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Priyanka Aash

Priyanka Aash is credited with building global communities for cybersecurity leaders and shaping enterprise marketing strategies for over a decade. She has been nominated for the Cybersecurity Excellence Award for her leadership & AI innovations in cybersecurity and honored with the NetApp Excellerate HER award. She is also the author of “The AI Divide,” which explores how artificial intelligence is quietly rewiring human minds and influencing decisions. Earlier, she co-founded CISO Platform, the world’s first online platform for collaboration and knowledge sharing among senior information security executives. Through this, she worked with the marketing teams of IBM, VMware, F5 Networks, Barracuda Networks, Check Point, and others, driving inbound marketing and enterprise growth. Priyanka is passionate about entrepreneurship, enterprise marketing strategy, and building communities that empower CISOs worldwide.

Flickr Data Breach

Date of Incident: 2026-02-05 Overview: The Flickr Data Breach, reported on February 6, 2026, involved the exposure of user data including real names, email addresses, IP addresses, usernames, account types, general location, and platform activity. However, passwords and payment card details remained secure. The breach likely resulted from an exploitation of a vulnerability or compromised… Read More »Flickr Data Breach

Spain’s Ministry of Science Cyberattack

Date of Incident: 2023 Overview: In 2023, Spain’s Ministry of Science suffered a significant cyberattack, leading to the partial shutdown of its IT systems and suspension of key administrative services impacting researchers, universities, and students. The breach involved the use of custom PowerShell scripts for lateral movement and ransomware deployment, exploiting valid accounts for initial… Read More »Spain’s Ministry of Science Cyberattack

Substack Data Breach

Date of Incident: October 2025 Overview: In October 2025, Substack experienced a data breach where unauthorized access led to the theft of 697,313 user records, involving email addresses, phone numbers, and internal metadata. Credentials and financial information remained secure, but the exposed personal data heightened the risk of phishing attacks. The breach exploited exposed APIs… Read More »Substack Data Breach

Betterment Data Breach

Date of Incident: January 2024 Overview: The Betterment Data Breach, reported in February 2026, occurred in January 2024, impacting the finance sector. Hackers exploited social engineering tactics to steal personal information from 1.4 million accounts, including emails, names, and geographic data. Despite the data exposure, customer accounts, passwords, and login details remained secure. Attackers sent… Read More »Betterment Data Breach

Coinbase Insider Breach December 2024

Date of Incident: December 2024 Overview: In December 2024, Coinbase experienced an insider breach where a contractor improperly accessed sensitive customer data belonging to about 30 users. The breach involved unauthorized use of support tools to obtain personal information, including email addresses, names, dates of birth, phone numbers, KYC details, and cryptocurrency wallet data. The… Read More »Coinbase Insider Breach December 2024