Shopify reports data breach after two employees stole customer data
Shopify reports data breach after two employees stole customer data Types of cyber attacks Top attack categories Ransomware Email phishing DoS and DDoS attacks Brute force attack Advanced Persistent threat Blogs Hackers…
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- Action: misuse
- Attribute: confidentiality
- Impact: legal_and_regulatory
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ShopifyExplore 1 published signal- Published
- Sep 22, 2020
- Updated
- Aug 4, 2026
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- High
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- 1 source
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Watch phishing, executive impersonation and account-takeover exposure.
- Source type: possible insider or internal misuse
- Actor profile: Nation State Or Named Threat Actor
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- Impact area
- Confidentiality, Availability
- Likely asset
- User or customer data, Server or cloud data store
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Shopify reports data breach after two employees stole customer data Types of cyber attacks Top attack categories Ransomware Email phishing DoS and DDoS attacks Brute force attack Advanced Persistent threat Blogs Hackers hack card details from BrainsClub New Whatsapp bug allows attackers to steal contents of phone YouTube creators become victims to large-scale account hijacks Fraudulent ad-blockers affect Google Chrome users Linux servers infected with Lilocked ransomware Read all blogs → Features Home Back to Data Breach Data Breach Shopify data leak caused by an insider attack On September 22, 2020, Canadian multinational e-commerce company Shopify Inc. posted a security incident notice on its website. It was brought to light that two employees were involved in illegitimately accessing records connected to some of its merchants. Customer data including email addresses, names, addresses, and order details from around 200 merchants are estimated to have been exposed in the incident. In a statement, Shopify said, “We immediately terminated these individuals’ access to our network and referred the incident to law enforcement. We are currently working with the FBI and other international agencies in their investigation of these criminal acts.” At the moment, there is no evidence to suggest that the stolen data was used, but the firm has notified affected merchants of the incident. Insider threats are emerging as one of the biggest security challenges facing organizations. ManageEngine ADAudit Plus utilizes user behavior analytics (UBA) to help IT security teams detect insider threat indicators such as multiple failed logons, anomalies in user activity like surge in file accesses, or privilege escalations. ADAudit Plus applies machine learning to create a baseline of normal activities specific to each user, and only notifies security personnel when there is a deviation from this norm. Here’s how you can leverage user behavior analytics to instantly spot insider threats. Tags : best ransomware protection / ransomware identification tool / how to prevent ransomware / ransomware best practices / how to protect from ransomware / bad rabbit ransomware Latest Ransomware attacks Delaware Guidance Services Wolverine Solutions Group Bridgeport Public Schools Mind and Motion Developmental Centers of Georgia North Bend, Oregon Media Prima Jones Eye Institute Clinic Arran Brewery Town of Midland, Ontario Latest Data breach attacks Family Locator FEMA Sharecare Health Data Services Bank of Valletta Australian parliament Division of Public Assistance (DPA), Alaska South Korea's Defense Ministry Neiman Marcus Emergency Warning Network, Australia Titan Distributors, Inc. Latest Email Phishing attacks Several universities in the US, Canada and Southeast Asia Instagram Memorial Hospital, Gulfport Critical Care, Pulmonary & Sleep Associates (CCSPA), Colorado Valley Hope Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) East Tennessee State University Southwest Washington Regional Surgery Center Universities in Britain Orrstown Bank Latest DoS and DDoS attacks Ubisoft Knox County election commission Latest Brute force attack AdGuard Latest Crypto ransomware The Oatmeal Latest Data theft North Country Business Products Several Middle Eastern organizations Latest Data leak attacks Dow Jones Fashion Nexus US Army's Cyber Protection Brigade and NSA Latest Advanced persistent threat (APT) Palestinian Authority Vulnerability Sungy Mobile Maryland Joint Insurance Association Compliance violation Wendy's Cottage health Google A Single Pane of Glass for Comprehensive Threat Management Highlights Related Products Agent-less Log Collection Agent based Log Collection Importing Event Logs Windows Event Log Management VMware ESX/ ESXi Log Monitoring Applications Log Management Active Directory Logs auditing MS IIS - Web Server/ FTP Server Log Monitoring IBM AS 400/ iSeries Log Monitoring Cloud Infrastructure Log Monitoring Universal Log Parsing and Indexing Log Retention Syslog Ma
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Healthcare AI Company Xsolis Suffers Data Breach Impacting 1.4 Million Individuals
Healthcare technology company Xsolis, Inc. has disclosed a data breach affecting nearly 1.4 million individuals. Tennessee-based Xsolis provides utilization management and revenue cycle solutions for hospitals, health systems, and payers. The company published a data security notice in early June, revealing that unauthorized activity was detected on its systems on January 22. The intrusion resulted from a targeted phishing attack carried out two days earlier. According to Xsolis, the hackers gained access to files storing personal and protected health information received by the company from its clients, including names, dates of birth, addresses, SSNs, health insurance information, and medical treatment information. While the data breach was disclosed two weeks ago, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has now disclosed the number of affected individuals. The Xsolis cybersecurity incident was added to the HHS data breach tracker on Monday, with the number of affected individuals listed as 1,396,519. Advertisement. Scroll to continue reading. No known ransomware group appears to have taken credit for the attack on the healthcare tech company. SecurityWeek has asked Xsolis whether it was targeted in an extortion attempt and, if so, whether a ransom has been paid. The company’s disclosure indicates that it’s “not aware of any actual or attempted misuse of information because of this incident”. It’s not uncommon for healthcare-related data breaches to affect millions of people. One recent example is the incident involving the dental benefits administrator DentaQuest , in which hackers stole information from 2.6 million accounts. 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CodeSecCon bridges the gap between dev and security. Discover best practices for secure coding, innovative risk-reduction tools, and safe AI integration to cultivate a true DevSecOps culture. Safely secure your apps! Xsolis breach exposes personal and health data of 1.4 million people Healthcare technology company Xsolis has disclosed a data breach impacting nearly 1.4 million individuals following a phishing attack. The Tennessee-based firm, which provides utilization management and revenue cycle solutions for healthcare providers, became aware of unauthorized access on January 22, 2026, after a phishing attack two days prior. The breach exposed personal and protected health information received from Xsolis’s hospital and payer clients, as reported by Security Affairs. The security incident, which occurred on January 20, 2026, allowed an unauthorized actor to acquire files containing sensitive information. This data may include names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, health insurance details, and medical treatment information. Xsolis has launched an investigation, reported the incident to law enforcement, and is implementing enhanced security measures. Affected individuals are being notified by mail and offered free credit monitoring and identity protection services, along with access to a toll-free call center. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services reported that 1,396,519 individuals were affected. No ransomware group has claimed responsibility for the attack at this time.
