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The National Public Data is responsible for managing extensive personal records, and they have recently confirmed a major data breach. The initial reports and hacker leakers claim that up to 2.9 billion personal records may have been affected. On their release, the NPD confirmed, “There appears to have been a data security incident that may have involved some of your personal information.

“The incident is believed to have involved a third-party bad actor that was trying to hack into data in late December 2023, with potential leaks of certain data in April 2024 and summer 2024.” After investigating more thoroughly, NPD confirmed the breach affected 1.3 million people. Though it is a better figure compared to the initial estimate, it is still impactful. This is one of the…

NHS Dumfries and Galloway faced a cyber attack that led to the theft and publication of a considerable volume of data on the dark web. The breach initially exposed a small portion of patient data in March, and as the attackers warned, further releases followed. Subsequent leaks included identifiable details of patients and staff.

Chief Executive Julie White labeled the act as an “utterly abhorrent” operation, typical of criminal cyber activities. The health board is currently working with agencies like Police Scotland, the National Cyber Security Centre, and the Scottish Government to examine the extent of the breach, which is actively under criminal investigation.

What Is The Effect On Patients And Staff?

The data breach has caused noticeable stress among patients…

American healthcare giant Kaiser Foundation Health Plan exposed sensitive data on millions of its current and former patients, apparently by mistake. 

Among the data inadvertently shared with advertisers are member names and IP addresses, and information regarding their membership status with Kaiser Permanente. Furthermore, the company leaked information on how members interacted with the website and the apps, and what they searched for in the health encyclopedia. 

Web hosting giant GoDaddy has reported a data breach, and warns that data on 1.2 million customers may have been accessed.

In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, GoDaddy’s chief information security officer Demetrius Comes said the company detected unauthorized access to its systems where it hosts and manages its customers’ WordPress servers. WordPress is a web-based content management system used by millions to set up blogs or websites. GoDaddy lets customers host their own WordPress installs on their servers.

GoDaddy said the unauthorized person used a compromised password to get access to GoDaddy’s systems around September 6. GoDaddy said it discovered the breach last week on November 17. It’s not clear if the compromised password was protected with two-factor…