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Germany
345,000 email addresses stolen in cyberattack on Germany’s far-right party AfD

Over 345,000 unique email addresses were exposed in the September 2026 breach at German far-right political party Alternative für Deutschland (AfD). Breach notification …

Sony
Data breach at Sony-owned internet provider compromises 2.6 million customer records

Attackers who broke into the So-net member database made off with personal information belonging to more than 2.58 million current and former customers, along with the email …

University of Copenhagen
Cyberattack on University of Copenhagen exposes data of 525,000 people

The University of Copenhagen (UCPH) has ruled out a second cyberattack, saying the activity that led it to shut down several administrative systems on Monday is tied to the …

data breach
ASOS confirms data breach after “hacked” app alert reaches shoppers

UK fashion retailer ASOS has confirmed a data breach after a notification claiming hackers had broken into its data was sent to shoppers through its app. ASOS was founded in …

data breach
Data breach at Denmark’s population register exposes 8.8 million people

A data breach at Denmark’s Central Population Register (CPR) has exposed the personal information of 8.8 million people. These include people living in Denmark, deceased …

data breach
Pentagon breach exposes personal data of more than 3 million people

The Pentagon’s Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC) is notifying millions of people that hackers gained access to their personal data. The breach affects 2.76 million living …

Jfrog Artifactory
OpenInfra Europe’s JFrog Artifactory instance breached, packages potentially compromised

Attackers have compromised a self-hosted JFrog Artifactory instance operated by OpenInfra Europe, the regional hub of the OpenInfra Foundation warned in a security notice …

data breach
Hackers exploit Gyazo server flaw to steal 23.6 million user records

Japanese software company Helpfeel has confirmed a data breach on its screenshot-sharing platform Gyazo, in which attackers exploited a vulnerability in its image upload …

data breach
CenterPoint Energy confirms data breach following claims on hacking forum

CenterPoint Energy disclosed that an unauthorized third party got into customer data through one of its external systems, after online claims by a hacker that millions of …

data leak
IDScan confirms breach after 153 million driver’s licenses leak on dark web

Days after reports linked IDScan to a dark web database holding more than 153 million driver’s license scans, the identity verification company has confirmed hackers …

data breach
Mathspace breach exposes data on over a million students and parents

Mathspace has confirmed that attackers broke into its internal reporting system through an unpatched Metabase vulnerability and stole data belonging to more than a million …

Berlin
Berlin refuses to be blackmailed after network breach

Berlin’s state government has confirmed an extortion attempt following a data theft from its administrative network in August. Governing Mayor Kai Wegner and Interior …

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