October 2025: Major Data Breaches and Cyber Attacks

Apple now offers $2 million for zero-click RCE vulnerabilities Apple is announcing a major expansion and redesign of its bug bounty program, doubling maximum payouts, adding new research categories, and introducing a more transparent reward structure. Since the program launched in 2020, Apple has awarded $35 million to 800 security researchers, the company paying $500,000Continue reading “October 2025: Major Data Breaches and Cyber Attacks”

September 2025: Major Data Breaches and Cyber Attacks

Jaguar Land Rover cyberattack deepens, with prolonged production outage, supply chain fallout Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), the U.K.-based automaker owned by Tata Motors, has extended production shutdowns after a cyberattack that disrupted global operations, halted manufacturing, and sent ripples across its supply chain. The company has shut down its IT networks in response to theContinue reading “September 2025: Major Data Breaches and Cyber Attacks”

August 2025: Major Data Breaches and Cyber Attacks

SABC hacked The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) has confirmed that it was the victim of a business email compromise that affected some of its staff’s email accounts. The state-owned broadcaster’s head of communications, Mmoni Ngubane, told MyBroadband that its IT team has secured the compromised mailboxes. “The SABC is aware of a recent emailContinue reading “August 2025: Major Data Breaches and Cyber Attacks”

July 2025: Major Data Breaches and Cyber Attacks

Axis Max Life Insurance Announces Data Breach Axis Max Life Insurance, has reported being notified by an anonymous source about their unauthorized access to some customer information in a data breach.  The incident has prompted a comprehensive security assessment and rigorous data log analysis. The company released a statement confirming the initiation of a detailedContinue reading “July 2025: Major Data Breaches and Cyber Attacks”

Cybersecurity Breaches: Recent High-Profile Cases in the month of February 2025

OpenAI Data Breach – Threat Actor Allegedly Claims 20 Million Logins for Sale Threat actors from dark web forums claim to have stolen and leaked 20 million OpenAI user login credentials, potentially making OpenAI the latest high-profile target of a significant data breach. This alleged breach has raised serious concerns among tech users and cybersecurityContinue reading “Cybersecurity Breaches: Recent High-Profile Cases in the month of February 2025”

Cybersecurity Breaches: Recent High-Profile Cases in the month of January 2025

Ransomware attack on New York Blood Center forces workarounds, drive cancellations One of the largest independent blood centers serving over 75 million people across the U.S. has been hit by a ransomware attack, forcing officials to reschedule blood drives and implement workarounds. New York Blood Center Enterprises said its team discovered suspicious activity affecting theContinue reading “Cybersecurity Breaches: Recent High-Profile Cases in the month of January 2025”

Monthly Round Up for the month of November 2024

Insurance Administrator Landmark Admin Ransomware Data Breach Impacted Over 800,000 People Landmark Admin, a third-party insurance administrator, has confirmed a data breach. The May 2024 ransomware attack affected nearly one million customers. “The forensic investigation determined that data was encrypted and infiltrated from Landmark’s system,” the company said. Canada faces a cybersecurity crisis with criticalContinue reading “Monthly Round Up for the month of November 2024”

Monthly Round Up for the month of August 2024

ADT confirms data breach after customer info leaked on hacking forum ADT, a leading American company in building security, has confirmed a data breach incident. The breach involved threat actors who allegedly leaked customer information on a well-known hacking forum. ADT, a publicly traded company, focuses on providing security and smart home solutions to bothContinue reading “Monthly Round Up for the month of August 2024”