Personal data exposed at Air Europa
The data leak involved the airline's passengers' identity card and passport information.
The company announced this in an email to customers. Names, birthdays, nationalities, and phone numbers were also exposed. The airline, which works with AirFrance and KLM through the SkyTeam alliance, stress... Read more
Dutch researcher discovers Fujitsu blunder: AWS keys and logins in public bucket
Fujitsu failed to keep customers' sensitive information secure. AWS keys and passwords were publicly published on the Internet for a year. Dutch water utility PWN is one of the victims.
Security researcher Jelle Ursem, who works for the Dutch Institute for Vulnerability Disclosure (DIVD), disco... Read more
Care retailer of Belgian health insurance provider victim of data breach
Goed, a healthcare retailer and part of the CM, fell victim to a cyber attack. Data was stolen during the attack. In several stores and pharmacies from Goed, it is currently not possible to pay with Bancontact.
Hackers broke into Goed's systems during the night from Monday to Tuesday. During th... Read more
Google: ‘Quantum-safe algorithms are necessary against data breaches’
Google is already taking security against quantum computers one step further. According to the company, the investment is already necessary because hackers are still cracking widely used encryption systems within the next decade. Still, the threat is immediately relevant.
According to Google, p... Read more
Hashed passwords captured in Carpetright data breach
In a cyber attack on Carpetright, hashed passwords may have been stolen. The flooring store has reported this to the privacy authorities in the Netherlands and Belgium.
In a response to Tweakers, Carpetright says it was affected by the cyber attack. The cybercriminals gained access to the passwo... Read more
EuroParcs reports data breach; data restored via backup
Holiday park concern EuroParcs reports being the victim of a data leak. The investigation should reveal whether customers' personal data has been leaked.
Hackers penetrated EuroParcs' secure digital environment. The hackers did not hit the reservation system, so it remains possible to book a va... Read more
637,000 people become the victim of a data breach for the second time
The US law firm Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, which specializes in data breaches, became the victim of a data breach in early 2023. Data from hundreds of thousands of previous data breach victims were captured in the process. Even though the events occurred months ago, the leak was only recen... Read more
Data breaches aren’t setting records anymore, but there are more victims than ever
The biggest data breaches of all time almost all took place between 2018 and 2020. Since then, no leak has managed to reach the top 20. Global regulations and the growing threat from cybercriminals are making organizations take the measures required. It's very much needed, as there are more victims... Read more
Air France-KLM data leak left customer information vulnerable to scrapers
Some of the private data of KLM and Air France passengers proved easy to obtain. Hyperlinks to flight information weren't long or varied enough, making it possible to collect data from other customers on a large scale.
The revelation was made by the Dutch public news organisation NOS, which, tog... Read more
Extent of financial damage from ransomware attack on Caesars still unknown
The casino and hotel chain Caesars Entertainment still does not know exactly how much the ransomware attack from September this year will cost. This is according to a recent filing to stock market regulator SEC on the progress of the incident.
According to the filing to the SEC, Caesars Entertai... Read more