"Findings from the Identity Theft Resource Center's 2025 Data Breach Report reveal 2025 saw the highest number of breaches to date. Yet, the amount of victim notices decreased by 79% year-over-year - according to the report, this suggests malicious actors are moving away from the "mega-breaches" seen in 2024 in favor of frequent, precise attacks on valuable data sources. Whether this trend will continue in 2026 remains to be seen."
"On Jan. 13, multiple Target employees confirmed internal code and developer documentation belonging to the retailer had been stolen. The stolen information amounted to approximately 860 GB and involved several data repositories, which were released on Gitea. What made this incident unique is that instead of focusing on customer data, the malicious actors targeted the organization's source code. This could leave the retailer more vulnerable to cyber incidents in the future."
"U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) experienced a data leakage, as an online database was uploaded containing sensitive information on department workers. It exposed 2,000 agents and 150 supervisors, and according to reports, it may have been the largest breach of department staff information ever before seen. However, that isn't the end of the story. On Jan. 13, the database exposing ICE agents experienced a cyberattack."
The Identity Theft Resource Center's 2025 Data Breach Report found 2025 saw the highest number of breaches to date while victim notices decreased 79% year‑over‑year. The shift suggests malicious actors moved away from mega‑breaches in 2024 toward frequent, precise attacks on high‑value data. Security magazine reviewed seven January 2026 incidents that made headlines. Notable incidents included a Jan. 13 theft of approximately 860 GB of Target internal source code and developer documentation released on Gitea. A Jan. 9 BreachForums compromise leaked metadata for about 324,000 users. ICE experienced an online database leak exposing roughly 2,000 agents and 150 supervisors, later followed by a cyberattack.
Read at Securitymagazine
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]