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4chan hacked, internal data leaked on rival image board:
The Daily Dot · 4chan hacked, internal data leaked on rival image boardThe hack appears to include the usernames and email addresses of the site's anonymous moderators.
4Chan hacked; Taken down; Emails and IPs leaked
Apparently they were not only running an old, unsecure version of PHP their entire stack was outdated.
https://www.the-sun.com/tech/14029069/4chan-down-updates-controversial-website-hacking/
The US Sun · Thousands of 4Chan users report issues accessing controversial websiteCONTROVERSIAL website 4Chan has gone down for thousands with users unable to access the message board. More than 1,000 users of the site have logged complaints on the Downdetector website, which me…
A data breach isn’t just a tech failure — it’s a financial crisis.
Industry-specific breakdowns:
Healthcare: $9.77M per breach, delays in care, and lost trust
Financial: Fines, reputational hits, and increased scrutiny
Retail: Immediate sales drops and long-term brand damage
Public sector: Soaring response costs + political fallout
Executives, boards, CIOs, CTOs, and CISOs need to see this as business risk — not just IT risk.
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https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/04/14/data-breaches-costs
Help Net Security · Sector by sector: How data breaches are wrecking bottom lines - Help Net SecurityData breaches drive up costs through lost trust, fines, and downtime—learn how industries can reduce impact with smarter strategies.
Data Breach at Planned Parenthood Lab Partner Exposes Info of 1.6 Million.
Read: https://hackread.com/lab-breach-tied-planned-parenthood-compromises-records/
Hackread - Latest Cybersecurity, Hacking News, Tech, AI & Crypto · Data Breach at Planned Parenthood Lab Partner Exposes Info of 1.6MFollow us on Bluesky, Twitter (X), Mastodon and Facebook at @Hackread
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US lab testing provider exposed health data of 1.6 million people
UnitedHealth's Change Healthcare got a ton of what some might consider well-deserved bad press last year after a ransomware attack by AlphV/BlackCat.
Now they're getting more bad press.
UnitedHealth is demanding that some struggling doctors immediately repay loans issued after last year’s cyberattack. That wasn't the way the providers were told repayment would work in terms of when and how.
#CNBC has the story:
CNBCUnitedHealth is making struggling doctors repay loans issued after last year's cyberattackUnitedHealth is aggressively recouping the loans the company offered doctors following the 2024 cyberattack at its Change Healthcare unit.
https://lifehacker.com/tech/hackers-stole-health-records-of-millions-of-planned-parenthood-patients
A data breach at Laboratory Services Cooperative resulted in the theft of sensitive health records from over 1.6 million Planned Parenthood patients, including minors under 18, across more than 30 states.
The compromised information includes personal, medical, insurance, and billing details, as well as identifiers and LSC employee data.
Lifehacker · Hackers Stole Health Records From 1.6 Million Planned Parenthood PatientsLaboratory Services Cooperative (LSC), which provides lab testing services to reproductive health clinics across the U.S., is notifying individuals who may have been affected by a security incident that took place in October 2024.
#Oracle says "obsolete servers" hacked, denies cloud breach
Hacker claims to have breached WooCommerce, selling 4.4M user records, including data from orgs like NVIDIA, NIST, and TexasGov. Data includes emails, phone numbers, and business info from websites using WooCommerce and third-party tools. #databreach
https://hackread.com/hacker-claims-woocommerce-data-breach-selling-records/
Hackread - Latest Cybersecurity, Hacking News, Tech, AI & Crypto · Hacker Claims WooCommerce Data Breach, Selling 4m User RecordsFollow us on Bluesky, Twitter (X), Mastodon and Facebook at @Hackread
Just In: Hackers claim a major data breach affecting #WooCommerce, one of the most widely used eCommerce platforms, with 4.4 million records allegedly stolen via a 3rd-party vendor.
Read: https://hackread.com/hacker-claims-woocommerce-data-breach-selling-records/
Hackread - Latest Cybersecurity, Hacking News, Tech, AI & Crypto · Hacker Claims WooCommerce Data Breach, Selling 4m User RecordsFollow us on Bluesky, Twitter (X), Mastodon and Facebook at @Hackread
NEW: Hacker claims breach of #Magento via third-party, leaking CRM data with emails, phone numbers, and business info from major global firms.
Read: https://hackread.com/hackers-magento-breach-3rd-party-crm-data-leak/
Hackread - Latest Cybersecurity, Hacking News, Tech, AI & Crypto · Hackers Claim Magento Breach via Third-Party, Leak CRM Data of 700K UsersFollow us on Bluesky, Twitter (X), Mastodon and Facebook at @Hackread
Fall River schools chief: No insurance for cyberattack; says computer system remains down:
Fall River Herald News · Fall River schools chief: No insurance for cyberattack; says computer system remains down
Hmmm.... I emailed a state agency this morning to ask about a cyberattack claimed by an extortion group. The agency's site was up when I emailed them to ask about the attack. Shortly after I emailed them, it was suddenly down. I wonder if my email made them aware of something they had been unaware of....