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Singapore Land Authority Data Breach Exposes 70,000 Records via IBM Testing Environment
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SLA stressed that the affected environment is separate from its live operational systems, adding that property ownership and lodgment records in STARS and ELS remain secure. IBM has revoked access to the compromised system to prevent further unauthorised entry. As a precaution, SLA has begun notifying affected individuals and advising them on assistance measures. The authority said it is working with IBM, the Government Technology Agency of Singapore and the Cyber Security Agency of Singapore to investigate the incident and implement remedial steps. According to CNA, a police report has been lodged and the Personal Data Protection Commission has been notified. SLA has not yet disclosed when the breach occurred or how many affected individuals have been contacted. 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As part of that work, the supplier managed the development and systems integration testing environment for the two systems. In a statement on 3 July 2026, SLA said it had been informed by IBM of the incident, with preliminary investigations indicating that a dataset created solely for development and testing purposes had been accessed without authorisation. The dataset, created in 1998 and updated periodically over the years, was meant to contain only mock and anonymised testing data based on property ownership and lodgement records. However, SLA said it has since uncovered that the dataset also contained the names, National Registration Identity Card (NRIC) numbers and property addresses of the affected individuals at the time. “This information should have been anonymised but was not,” the agency said, adding that investigations are ongoing to determine how this occurred. SLA noted that the affected environment is “distinct and separate” from its operational systems, with no connection to, or compromise of, the live systems that run Stars, ELS or any other SLA systems. Property ownership and lodgement records remain secure and unaffected, it added. IBM has revoked access associated with the affected environment to prevent further unauthorised access, while SLA has identified the individuals whose information was contained in the dataset, and has begun notifying them and advising them on how to seek further information and assistance. Singapore mobilised over 100 cyber defenders to neutralise a sophisticated APT actor which infiltrated Singtel, StarHub, M1 and Simba networks in the country’s largest coordinated cyber incident response to date . Japan’s Nikkei has confirmed a major data breach that potentially exposed the personal information of more than 17,000 employees and business partners after hackers infiltrated its internal Slack messaging platform. Australian privacy commissioner warns that the human factor is a growing threat as notifications caused by staff mistakes rose significantly even as total breaches declined 10% from a record high. Philippine bank BDO is shoring up its cyber security capabilities to protect its data and systems as it moves more services to the cloud and expands its physical presence into remote areas of the archipelago. The agency is working with IBM, the Government Technology Agency and the Cyber Security Agency of Singapore (CSA) to establish the full facts and ensure remedial measures are taken. It has also lodged a police report and notified the Personal Data Protection Commission, and urged the public to remain vigilant against phishing emails, websites, text messages and phone calls from parties claiming to represent government agencies or other organisations. “We apologise for the concern and inconvenience this incident may cause,” the SLA said. The incident underscores the long-standing risk of real personal data finding its way into development and test environments , which are typically less closely guarded than production systems – a risk that is compounded when those environments are operated by third parties. It is also the latest in a series of supply chain security incidents in Singapore in recent years. In April 2025, Toppan Next Tech, a printing supplier for DBS Bank and the Singapore branch of Bank of China, was hit by a ransomware attack that saw customer data stolen by the threat actor . Some 8,200 DBS customers – mostly holders of DBS Vickers trading accounts and Cashline loans – and around 3,000 Bank of China customers were potentially affected. A year earlier, in August 2024, a hacker who gained unauthorised access to Mobile Guardian , a mobile device management platform then deployed across Singapore’s schools, remotely wiped the iPads and Chromebooks of about 13,000 students from 26 secondary schools. The Ministry of Education subsequently removed the software from all student devices and terminated its contract with the supplier.
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