More on NZ #infosec warnings on #DataBreaches
#Neighbourly
https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360920154/neighbourly-informed-potential-data-breach
And #ManageMyHealth
https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU2601/S00004/manage-my-health-update-on-cyber-security-incident.htm
From the Office of NZ Auditor-General "Mind the gap: Governing cyber security risks". Please "Do Better" note
#NZpol
https://oag.parliament.nz/2025/cyber-security/index.htm
European Space Agency confirms breach of "external servers"
Romanian energy provider hit by Gentlemen ransomware attack
Korean Air data breach exposes data of thousands of employees
Goldman Sachs Says Some Clients’ Data May Have Been Exposed in Law Firm Data Breach
Coupang says it is offering $1B+ in compensation to all 33.7M customers affected by South Korea's biggest-ever data breach, after an ex-staffer accessed data
Hacker Leaks 2.3M Wired.com Records, Claims 40M-User Condé Nast Breach
US insurance giant Aflac says customers' personal data stolen during cyberattack
Baker University says 2024 data breach impacts 53,000 people
Nissan says thousands of customers exposed in Red Hat breach
University of Phoenix data breach impacts nearly 3.5 million individuals
Coupang breach affecting 33.7 million users raises data protection questions
Edward Snowden is a former NSA contractor who leaked classified information to the press. For the first time, the public was made aware of mass surveillance programs such as PRISM, MUSCULAR, and state alliances to share private people's information for security reasons.
From contractor security to data privacy, this case is still relevant worldwide.
#dataleaks #databreaches #contractorscreening #massSurveillance #privacy
https://negativepid.blog/the-edward-snowden-leaks/
https://negativepid.blog/the-edward-snowden-leaks/
"Another year has come and gone, and with it, thousands of data breaches that affect millions of people. The question these days is less, Is my information in a data breach this year? and more How many data breaches had my information in them this year?
Some data breaches are more noteworthy than others. Where one might affect a small number of people and include little useful information, like a name or email address, others might include data ranging from a potential medical diagnosis to specific location information. To catalog and talk about these breaches we created the Breachies, a series of tongue-in-cheek awards, to highlight the most egregious data breaches.
In most cases, if these companies practiced a privacy first approach and focused on data minimization, only collecting and storing what they absolutely need to provide the services they promise, many data breaches would be far less harmful to the victims. But instead, companies gobble up as much as they can, store it for as long as possible, and inevitably at some point someone decides to poke in and steal that data. Once all that personal data is stolen, it can be used against the breach victims for identity theft, ransomware attacks, and to send unwanted spam. It has become such a common occurrence that it’s easy to lose track of which breaches affect you, and just assume your information is out there somewhere. Still, a few steps can help protect your information.
With that, let’s get to the awards."
113,000 Impacted by Data Breach at Virginia Mental Health Authority
Data Breach Roundup (Dec 12 – Dec 18, 2025)
https://www.privacyguides.org/news/2025/12/20/data-breach-roundup-dec-12-dec-18-2025/
The TJX data breach, attributed to the "homeless hacker" Albert Gonzales, targeted vulnerabilities in wifi's WEP encryption and POS systems. This massive breach prompted the cybersecurity industry to evolve fast and enforce stricter compliance rules in the retail industry. Here is how it happened.
#databreaches #hackers #adrianLamo #cybercrime #compliance #cybersecurity
https://negativepid.blog/the-tjx-data-breach/
https://negativepid.blog/the-tjx-data-breach/
University of Sydney suffers data breach exposing student and staff info
AI conversations of 8 million users leaked via browser extensions
