January 2025 Cyber Breaches and Vulnerabilities Report
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💻🌀 Significant Cyber Breaches and Vulnerabilities Reported in January 2025. A series of major data breaches have been reported, including a compromise of hotel management platform Otelier, which lost nearly eight terabytes of guest data, and Scholastic, where over 4 million email addresses were exposed through an employee portal. Additionally, the city of West Haven, Connecticut, faced a cyberattack that temporarily shut down its IT infrastructure, attributed to the Qilin Ransom Group. Other incidents involved PowerSchool, Mortgage Investors Group, and a law firm exposing sensitive personal data. Microsoft and Adobe have released critical security updates addressing numerous vulnerabilities, while Check Point Research highlighted a 44% increase in global cyberattacks, emphasizing the evolving tactics of cybercriminals.
