This week, three very different data breaches proved one thing: no sector is safe. From nation-state espionage to data theft to social engineering, the tactics vary — but the results are the same: exposed data, shaken trust, and hard lessons.
Here’s what happened:
SonicWall — A nation-state actor breached its cloud backup service, stealing firewall configuration files via an exploited API call. Even cybersecurity vendors can have blind spots.
Hyundai AutoEver America — Hackers had access for more than a week, exposing Social Security numbers and driver’s licenses across its IT environment.
University of Pennsylvania — A social engineering attack led to over a million donor records stolen and a fraudulent mass email sent to 700,000 recipients.
Three breaches. Three methods: API abuse, network intrusion, and human deception. Different industries, same message — security is everyone’s job.
https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/sonicwall-firewall-backups-nation-state-actor
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0:00 – Intro: Three breaches, one message
0:08 – SonicWall breach: API exploited by nation-state actor
0:20 – Hyundai AutoEver hack: SSNs and driver’s licenses exposed
0:32 – University of Pennsylvania: Social engineering and data theft
0:42 – The takeaway: No one is immune
*** This is a Security Bloggers Network syndicated blog from psilva's prophecies authored by psilva. Read the original post at: https://psilvas.wordpress.com/2025/11/08/saturday-security-three-breaches-three-lessons-and-how-attackers-keep-adapting/