Waqas reports: Acer Inc., a major global technology company based in Taiwan, is facing a potential data breach from a hacker going by the alias “Kernelware.” The hacker is claiming responsibility for a major data breach at Acer Inc., a leading multinational company based in Taiwan that designs and sells hardware and electronics products. According to…
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Ie: Data Protection Commission publishes 2022 Annual Report
Commissioner for Data Protection, Helen Dixon, has today launched the Irish Data Protection Commission’s Annual Report for 2022. Highlights of the 2022 Annual report include: The DPC concluded 17 Large-Scale inquiries, with administrative fines in excess of €1billion and multiple reprimands and compliance orders imposed. Additionally, as at 31 December 2022, 4 DPC draft decisions…
Israel publicly blames Iran for cyberattack on major university last month
Times of Israel reports: The Israel National Cyber Directorate announced Tuesday that a group affiliated with Iranian intelligence was behind an internet attack last month on the Technion, a top Israeli research and education institute. In a statement, the directorate said an investigation found the attack was carried out by a group known as MuddyWater,…
Medusa claims responsibility for Minneapolis Public Schools’ “encryption event,” provides proof of how much data they accessed
There’s another update to the “encryption event” first disclosed by Minneapolis Public Schools (MPS) in February. As of their most recent last update, MPS had stated that they had been able to restore systems and no ransom had been paid. At that time, DataBreaches had not found any gang claiming responsibility for the breach or…
HDFC Bank Data Breach Exposed on Internet? Hacker Leaks Sensitive Information
Siddharth Shankar reports that HDFC Bank has denied any reports of a data leak or breach, despite the fact that data allegedly from them is being made freely available on a popular forum: One of the largest private sector banks in India, HDFC Bank, has allegedly fallen victim to a data breach. A user on…
Where are the women in cyber security? On the dark side, study suggests
Brandon Vigliarolo reports: If you can’t join them, then you may as well try to beat them – at least if you’re a talented security engineer looking for a job and you happen to be a woman. As we’ve noted before, the infosec world moves at a glacial pace toward gender equity. It appears that’s…