Months later, KeepNet issues a statement about leak discovered by researcher
Back in March, Security Discovery reported a leak involving KeepNet. This site had picked up that reporting and linked to it. Shortly thereafter I was contacted by KeepNet. Based on their statement...
View ArticleCoinsquare Data Theft Flags Insider Threat Issue
CISO Mag reports: Coinsquare, a Canadian crypto exchange that enables its users to trade Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other cryptocurrencies, confirmed that its customer information was stolen by an...
View ArticleFTC Reaches Settlement with Kohl’s over Allegations it Failed to Provide...
From the FTC, this press release: Kohl’s Department Stores, Inc. has agreed to pay a civil penalty of $220,000 to settle Federal Trade Commission allegations that the Wisconsin-based retailer violated...
View ArticleHackers breached A1 Telekom, Austria’s largest ISP
Catalin Cimpanu reports: A1 Telekom, the largest internet service provider in Austria, has admitted to a security breach this week, following a whistleblower’s exposé. The company admitted to suffering...
View ArticleMacy’s Settles Suit Over 2018 Data Breach for Up to $192K
Ella Chochrek reports the update to litigation stemming from a 2018 breach disclosed by Macy’s. Macy’s Inc. is paying up to $192,500 to settle a proposed class action suit after customer information...
View ArticleUK: Reading Crown Court: Hungerford man avoids jail for computer hacking
John Garvey reports: A computer hacker from Hungerford has narrowly avoided an immediate prison sentence. The 22-year-old walked from the dock at Reading Crown Court on Monday with a suspended sentence...
View ArticleUK: Flaw in property inventory website exposed thousands of users’ home contents
James Walker reports on an incident, which while unfortunate, provides us with an example of prompt incident response and thanking the researcher instead of shooting the messenger: A vulnerability in...
View ArticleLion: Ransomware attack causing significant problems
Chris Keall reports: Lion confirms a cyber-attack first reported by the Herald on Monday is a ransomware attack – where hackers seize control of data or systems then demand a ransom that often runs to...
View ArticleItalian company exposed as a front for malware operations
Catalin Cimpanu reports: For the past four years, an Italian company has operated a seemingly legitimate website and business, offering to provide binary protection against reverse engineering for...
View ArticleLawsuit Filed Against Accounting Firm in Ransomware Attack That Impacted...
More coverage of a lawsuit against BST, a CPA firm that is a business associate of Community Care Physicians. BST had been attacked by Maze ransomware, and when they did not pay the demanded ransom,...
View ArticleLive Event Manufacturer Reveals Employee Data Breach
Phil Muncaster reports: A major manufacturing company for live events has disclosed a data breach affecting the personal and financial information of its employees. Tait Towers Manufacturing produces...
View ArticleIn: Software firm files complaint against six staffers for Rs 40L data theft
Ahmedabad Mirror reports that Suresh Prajapati, 48, filed a complaint of theft against six employees working at his firm for stealing software, data and source code and selling it to other companies....
View ArticleMagecart attackers hit Claire’s, Intersport web shops
Zeljka Zorz reports: Magecart attackers have compromised web shops belonging to large retail chains Claire’s and Intersport and equipped them with payment card skimmers. The compromise of Claire’s...
View Article845GB of racy dating app records exposed to entire internet via leaky AWS...
Robbie Harb reports: Hundreds of thousands of sensitive dating app profiles – including images of “a graphic, sexual nature” – were exposed online for anyone stumbling across them to download. Word of...
View ArticleRCMP warn of ransomware scam after business hacked
A news release from the Halifax District RCMP, seen on Halifax Today: RCMP is warning the public about a type of scam targeting businesses after a recent report received by Halifax District RCMP....
View ArticleStopping Hackers in Their Tracks
From the FBI: A nightmare scenario for many organizations recently became one Atlanta-based tech company’s reality. But the steps the company took before and after their sensitive data was stolen by a...
View ArticleCognizant reports the April ransomware attack to California
Lawrence Abrams reports: On April 17th, Cognizant began emailing their clients to warn them that they were under attack by the Maze Ransomware so that they could disconnect themselves from Cognizant...
View ArticleStatement by CasualX in response to “false statements” by vpnMentor
Their press release, in its entirety: TORONTO, June 18, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — CasualX, a leading hookup app clarified false statements in a recent report by vpnMentor’s research team. According to the...
View ArticleOracle’s BlueKai tracks you across the web. That data spilled online
Zack Whittaker reports on a leak by Oracle’s BlueKai that exposed tons of consumer data. Oracle’s not saying what companies are to blame for the leak, but the leak was described as involving “billions...
View ArticleJust Eat customers’ details dumped in Cleveleys alley as data watchdog warns...
Rebecca Beardmore reports: Dozens of takeaway receipts showing customers’ personal addresses were dumped in a Cleveleys alleyway, sparking an investigation. The Just Eat tickets, which showed full...
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