BIRMINGHAM – New Year, New Cyber Hacks, says Richard Stiennon, founder of IT-Harvest, a cybersecurity data company.
Those include:
Soundcloud breach effects 28 million accounts. https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news… Instagram denies loss of 17 million credentials https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news…
The 700Credit data breach exposed the personal information of over 5.8 million individuals, including sensitive data like Social Security numbers, due to a compromise involving a third-party vendor. Affected individuals are being offered 12 months of free credit monitoring and identity protection services. Michigan AG Urges Consumers to Protect Their Personal Information Following 700Credit.
The French Interior Ministry experienced a significant data breach in December 2025, where hackers gained unauthorized access to internal email systems and confidential files, potentially compromising sensitive information related to law enforcement and national security. https://www.rfi.fr/en/france/20251218….
Richard provides the back story on those attacks and how they could have been prevented.
You can check out his website where he lists more than 4,000 cybersecurity vendors and nearly 12,000 cybersecurity products at www.it-harvest. com
