Press release: WESTVILLE, N.J. April 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — PrimoHoagies Franchising, Inc. (“PrimoHoagies” or the “Company”) announced today that it had suffered a data security incident, enabling unauthorized parties to access payment card information. Immediately upon discovering this, PrimoHoagies worked with industry-leading cybersecurity firms to assist with an investigation. The Company also contacted payment card brands so…
Month: April 2020
Cognizant attacked by Maze ransomware
Late last night, word started circulating that Cognizant had been attacked by Maze Team. Today, the attack was reported by BleepingComputer and confirmed by Cognizant. In a statement on their website, the New Jersey-headquartered multinational corporation writes: Cognizant can confirm that a security incident involving our internal systems, and causing service disruptions for some of…
Teenage hacker arrested in Madrid for hacking medical data and leaking information on a politician positive for COVID-19
Dimitris Kouimtsidis reports: A 16-year-old hacker has been arrested for hacking medical data and then leaking information about a politician who was positive with coronavirus. Agents from the Technological Investigation Unit of the Policia Nacional arrested the teenager in Madrid. He had managed to hack into the servers of the Madrid health service and obtain…
Everyone’s Working From Home Due to the Coronavirus – Is There Insurance Coverage for a Data Breach?
Jeffrey Dennis and Heather Whitehead of Newmeyer Dillion write: Most organizations are now requiring that their employees work from home (“WFH”) with the ongoing COVID-19 (commonly referred to as the Coronavirus) pandemic. These remote working arrangements provide new opportunities for hackers to infiltrate computer systems, and not surprisingly, attempted cyber attacks are on the rise. …
New York Department of Financial Services Released New Guidance Addressing COVID-19 Related Cybersecurity Risks
Peter Marta, Paul Otto, and Timothy Tobin of Hogan Lovells write: Continuing its focus on COVID-19’s impact on its regulated entities, on April 13, the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) released new cybersecurity guidance in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The guidance highlights the heightened cybersecurity risks from the current crisis and NYDFS’ expectations that…
Ca: Leading accounting firm MNP hit with cyberattack
Lawrence Abrams reports: A leading accounting firm in Canada forced a company-wide shutdown of their systems after getting hit with a cyberattack last weekend, BleepingComputer has learned. Canadian accounting firm MNP’s systems were impacted last weekend in what BleepingComputer was told was a ransomware attack. Read more on BleepingComputer.