Public Cloud Security Breaches

An employee of the Amsterdam police unit was arrested for computer trespassing and violation of official secrecy, leading to potential compromise of confidential information within the police department.

LY Corp. reported a significant data breach exposing 440,000 personal records, emphasizing the critical need for enhanced cybersecurity measures and rapid incident response.

Maryville, a nonprofit addiction agency, faced a data breach involving unauthorized access to sensitive information, prompting the need for credit monitoring services and mandatory notifications to affected individuals.

A cybercriminal released an extra 4.1 million illicit genetic data profiles from 23andMe belonging to individuals in Great Britain and Germany. The security breach was a result of multiple attempts to access accounts with easily guessed passwords. The compromised data comprises genetic details of numerous people, possibly including significant figures such as members of the royal family and affluent families like the Rothschilds and the Rockefellers. The company is currently looking into the incident and implementing measures to inform customers impacted by the breach.

The breach involved zero-day attacks on Cisco IOS XE devices, enabling threat actors to create admin accounts with high privileges and execute commands with root access. The company's security measures failed to prevent the exploitation of critical vulnerabilities, leading to unauthorized access and potential data compromise.