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#Popeyes , #Tim Hortons, #Burger King platforms have "catastrophic" vulnerabilities, say hackers | Malwarebytes malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2…
Popeyes, Tim Hortons, Burger King platforms have "catastrophic" vulnerabilities, say hackers

Popeyes, Tim Hortons, Burger King platforms have "catastrophic" vulnerabilities, say hackers

Researchers found a host of vulnerabilities in the platforms run by RBI to service Burger King, Tim Horton's, and Popeyes.

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Toys "R" Us Canada Confirms Data Breach Customers' Personal Information Stolen cyberpress.org/toys-r-us-can…
Toys "R" Us Canada Confirms Data Breach Customers' Personal Information Stolen

Toys "R" Us Canada Confirms Data Breach Customers' Personal Information Stolen

The Canadian toy retailer sent notification emails to affected customers on Thursday morning, alerting them to unauthorized access.

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#DDoS , data theft, and #malware are storming the #gaming industry - Help Net Security helpnetsecurity.com/2025/10/…
DDoS, data theft, and malware are storming the gaming industry - Help Net Security

DDoS, data theft, and malware are storming the gaming industry - Help Net Security

The gaming industry is facing a new wave of cyber threats, from DDoS disruptions to stolen player data and hijacked accounts.

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EY reportedly leaked a massive 4TB database online - exposing company secrets online for all to see | TechRadar techradar.com/pro/security/e…
EY reportedly leaked a massive 4TB database online - exposing company secrets online for all to see

EY reportedly leaked a massive 4TB database online - exposing company secrets online for all to see

EY says it acted fast to clean up the mess

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⁦@Canada⁩ : House of Commons hit by data breach incyber.org/en/article/canad…
Canada: House of Commons hit by data breach - INCYBER NEWS

Canada: House of Commons hit by data breach - INCYBER NEWS

The cyberattack is believed to have exploited a recently discovered flaw in Microsoft software.

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Companies have been accused of using AI tech for unfair & discriminatory practices—increasing airline fares, raising rents, price-gouging These new laws would prohibit consumers from suing levernews.com/the-plot-to-ou…
The Plot To Outlaw AI Lawsuits

The Plot To Outlaw AI Lawsuits

State lawmakers are pushing a bill that would prohibit consumers from suing businesses — including a surveillance giant — whose AI use potentially violates consumer protection laws.

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Orange Belgium discloses data breach impacting 850,000 customers bleepingcomputer.com/news/se…
Orange Belgium discloses data breach impacting 850,000 customers

Orange Belgium discloses data breach impacting 850,000 customers

Orange Belgium, a subsidiary of telecommunications giant Orange Group, disclosed on Wednesday that attackers who breached its systems in July have stolen the data of approximately 850,000 customers.

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Massive Ahold Delhaize data breach sees 2.2 million people's data exposed in ransomware attacks against major US food retailer | PC Gamer pcgamer.com/hardware/massive…
Massive Ahold Delhaize data breach sees 2.2 million people's data exposed in ransomware attacks...

Massive Ahold Delhaize data breach sees 2.2 million people's data exposed in ransomware attacks...

The attack took place in November last year, so if you haven't changed your password since then, please do.

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⁦@Qantas⁩ data breach to impact 6 million airline customers bbc.com/news/articles/cd6gny…
Qantas data breach to impact 6 million airline customers

Qantas data breach to impact 6 million airline customers

The airline was hit by a cyber attack on a platform storing names, email addresses and phone numbers.

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Louis Vuitton Data Breach Hits U.K., No Payment Info Compromised wwd.com/business-news/techno…
Louis Vuitton Notifies U.K. Customers of Data Breach

Louis Vuitton Notifies U.K. Customers of Data Breach

Louis Vuitton alerts U.K. clients of data breach; no payment info leaked. LVMH faces rising cyber risks, bolsters security with Google Cloud.

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During #Privacy Awareness Week May 5-9, and every week of the year, remember that 100 percent of breaches are caused by people
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Christian Dior Couture Client Data Breached in Cyber Attack - Bloomberg bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Christian Dior Couture Client Data Breached in Cyber Attack

Christian Dior Couture Client Data Breached in Cyber Attack

Christian Dior Couture has been hit by a cyber attack, with hackers obtaining some of its customers’ data.

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.@Adidas: Customer Contact Info Stolen in #DataBreach pymnts.com/cybersecurity/202…

Adidas: Customer Contact Info Stolen in Data Breach | PYMNTS.com

German sportswear company Adidas has reported a data breach involving a customer service provider. The company announced Friday (May 23) that

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U.S. border clowns can demand to search phones, #Canada warns mobilesyrup.com/2025/04/05/c…

U.S. border agents can demand to search phones, Canada warns

On Friday, the government updated its website indicating that Canadians should be careful of their devices when travelling.

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The Most Dangerous Hackers You’ve Never Heard Of | WIRED wired.com/story/most-dangero…
The Most Dangerous Hackers You’ve Never Heard Of

The Most Dangerous Hackers You’ve Never Heard Of

From crypto kingpins to sophisticated scammers, these are the lesser-known hacking groups that should be on your radar.

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Cybersecurity Firm CEO Charged with Installing Malware on a Hospital Computer hipaajournal.com/cybersecuri…

Cybersecurity Firm CEO Charged with Installing Malware on a Hospital Computer

The CEO of an Edmond, OK-based cybersecurity firm has been accused of intentionally installing malware at an Oklahoma City hospital. On August 6, 2024, a The CEO of a cybersecurity firm in Oklahoma...

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Employee data from #Canada Post, ⁦@amazon⁩ and more revealed in data breach mobilesyrup.com/2024/11/12/e…

Employee data from Canada Post, Amazon and more revealed in data breach

Employee data from Canada Post, Amazon, and over 20 other companies was stolen and shared online after a data breach.

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T-Mobile hacked in massive Chinese breach of telecom networks, WSJ reports | Reuters reuters.com/technology/cyber…
T-Mobile hacked in massive Chinese breach of telecom networks, WSJ reports

T-Mobile hacked in massive Chinese breach of telecom networks, WSJ reports

It was unclear what information, if any, was taken, the paper reported.

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Cisco Confirms Security Incident After Hacker Offers to Sell Data - SecurityWeek securityweek.com/cisco-confi…
Cisco Confirms Security Incident After Hacker Offers to Sell Data

Cisco Confirms Security Incident After Hacker Offers to Sell Data

Cisco has confirmed that some files have been stolen from its DevHub environment after a hacker offered to sell information.

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LinkedIn hit with 310 million euro fine for data privacy violations from Irish watchdog | AP News apnews.com/article/linkedin-…
LinkedIn hit with 310 million euro fine for data privacy violations from Irish watchdog

LinkedIn hit with 310 million euro fine for data privacy violations from Irish watchdog

European Union regulators have slapped LinkedIn with a 310 million euro fine for violations of the bloc’s stringent data privacy rules.

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