BBC Business
Asos Hackers Send 'ASOS HACKED' Push Notification, Because Subtlety Is Dead
Hackers turned Asos's app into a ransom note, sending 'ASOS HACKED' push notifications to customers because subtlety is for cowards.
2026-10-06
BBC Business
2026-09-02
TechCrunch
Hackers Apparently Stole 150 Million IDs, Because Of Course They Did
150 million driver's licenses and passports reportedly stolen from an ID verification firm - because storing everyone's most sensitive data in one place always ends well.
2026-07-30
BBC Politics
MoD's Afghan Data Breach: The Most Predictable Disaster Since the Last One
Parliamentary inquiry finds MoD's Afghan data breach was as predictable as a British summer, involving Excel, secrecy, and a super-injunction that lasted longer than most pop careers.
2026-06-10
The Verge
Security Researcher Finds Nearly a Million Passports Just Hanging Out on the Public Internet, Because Why Lock the Door?
Security researcher finds nearly a million passports and IDs exposed online by a cannabis club software company, because apparently locking digital doors is optional.
2026-05-18
TechCrunch
NYC Health + Hospitals Loses 1.8M People's Data, Including Fingerprints - Because Nothing Says 'Trust Us' Like Storing Biometrics
NYC Health + Hospitals reveals a breach exposing 1.8M people's data, including fingerprints - because nothing says 'secure' like losing your biometrics.
2026-05-05
The Guardian
Alberta Separatists Submit 300,000 Signatures for Independence Vote, Promptly Leak Nearly 3 Million Voter Records
Alberta separatists deliver 300,000 signatures for an independence referendum, then immediately leak nearly 3 million voter records - because nothing says 'we should run our own country' like a massive data breach.
2026-04-20
The Verge
Vercel Gets Unwanted Deployment: Hackers Sell Data, Blame 'Third-Party AI Tool'
Vercel's security incident, blamed on a mysterious third-party AI tool, has hackers selling employee data, proving once again that the cloud isn't always so fluffy.
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