

BREACH 2020 SOFTWARE
Clearview: Clearview AI's entire client list was stolen due to a software vulnerability.UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA): The FCA released sensitive information belonging to roughly 1,600 consumers by accident as part of an FOIA request.DOD DISA: The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), which handles IT for the White House, admitted to a data breach potentially compromising employee records.Denmark's government tax portal: The taxpayer identification numbers of 1.26 million Danish citizens were accidentally exposed.Estée Lauder: 440 million internal records were reportedly exposed due to middleware security failures.Medical marijuana: A database backing point-of-sale systems used in medical and recreational marijuana dispensaries was compromised, impacting an estimated 30,000 US users.Microsoft: The Redmond giant disclosed that five servers used to store anonymized user analytics were exposed and open on the Internet without adequate protection.Wawa: 30 million records containing customers' details were made available for sale online.Manor Independent School District: The Texas school district lost $2.3 million during a phishing scam.IRS tax refunds: A US resident was jailed for using information leaked through data breaches to file fraudulent tax returns worth $12 million.The company itself and businesses using the platform to provide currency exchange services were all affected. Travelex: Travelex services were pulled offline following a malware infection.Also: What is cyber insurance? Everything you need to know about what it covers and how it works January:
