Security
State of Washington files lawsuit against T-Mobile for massive data breach
The state of Washington has filed a lawsuit against telecommunications carrier T-Mobile for failing to adequately secure sensitive and personal information of millions of consumers.
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AT&T and Verizon also targeted by Salt Typhoon, networks are secure
Both AT&T and Verizon have confirmed they were victims of an ongoing cyberattack by Salt Typhoon. The hackers no longer have access to their corporate networks.
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Report: A quarter of finance organizations fail the cybersecurity exam
Finance companies are responsible for a lot of sensitive customer data. Unfortunately, with the threat of cyberattacks continuing to grow,...
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Law enforcement authorities disrupt two Russian money laundering operations
An international coalition of law enforcement agencies, led by the United Kingdom’s National Crime Agency (NCA), has exposed and disrupted two Russian-speaking money laundering networks with links to drugs, ransomware and espionage.
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Department of Justice seizes illicit marketplace PopeyeTools
The United States’ Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced that PopeyeTools, an illegal marketplace that sold stolen credit cards and tools for carrying out cybercrime, is taken offline. Three alleged administrators are in custody.
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Canadian DPA launches investigation into World Anti-Doping Agency
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada has announced it will look into the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) for allegedly violating privacy rules.
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Ahold Delhaize struck by cyberattack, stores remain open
Dutch-Belgian multinational retail company Ahold Delhaize has recently detected a ‘cybersecurity issue’ within its United States network.
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Eight Dutch holiday parks forced to remove facial recognition
The Dutch data protection authority (DPA) has forced eight holiday parks to get rid of cameras equipped with facial recognition software.
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Hackers pretend to be ESET to send data wipers to Israeli companies
Unknown hackers were able to send phishing emails to Israeli businesses and organizations, pretending to be the Slovak-based cybersecurity company ESET. The email contained a link referring to a ZIP file equipped with wiper malware.
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Cisco investigating potential data breach
Cisco, an American developer and manufacturer of digital communication technology, confirms it has launched an investigation after a claim of an alleged data breach appeared on the dark web.
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Ukrainian hacker confesses leading Raccoon malware-as-a-service operation
28 year old Ukrainian national Mark Sokolovsky committed he led the Raccoon Infostealer malware-as-a-service or ‘MaaS’ operation.
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MoneyGram confirms hackers stole sensitive customer data
United States financial payment service provider MoneyGram acknowledges that hackers recently stole personal information and transaction data during a cyberattack.
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Dell looking into claims of alleged data breach
Dell has confirmed it’s investigating a recent claim of a hacker that he stole information from over 10,000 employees.
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Temu denies data breach claim made by threat actor
Chinese online retailer Temu says the company hasn’t been hacked and no corporate or personal data has been stolen by any threat actor.
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Privacy experts concerned about current age verification tools
Over 60 privacy experts, academics, lawyers, and activists from NGOs and civil society organizations from all over the world are worried that current age verification tools aren’t up to the job.
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Transport for London confirms ‘cyber security incident’
Transport for London (TfL), a government organization responsible for road and public transport in the London metropolitan area, has disclosed it’s been hit by a cyberattack.
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Man pretends to be dead to avoid paying child support
An American faked his own death so he wouldn’t have to pay child support. He also hacked into private businesses and attempted to sell access to company networks on the dark web.
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Spanish DPA lays down € 600K fine on GSMA for storing COVID-passports
The Agencia Española Protección Datos (AEPD) has imposed a € 600,000 fine on the GSMA, the body that organizes the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, because staff members were required to provide their COVID-19 vaccination status.
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