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Payroll system of mosques, madrasahs hit by ransomware; staff details potentially compromised

Ransomware hit Avelogic's SmartHRMS payroll system serving Singapore mosques and madrasahs under MUIS, potentially exposing staff details.

The SmartHRMS human resources and payroll system used by mosques and madrasahs overseen by Singapore's Islamic Religious Council (MUIS) was hacked and held for ransom. The system is supplied by Singapore-based software vendor Avelogic, which posted a cybersecurity incident notice on its website. Staff details are potentially compromised, according to The Straits Times.

DataBreaches.net · 9h agoRansomware in the wild

Revolut’s paperwork breach shows why insurers are rethinking what counts as a ‘cyber attack’

Revolut handed customer data to an attacker using a spoofed government email, prompting insurers to rethink cyber attack coverage definitions.

Revolut disclosed customer data after receiving a request from what appeared to be a genuine government email address; no servers were breached and no malware was involved. The social engineering incident has become a test case for how cyber insurers define a 'cyber attack'. The report is by Matthew Sellers. It highlights a growing gap between technical intrusions and data-loss incidents caused by impersonation.

DataBreaches.net · 20h agoData breach

Student photos, bank details stolen by hackers after St James Anglican School in Perth hit by cyber attack

St James Anglican School in Perth reports hackers stole student photos and family bank details in a contained network breach.

St James Anglican School in Perth's north identified unauthorized access to its computer systems in a cyber breach. Hackers stole students' and families' personal information, including photos and bank details. Parents were advised the school immediately contained the incident and secured its systems.

DataBreaches.net · 20h agoData breach

AT&T store worker gets 16 months inside for SIM-swap side hustle

Former AT&T store worker Kenneth Carter sentenced to 16 months for SIM-swapping customers for cybercriminals.

Kenneth Carter, 44, a former AT&T retail employee in Portland, Oregon, used his internal system access to perform SIM swaps on customers' phone numbers for cybercriminals. The swaps allowed criminals to intercept authentication codes and raid victims' bank accounts. Carter was sentenced to 16 months in federal prison.

DataBreaches.net · 2d agoPolicy & legal1· 1 read

Ukrainian National Sentenced to Four Years in Prison for Wire Fraud Conspiracy in Connection with Conti Ransomware

Ukrainian national Oleksii Lytvynenko sentenced to four years for wire fraud conspiracy deploying Conti ransomware that infected over 1,000 computers.

Oleksii Oleksiyovych Lytvynenko, 44, a Ukrainian national, was sentenced to four years in prison for conspiracy to commit wire fraud related to deploying the Conti ransomware variant. The US Department of Justice said the conspiracy infected the computers of more than 1,000 victims. The sentencing is an update to a previously reported case.

DataBreaches.net · 4d agoPolicy & legal 7 sources

Personal Info Possibly Compromised at Japan’s Digital Agency

Japan's Digital Agency says unauthorized access to a network system may have compromised personal data of about 246,000 government employees.

Japan's Digital Agency reported that approximately 246,000 sets of personal information, including names and email addresses of government employees, may have been compromised through unauthorized access to a network system operated by the agency. The agency said no secondary damage, such as misuse of the potentially breached data, has been identified so far.

DataBreaches.net · 4d agoData breach

“Network outage” disrupts Westfield Public Schools in New Jersey as ransomware group posts samples

A ransomware group posted stolen data samples after a districtwide network outage disrupted Westfield Public Schools in New Jersey.

Westfield Public Schools in New Jersey experienced a districtwide network outage during the first week of school, disrupting communications and digital instruction while classrooms stayed open. The district initially attributed the disruption to networking hardware failure across all schools and offices. A ransomware group has since posted data samples, indicating extortion activity tied to the incident.

DataBreaches.net · 6d agoRansomware

Everett, Massachusetts, closes City Hall after cybersecurity incident

Everett, Massachusetts closed City Hall to the public after a cybersecurity incident affected its internal network and technology systems.

The city of Everett, Massachusetts shut City Hall on Tuesday after discovering a cybersecurity incident Sunday evening affecting internal networks and technology systems. Most essential employees were shifted to another municipal building while the city works with its technology team and outside cybersecurity professionals. No details on data exposure or attacker attribution were disclosed.

DataBreaches.net · 7d agoData breach in the wild

MA: Springfield Public Schools will be closed Tuesday after a cyber incident

Springfield Public Schools in Massachusetts closed Tuesday after a cyber incident disrupted systems needed for essential operations while investigators assess scope.

Superintendent Dr. Sonia Dinnall announced Monday that Springfield Public Schools would close Tuesday after a cyber incident disrupted systems required for essential school operations. The closure is intended to support response efforts while investigators assess the extent of the incident. No attribution, ransomware confirmation, or data-theft details have been disclosed yet.

DataBreaches.net · 8d agoData breach in the wild

BigBear Microsoft 365 phishing service bypassed MFA at 258 organizations

The BigBear 2.0 phishing-as-a-service framework bypassed MFA to steal 5,000+ Microsoft 365 credentials across 258 organizations, CloudSEK researchers found.

CloudSEK researchers gained administrator access to the BigBear 2.0 control panel, finding the phishing-as-a-service operation ran 42 VPS nodes all configured to target Microsoft 365. The framework has been used to bypass multi-factor authentication at 258 organizations and harvest more than 5,000 credentials, indicating an active credential-theft campaign against enterprise tenants.

DataBreaches.net · 8d agoPhishing & fraud in the wild

Personal Data of Approximately 220,000 Domestic and International Gangnam Unni Users Leaked

Healing Paper's Gangnam Unni beauty platform leaked personal data of roughly 220,000 domestic and international users via abnormal API access on September 4.

Healing Paper, operator of the beauty medical platform Gangnam Unni, announced on September 7 that personal information of approximately 220,000 domestic and international users was leaked. The incident involved abnormal access on September 4 to the integration API used to view consultation records. The company disclosed the event through a public notice.

DataBreaches.net · 8d agoData breach

Weverse Data Leak Affects More Than 422,000 K-Pop Fan Accounts

HYBE-affiliated Weverse confirmed a leak affecting 422,584 K-pop fan accounts, exposing mainly internal identifiers unusable outside the platform.

Weverse, the fan platform operated by HYBE-affiliated Weverse Company, confirmed a security incident affecting 422,584 user accounts. The exposed information consisted mainly of internal identifiers that cannot be used outside the platform. The company was notified by the Korea Internet & Security Agency (KISA) on September 3.

DataBreaches.net · 8d agoData breach

Mathspace Breach Impacts More Than 1 Million Users in Australia, NZ

Mathspace confirmed a breach affecting 1,079,819 people in Australia and New Zealand after unauthorized parties downloaded user data from an internal system.

Mathspace confirmed on September 3, 2026 that a breach affected 1,079,819 people in Australia and New Zealand. Unauthorized parties accessed an internal reporting system and downloaded user information. Affected records involve students, parents or guardians, teachers, and Mathspace staff, including names and other data.

DataBreaches.net · 8d agoData breach