Daily Cyber News: UK legal aid breach reaches personal records dating back to 1978

A 2025 breach of the UK Legal Aid Agency reached further into the past than initially known. Follow-up analysis identified approximately two hundred fifty thousand records from before 2007, with the earliest verified record dating to 1978.

Key context: Depending on the case, stolen information may include identity details, financial assessments, legal proceedings, and provider banking data.

Additional detail: Old records can remain sensitive because legal, financial, family, and identity information may still support fraud or coercion.

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Daily Cyber News: Burger King Japan Confirms Data Breach Exposing 11.18M User Records

Personal details linked to about 11.18 million Burger King Japan app records were exposed after unauthorized access to a member-management system. The exposed information included names, email addresses, phone numbers, birth dates, prefectures, and account-related fields.

Key context: The 11.18 million figure represents records, not a confirmed count of unique people.

Additional detail: Even without payment data, the combination of contact and identity details can make follow-up scams more convincing.

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Daily Cyber News: CISA flags active attacks on firewalls, email and backup systems

Four newly prioritized flaws are already being used against security and backup infrastructure. The affected products include Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS, Cisco Secure Email Gateway, and AhsayCBS.

Key context: Under specific configurations, the Cisco issue can allow root-level command execution through a crafted email attachment.

Additional detail: These systems sit at trusted network boundaries or manage critical recovery data, making compromise especially consequential.

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