An Allianz Life cloud system breach exposes sensitive personal data in targeted social engineering attack.
Personal information of most of Allianz Life Insurance’s 1.4 million policyholders was compromised July 16 when a criminal infiltrated a third-party cloud-based customer relationship management (CRM) platform it uses, the company has confirmed.
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European defence giant Naval Group has confirmed that it is investigating an alleged cyber attack which has seen what purports to be sensitive internal data published on the internet by hackers.
Naval Group builds and maintains an array of ships and submarines for the French navy, including aircraft carriers and nuclear submarines. It counts several foreign navies amongst its customers including India and Brazil.
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Happy World Wide Web Day! Every year on August 1, we celebrate the Web, an intricate and revolutionary system that lets more than 5.6 billion people share information.
The modern Web has become the backbone of much of humanity’s interaction. But it’s not just a playground of information and entertainment—it’s also a hunting ground for cybercriminals.
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AI agents are no longer something out of a sci-fi movie—they’re here, and they’re becoming part of everyday business life. Pretty soon, every small business will have its own AI assistant, customized to fit its unique needs. These tools are evolving fast. Whether you’re managing marketing, finances, design, or day-to-day operations, there’s likely an AI tool out there that can make your job easier.
If you run a small business or startup, you’ve probably heard of HubSpot—one of the most widely adopted CRM platforms out there. As of December 2024, HubSpot had almost 248,000 paying customers across 135 countries, a jump from approximately 205,000 the previous year.
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France’s national employment agency, France Travail, has confirmed it suffered a data breach that may have affected 340,000 job seekers. The agency alerted users via email on July 22 after the detection of unauthorized access to its “employment” portal earlier in the month. This marks the second major cybersecurity incident for the agency in just over a year.
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With the help of Bitdefender and more than a dozen law enforcement agencies, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Investigations seized the extortion site belonging to the BlackSuit ransomware group. The group, including previous versions of its operations, has claimed hundreds of victims worldwide with ransom demands totaling more than $500 million in the last few years.
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Arizona woman helped North Korean operatives land US remote tech jobs, laundering millions through a home-based “laptop farm.”
In cybersecurity, timing is everything. How an organization responds to a breach, especially in the first critical hours, can be the difference between a contained incident and a full-blown crisis. However, according to new findings from the 2025 Bitdefender Cybersecurity Assessment Report, many organizations are prioritizing not only speed but also silence. And that choice can carry a cost.
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Ukrainian police, aided by French and Europol investigators, arrest suspected administrator of long-running Russian-language cybercrime forum.
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