Charges dismissed in Hillsdale County 2020 voting machine data breach case

“The Court’s opinion wrongly suggests that election officials can release sensitive voter information protected from disclosure by state and federal law. While we are considering our next steps, including making a determination regarding an appeal, we are extremely disappointed and concerned about the implications this may have on upcoming elections,” Bush said in a written statement...

 https://www.michiganpublic.org/criminal-justice-legal-system/2026-05-02/charges-dismissed-in-hillsdale-county-2020-voting-machine-data-breach-case

Meta AI agent’s instruction causes large sensitive data leak to employees

This breach is one of several recent high-profile incidents caused by the increasing use of AI agents within US tech companies. Last month, a report from the Financial Times said Amazon experienced at least two outages related to the deployment of its internal AI tools. 

More than half a dozen Amazon employees later spoke to the Guardian about the company's haphazard push to integrate AI into all elements of their work, leading, they said, to glaring errors, sloppy code and reduced productivity...

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/mar/20/meta-ai-agents-instruction-causes-large-sensitive-data-leak-to-employees

 

2B email addresses and 1.3B passwords compromised in data breaches

…if you do not already have a unique login for every site you use, now would be a very good time to correct that. Start with the highest value websites like banks, financial services, Apple ID, Google accounts, and so on, and then work your way down...

https://9to5mac.com/2025/11/13/2b-email-addresses-and-1-3b-passwords-compromised-in-multiple-data-breaches/ 

 

Internet users advised to change passwords after 16bn logins exposed

Hacked credentials could give cybercriminals access to Facebook, Meta and Google accounts among others…

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jun/21/internet-users-advised-to-change-passwords-after-16bn-logins-exposed

 

A staggering 16 billion logins exposed in epic data breach, inc Apple accounts

We recently outlined the nine steps you can take to protect yourself against hackers and scammers. 

 https://9to5mac.com/2025/06/19/a-staggering-16-billion-logins-exposed-in-epic-data-breach-including-apple-accounts/

 

Massive data breach exposes precise locations for users of many popular apps

Information on the breach is still emerging, but there's one early sign of good news for iPhone users in particular. 

Baptiste Robert, CEO of digital security firm Predicta Lab, told TechCrunchthat if you rejected an app's request to track you, "your data has not been shared" by that app…

https://9to5mac.com/2025/01/13/massive-data-breach-exposes-precise-locations-for-users-of-popular-apps/

 

US Army soldier arrested over data breach extortion of AT&T and Verizon

"Roen said that prior to her son's arrest he'd acknowledged being associated with Connor Riley Moucka, a.k.a. "Judische," a prolific cybercriminal from Canada who was arrested in late October for stealing data from and extorting dozens of companies that stored data at the cloud service Snowflake…"

https://9to5mac.com/2024/12/31/us-army-soldier-arrested-over-data-breach-extortion-of-att-and-verizon/

 

Documents with damaging Gaetz testimony accessed in apparent breach - The Washington Post

Florida attorney Joel Leppard said in an interview with The Washington Post last weekend that one of his clients witnessed Gaetz having sex with the minor at a drug-fueled party in July 2017 — and that Gaetz was unaware of her age at the time but subsequently was told she was underage. This woman and a second woman, also represented by Leppard, testified that they were paid by Gaetz to have sex with him and other individuals who attended these "sex parties." They were paid through Venmo or other conduits — including the PayPal of Nestor Galban, whom Gaetz has referred to as his "adopted son."

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/11/19/gaetz-investigation-hack-evidence-senators/

Liberty Counsel Donor Records Exposed in Data Breach

"Noticing a worrying trend of far-right and anti-abortion activists aligning themselves with the evangelical Christian movement, hiding their funding sources behind laws that allow church ministries to keep their donations secret," the hacker wrote in a press release, "we decided to bring about some much-needed radical transparency."…

https://theintercept.com/2022/08/25/liberty-counsel-data-breach/

Pro-Trump tech team copied Georgia election data, records show

A group of Donald Trump supporters copied a trove of sensitive Georgia election files in Coffee County after the 2020 presidential election, a breach that included data from an election server, voter check-in computers and ballot memory cards, according to documents produced in response to subpoenas...
https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-election-data-copied-under-direction-of-trump-attorney/XCPM33PXC5ABJN6UXG645EXLM4/

What happens if you don't claim your $125 Equifax money? You lose it -- and your chance to sue in the future - CNN

The $700 million Equifax settlement over its 2017 data breach means you could get money. Here's what you need to know....
https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/26/us/equifax-breach-settlement-questions-answered-trnd/index.html

800M Firefox Users Can Expect Compromised Password Warning After Update - Forbes

More than 800 million users of the Firefox web browser are set to get compromised password warnings following a significant update. The security implications are not to be underestimated, as one ethical hacker explains...
https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2019/07/21/800m-firefox-users-can-expect-compromised-password-warning-after-update/#3014c0519dca

Data Leak Warning Issued To Millions Of Google Chrome And Firefox Users - Forbes

Sensitive data belonging to millions of Google Chrome and Firefox users spanning individuals and corporations has been leaked by rogue browser extensions, a new report shows. Here's what you need to know....
https://www.forbes.com/sites/kateoflahertyuk/2019/07/19/data-leak-warning-issued-to-millions-of-google-chrome-and-firefox-users/#43a10a553ded

Elizabeth Warren introduces bill that could hold tech execs responsible for data breaches - The Verge

'It's time to stop making excuses and start making real change'...
https://www.theverge.com/2019/4/3/18293688/elizabeth-warren-facebook-amazon-google-apple-executives-jail-data-breaches

540 Million Facebook User Records Exposed Online, Including Passwords, Comments, and More - Gizmodo

Researchers at the cybersecurity firm UpGuard on Wednesday said it discovered the existence of two datasets together containing the personal data of hundreds of millions of Facebook users. Both data sets were left publicly accessible....
https://gizmodo.com/540-million-facebook-user-records-exposed-online-inclu-1833782439

Data breach may have exposed the personal, medical information of 600,000 in Michigan - The Washington Post:

The personal information and medical data of more than 600,000 people in Michigan may have been compromised in a cyberattack, the state’s attorney general said Monday. Hackers may have accessed the names, addresses, social security numbers and medical information of customers of several Michigan healthcare companies, including Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, Health Alliance Plan and McLaren Health Care, Dana Nessel said...
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/03/11/data-breach-may-have-exposed-personal-medical-information-michigan/

A New Google+ Blunder Exposed Data From 52.5 Million Users - WIRED

A month after Google had already decided to shut down Google+, a new bug made its problems much, much worse. ....
https://www.wired.com/story/google-plus-bug-52-million-users-data-exposed/

How Facebook uses a hidden feature to share your information with advertisers

This week, Facebook revealed that security breaches on the social media site could expose personal data for approximately 50 million users. This comes as the company faces renewed criticisms for utilizing a hidden function to share users' contact information, like phone numbers and emails, with advertisers....
https://youtu.be/kzD7ic6JszA

How not to fall prey to the latest 'sextortion' email threat - USA TODAY

So-called sextortion scams claim they have information on your porn watching habits, which they'll make public unless you pay in Bitcoin. They're are on the rise, fueled by the past years' data breaches. ....
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/columnist/2018/09/11/sextortion-scams-how-not-fall-prey-latest-email-threat/1254679002/