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2019 end-of-year review part 1: January to June

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Among other news: B&Q breached the personal data of 70,000 people who had been caught stealing products from its stores. million) fine with the US Federal Trade Commission after it was accused of illegally collecting minors’ personal data. Mumsnet disclosed a data breach affecting 4,000 people. million (£4.2

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List of data breaches and cyber attacks in April 2021 – 1 billion records breached

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Data breaches. million) Wyoming Department of Health leaking data online (164,021) Maine government website displayed mental health patients’ confidential information (unknown) Israel: Private patient cases of deceased psychologist found on the street (unknown) Contact tracing data breach exposes health information of Pennsylvanians (72,000).

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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 26 February – 3 March 2024

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Publicly disclosed data breaches and cyber attacks: in the spotlight Millions of Pure Incubation Ventures records listed on hacking forum 183,754,481 records apparently belonging to the venture capital and private equity group Pure Incubation Ventures have been listed for sale on a hacking forum. Data breached: 183,754,481 records.