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Misconfigured Database Exposes 220 Million Traveler Records Linked to Vietnam

Security researchers at Kinry Labs discover an exposed Elasticsearch cluster containing more than 220 million passenger and crew records from an Advance Passenger Information System (APIS) that appears linked to a Vietnamese organization. The database, named 'pax-info', holds roughly 107 GB of data across 29 indices, including 210

GiveSendGo Data Leak Exposes Identities of Freedom Convoy Donors

A cyberattack on the Christian crowdfunding platform GiveSendGo exposes the names and emails of thousands who donated to the Canadian Freedom Convoy protests. The company confirms that no credit card data is compromised as it restores operations.

Anthropic Confirms Claude Mythos AI Model After Major Data Leak

Anthropic acknowledges testing a powerful new AI model called Claude Mythos after a security lapse exposes thousands of unpublished documents. The company calls the model its most capable to date despite unprecedented cybersecurity risks.

Volkswagen Software Unit Exposes Location Data for Nearly Half a Million Cars

Volkswagen's Cariad software division leaves precise location data for approximately 460,000 electric vehicles exposed online for months across Europe. The company states it has no evidence of malicious access beyond the security researchers who discovered the massive data spill.

OpenAI Patches ChatGPT Bug Exposing User Conversation Titles

OpenAI resolves a glitch that allowed a small number of ChatGPT users to view the titles of other users' chat histories. The company confirms that while the conversation headings were visible, the actual content of the messages remained private.

Samsung Temporarily Bans Generative AI Tools After Internal Data Leak

Samsung restricts employee access to ChatGPT and similar AI services following an accidental leak of sensitive internal data last month. The electronics giant is developing its own secure AI tools while blocking third-party alternatives on company devices.

Twitch Confirms User Passwords and Financial Data Unaffected in Security Breach

Twitch reveals that a recent server configuration error exposed source code and some creator payout data, but user passwords and full credit card numbers remain secure. The company is directly contacting the small fraction of users impacted by the leak.

Massive Twitch Hack Exposes Source Code and Top Streamer Payouts

A major cyberattack on Twitch leaks 125GB of sensitive data, including internal source code and three years of creator earnings. The hacked information reveals that the platform's top streamers collectively earn tens of millions of dollars.

Massive Twitch Breach Exposes Source Code and Payout Data

An anonymous hacker leaks 125GB of Twitch data, including its entire source code and creator payout logs. The attacker claims the breach aims to disrupt the streaming platform's toxic community.

Twitch Data Breach Leaks Source Code and Top Streamer Earnings

A massive cyberattack on Twitch exposes sensitive corporate assets, including proprietary source code and creator payout details. The breach reveals more than just personal user information.

Thousands of Ring Doorbell Passwords Surface on Dark Web

A security researcher discovers over 1,500 unique Ring doorbell credentials leaked on a dark web site, granting potential access to customer cameras and personal data. Despite Ring denying a breach and claiming affected users are notified, contacted individuals report receiving no such warning.

Thousands of Amazon Ring User Credentials Exposed in Major Data Leak

A massive data leak exposes the login credentials and sensitive camera data of over 3,600 Ring camera owners, putting their homes and privacy at severe risk. Ring denies a system breach and blames the exposure on credential harvesting from other companies.