months ago

Criminal records, financial data exposed in cyber attack on Legal Aid Agency

The UK's Legal Aid Agency suffered a cyber attack, exposing a significant amount of personal data of legal aid applicants.
EU data protection
fromIT Pro
4 months ago

Criminal records, financial data exposed in cyber attack on Legal Aid Agency

The UK's Legal Aid Agency suffered a cyber attack, exposing a significant amount of personal data of legal aid applicants.
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Privacy professionals
fromTechCrunch
3 months ago

Hacked, leaked, exposed: Why you should never use stalkerware apps | TechCrunch

Stalkerware industry suffers major data breaches, affecting thousands of victims and revealing sensitive personal information multiple times.
#privacy
fromFlowingData
3 months ago
Privacy professionals

Airlines sell passenger flight data to Customs and Border Protection

U.S. government agencies exploit loopholes to gather personal travel data from brokers, impacting privacy rights.
fromLifehacker
3 months ago
Privacy professionals

Five Services That Will Remove Your Personal Information From Data Broker Sites

Modern life is dominated by data collection, making privacy virtually nonexistent.
Data brokers aggregate personal information, which can lead to serious privacy risks.
Privacy professionals
fromLifehacker
3 months ago

Five Services That Will Remove Your Personal Information From Data Broker Sites

Modern life is dominated by data collection, making privacy virtually nonexistent.
Data brokers aggregate personal information, which can lead to serious privacy risks.
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Digital life
fromComputerWeekly.com
3 months ago

Building the foundations: A national roadmap for digital identity and sovereign data | Computer Weekly

The UK digital identity sector is poised for growth with government and industry collaboration after a period of confusion and missteps.
fromFast Company
4 months ago

Gen Z is willing to sell their personal data-for just $50 a month

To take advantage of the nearly seven hours a day Gen Z spend on their phones, a new app called Verb.AI... is now offering to pay young people for their scrolling time.
Digital life
Non-profit organizations
fromwww.nytimes.com
5 months ago

Trump Wants to Merge Government Data. Here Are 314 Things It Might Know About You.

The federal government's extensive personal data on citizens may soon be consolidated under a new executive order for better access and management.
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