If you’ve ever shopped at Gucci, Balenciaga, or Alexander McQueen, this one’s for you. Luxury conglomerate Kering has confirmed a major data breach, and a notorious cyber gang claims it includes 7.4 million email addresses and detailed spending histories. No, not card numbers—but something arguably more dangerous: “Total Sales” figures that map how much individual…
If you’ve ever received a “We’ve been breached” email, you probably thought: Okay… but what does that actually mean for me? Here’s the uncomfortable truth: when a company gets hacked, your information doesn’t vanish. It often gets packaged, priced, and posted in places most people will never see—underground forums, dark web marketplaces, and private channels…
Some hacks grab headlines. A few rewrite the rules. Stuxnet sabotaged a nuclear program without a single soldier crossing a border. WannaCry froze hospitals and factories in a matter of hours. The Equifax breach exposed the personal data of almost half the U.S. population. These aren’t just “incidents”—they’re turning points. If you’ve ever wondered how…
If you’ve ever reused a password (most of us have), there’s a chance it’s already floating around the web—traded in breach dumps that criminals buy and sell. You might not see anything wrong yet. No locked-out accounts. No weird charges. But behind the scenes, attackers could be testing your old passwords on dozens of sites,…
If you’re wondering whether your data is safe in the cloud, the Allianz Life breach is a wake-up call. A July cyber-attack exposed personal information tied to about 1.1 million customers, according to new data added to Have I Been Pwned. The incident targeted a cloud-based customer relationship management (CRM) system and appears to be…
Imagine you wake up to an email from Qantas, Australia’s flagship airline, telling you your personal data may have been exposed in a major cyberattack. Your first thought? How much of my information is out there… and what does it actually mean for me? If you’re among the 5.7 million Qantas customers impacted by the…
Imagine waking up to discover confidential Swiss government data—your data, perhaps—floating on the dark web after a devastating cyber-attack. That’s not a movie plot; it’s the reality facing Switzerland after a bold ransomware strike on the Zurich-based Radix health foundation. On June 16, cybercriminals infiltrated Radix, exfiltrated sensitive information, and, mere days later, published it…
Imagine waking up to find your most sensitive personal details—like your Social Security number, health insurance info, and even your financial account data—may now be in the hands of cybercriminals. Unfortunately, that’s the new reality for over 553,000 Americans after the recent Kelly Benefits data breach, a cyberattack now shaking some of the country’s largest…
Cyberattacks aren’t just distant headlines anymore—they’re hitting closer to home, and the latest breach affecting Switzerland’s Radix Foundation is a wakeup call for organizations, governments, and regular people alike. If you work with sensitive data, rely on third-party services, or simply care about your own privacy, what happened to Radix—and the fallout that’s still unfolding—matters…
In November 2024, Krispy Kreme faced a significant data security incident that put the sensitive information of over 160,000 people at risk. This breach, which affected mostly employees and their families, included highly sensitive details that could expose individuals to financial fraud. In this blog, we will delve into the specifics of the breach, its…
