Letters notifying people that their personal information has been involved in a data breach are becoming increasingly common.

For two weeks, attackers had access to a third-party support ticket system containing customer tax information.

A data breach is a security incident where an unauthorized individual accesses sensitive information. When a breach happens, personal, financial or confidential data can be exposed, stolen or misused.

This week, customers of Origin Energy learned their personal details have been stolen in a data breach. They joined the customers of other major companies, including Qantas, Optus and Medicare, who ...

Origin Energy says it does not believe customer credit card or bank details have been affected by a suspected data breach at the company.

The Paidwork data breach exposed 23 million accounts including bank account numbers, addresses and password hashes from the ...

Brightspeed, one of the largest fiber broadband providers in the United States, is investigating claims that hackers stole sensitive data tied to more than 1 million customers. The allegations ...

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A third-party data breach occurs when malicious actors compromise a vendor, supplier, contractor, or other organization to gain access to sensitive information or systems of the victim’s customers, ...

The lawsuits accused the AI training firm of violating data privacy and consumer protection laws.

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Education tech giant Instructure has confirmed a data breach affecting students’ private information. The hacking and extortion gang ShinyHunters claimed responsibility for the breach. The hackers ...