Data Breaches

Hackers have stolen the personal information of current and former So-net and Plala internet subscribers in Japan, Sony Network Communications announced on October 27. Nearly 2.6 million records were impacted. The attackers broke into the So-net member database on October 19. The company first spotted the intrusion on October 23, then took the targeted server offline and cut off traffic coming from the attackers. By the following day, its investigators had confirmed that personal data…

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Japanese gaming company Capcom has disclosed a data breach impacting 11 million email addresses and the personal information of a small number of individuals. The incident, the gaming giant says, was discovered on October 19 and involved unauthorized access to CAPCOM ID, its shared service used for accessing online services and for playing online games. During the intrusion, the hackers stole the email addresses of 11,774,247 people, along with account data such as creation date,…

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Southern Company is notifying roughly 400,000 customers that their utility account information was accessed by an unauthorized third party through its online customer portal. The Atlanta-based energy holding company serves more than 9 million customers through electric utilities in three states and natural gas distribution businesses in four. Its electric subsidiaries are Georgia Power, Alabama Power and Mississippi Power. Roughly 300,000 of the affected accounts belong to Georgia Power customers. According to Southern Company, the…

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Telus, one of Canada’s largest telecom providers, is notifying some customers that their accounts have been breached and their personal information has been accessed. In data breach notifications sent to customers whose consumer telecom accounts were affected, Telus said the intrusions occurred between February 2025 and June 2026.  According to the company, the attacker used compromised credentials to access Telus accounts and the information they store, including names, account numbers, phone numbers, billing addresses, email…

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Data allegedly stolen from the Manchester Airports Group (MAG) and leaked online this week includes the email addresses and phone numbers of 8.8 million people. MAG disclosed the incident last week, warning that hackers had breached its systems, stealing car park, lounge, and Fast Track booking data, along with in-airport Wi-Fi sign-ups at the Manchester, London Stansted, and East Midlands airports. The airport operator disclosed that hackers had exfiltrated email addresses, phone numbers, vehicle registrations,…

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Toy and game giant Hasbro is notifying employees that their personal information may have been compromised in a data breach. The notifications sent to affected individuals contain little detail, but they indicate that the exposed information, which varies by individual, may include names, email addresses, postal addresses, phone numbers, national ID numbers, and financial information.  The information comes from notification letters that Hasbro submitted to the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office.  It’s unclear how many individuals…

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