data-breach
Safeguard articles tagged "data-breach" — guides, analysis, and best practices for software supply chain and application security.
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Plex Data Breach: 20 Million Users Forced to Reset Passwords
A breach of Plex's systems exposed usernames, emails, and hashed passwords for approximately 20 million users, forcing the streaming platform to trigger a mass password reset.
Twitter Data Breach: 5.4 Million Accounts Exposed Through an API Vulnerability
An API vulnerability in Twitter allowed attackers to link phone numbers and email addresses to Twitter accounts, ultimately exposing data from 5.4 million users — and possibly over 200 million email-account pairs.
Shield Health Group Data Breach: 2 Million Patient Records Exposed
A breach at Shield Health Group, a Massachusetts medical imaging provider, exposed personal and medical data of approximately 2 million patients — highlighting the healthcare sector's persistent vulnerability.
Samsung LAPSUS$ Breach: 190GB of Source Code and the Cost of Insider Access
The LAPSUS$ group stole 190GB of Samsung source code including biometric authentication algorithms and bootloader code. The breach exposed critical device security internals.
Red Cross Data Breach: Attackers Targeted the World's Most Vulnerable People
A sophisticated cyberattack on the International Committee of the Red Cross compromised personal data of over 515,000 highly vulnerable people, including victims of conflict, missing persons, and detained individuals.
Panasonic Data Breach: Four Months of Undetected Network Access
Panasonic disclosed a data breach in November 2021, revealing that attackers had maintained access to its network for over four months before detection — highlighting the persistent challenge of dwell time.
Robinhood Data Breach: Social Engineering Strikes the Trading Platform
A social engineering attack on a Robinhood customer support employee exposed personal data of approximately 7 million users, revealing the persistent vulnerability of human-facing systems.
Twitch Source Code Leak: What 125GB of Exposed Data Tells Us About Internal Security
In October 2021, an anonymous hacker dumped Twitch's entire source code, internal tools, and creator payout data. The breach exposed systemic failures in access control and secret management.
Facebook Data Leak: 533 Million Users Exposed Through a Contact Import Feature
Personal data from 533 million Facebook users across 106 countries was posted on a hacking forum, exposing phone numbers, emails, and personal details scraped through a contact import vulnerability.
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