In 2024, the landscape of data breaches remained largely unchanged in terms of the number of incidents, with 3,158 compromises reported, mirroring the previous year's figures. However, the year was ...

Attribution isn’t about one clue — it’s about connecting many Attribution investigations almost never hinge on a single “gotcha” artifact. Most of the work happens in the messy middle: weak signals, ...

Data breaches hit the healthcare sector more than other industries last year, according to a report published this week by financial and risk advisory firm Kroll. In 2024, the healthcare industry ...

Hacking and IT incidents accounted for 88% of patient records exposed from 2010 to 2024, while ransomware made up nearly 40%, according to the research published in JAMA Network Open. The study, which ...

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has admitted there have been more than 12 times as many data breaches linked to its Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (Arap) programme than previously thought.

30% of data breaches that occurred last year involved a third party, new research shows. According to the Verizon 2025 Data Breach Investigations Report, during the year ended October 31, 2024, there ...

A major data breach tied to U.S. fintech firm Marquis is rippling through banks, credit unions and their customers. Hackers broke into Marquis systems by exploiting a known but unpatched vulnerability ...

Oklahoma resident Ronald Allen was one of dozens of people who say their lives became more difficult in 2022 after customer data like names, email addresses, and birth dates was stolen from Samsung, ...

It may seem like data breaches have gotten a heck of a lot more common. Well, there’s something to that. The bad guys are getting badder faster than the good guys are getting better. This week, we’re ...

Around four months is the average time it takes for a company to report a data breach but certain industries take even longer, an analysis of ransomware attacks since 2018 finds. Companies often take ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Steve Weisman writes about white-collar crime. Data breaches at colleges and universities are common. In the last 20 years ...