Ransomware

Equifax, an Atlanta-based credit reporting firm, suffers a data breach that exposes the personal information of approximately 143 million U.S. consumers.

A group of customers has the right to pursue a class action data breach lawsuit based on a 2014 cyberattack, a court recently ruled.

An Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud data leak exposes U.S. military personnel files. TigerSwan apologizes but the real culprit was TalentPen, a contractor.

BroadSoft exposes 4 million Time Warner Cable customer records via an Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud leak, according to The Kromtech Security Center.

An Instagram application programming interface (API) glitch enables cybercriminals to expose the email addresses & phone numbers of high-profile users.

CeX, a U.K.-based retailer of second hand goods, says up to two million of its online customers have had their data stolen in a security breach.

A spambot computer program exposes 711 million email addresses after cybercriminals fail to secure an online database, Troy Hunt reports.