Disqus reveals it suffered a security breach in 2012
Richard Lawler reports: Another day, another security breach (and another, and another…). This time it’s Disqus, which is revealing that in 2012 — around the time when Engadget used Disqus for comments...
View ArticleForrester Announces Cybersecurity Incident Involving Forrester.com
Forrester Research, Inc. (Nasdaq: FORR) announced today that Forrester.com experienced a cybersecurity incident this week. To date, Forrester’s investigation has determined that the attack was limited...
View ArticleAon sues Marsh companies for causing “irreparable injury”
Ryan Smith reports: Aon Consulting has sued Marsh Inc. and its subsidiary, Marsh & McLennan Agency, for allegedly gaining unauthorized access to Aon data. The lawsuit charges Marsh and Marsh &...
View ArticleVTech asks court to dismiss class action lawsuit over data breach
Paul Tassin reports: VTech is seeking dismissal of a consolidated litigation over a data breach that exposed the personal information of millions of parents and children. The company filed its motion...
View ArticleDeloitte hack hit server containing emails from across US government
Nick Hopkins reports: The hack into the accountancy giant Deloitte compromised a server that contained the emails of an estimated 350 clients, including four US government departments, the United...
View ArticleAccenture left a huge trove of highly sensitive data on exposed servers
Zack Whittaker reports: Technology and cloud giant Accenture has confirmed it inadvertently left a massive store of private data across four unsecured cloud servers, exposing highly sensitive passwords...
View ArticleU.S. Supreme Court declines to review computer hacking cases
Andrew Chung reports: The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday sidestepped a growing controversy over who can give permission to access a computer, a debate that goes to the core of what constitutes hacking...
View ArticleEquifax: Umm, actually hackers stole records of 15.2 million Brits, not 400,000
David Bisson writes: Equifax has confirmed that a recent data breach exposed a file containing 15.2 million UK personal information records. On 10 October 2017, the National Cyber Security Centre...
View ArticleHyatt Hotels Suffers 2nd Card Breach in 2 Years
Brian Krebs reports: Hyatt Corp. is alerting customers about another credit card breach at some hotels, the second major incident with the hospitality chain in as many years. Hyatt said its cyber...
View ArticleSplitting hairs? After investigation, Equifax says it was not hacked again
Liz Moyer reports: Equifax says its systems were not compromised in the latest cyberbreach scare to hit the firm. Shares of the credit reporting company sank earlier on Thursday after Equifax said it...
View ArticleT-Mobile Website Allowed Hackers to Access Your Account Data With Just Your...
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai reports: Until last week, a bug on a T-Mobile website let hackers access personal data such as email address, a customer’s T-Mobile account number, and the phone’s IMSI, a...
View ArticlePizza Hut was hacked, company says
Josh Magness and Donovan Harrell report: Pizza Hut told customers by email on Saturday that some of their personal information may have been compromised. Some of those customers are angry that it took...
View ArticleWe Heart It says a data breach affected over 8 million accounts, included...
Sarah Perez reports: We Heart It, an image-sharing site used by 40 million teens as of a couple of years ago, is informing users their personal data may have been compromised. The company was alerted...
View ArticleData breach at Arden Hills-based Catholic United Financial affects nearly...
S.M. Chavey reports: A data breach at an Arden Hills-based financial services company serving Catholic Church members in the upper Midwest has affected nearly 130,000 current and former members. The...
View ArticleSource of massive South African data leak found – Report
Bill Cooke reports: With the help of self-professed “data and crypto addict” Flash Gordon, iAfrikan CEO Tefo Mohapi connected the leak to GoVault. GoVault is a platform operated by Dracore, and is...
View ArticleGas pump skimmers are still a thing
Chris Mosby reports on an indictment in a 5-state scheme: In a massive, 26-count indictment 12 people were charged for their role in a massive credit card skimmers fraud. The group placed skimmers on...
View ArticlePersonal data of millions of Malaysians up for sale, source of breach still...
UPDATE: MALAYSIA’S internet regulator today ordered an online forum to remove news on a massive data breach involving millions of users, estimated to have taken place between 2012 and 2015. The Lowyat...
View ArticleCosmetics Brand Tarte Exposed Personal Information About Nearly 2 Million...
Kate Conger and Dell Cameron report: Tarte Cosmetics, a cruelty-free cosmetics brand carried by major retailers like Sephora and Ulta, exposed the personal information of nearly two million customers...
View ArticleBermuda cyber hack: Offshore law firm data hack leaves super-rich bracing for...
Ryan Wilkinson reports: A leading offshore law firm with clients including the super-rich and international corporations has revealed it suffered a “data security incident” that may result in...
View ArticleEquifax Was Warned
Last year, a security researcher alerted Equifax that anyone could have stolen the personal data of all Americans. The company failed to heed the warning. Great reporting by Lorenzo...
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